Esteban Gutierrez is set to secure one of the four last race seats on the 2014 grid. Bianca Garloff, the correspondent for the German publication Sport Bild, reported exclusively that
Sauber will make the announcement about
Adrian Sutil's teammate on Friday.
The news will heighten speculation Sauber's Russian rescue deal is on the rocks, as the teen
Sergey Sirotkin was expected to make his grand prix debut next year for the struggling Swiss team. Mexican Gutierrez, 22, made his F1 debut this year for Sauber, which has been backed by the Mexican telcom Telmex since
Sergio Perez drove in 2011 and 2012.
He was recently spotted visiting Caterham's UK headquarters, but Gutierrez staying at Sauber would firm up
Giedo van der Garde's chances of remaining in green overalls next year, possibly to be joined by the Swedish rookie
Marcus Ericsson.
The other remaining 2014 vacancy is at
Marussia, but team boss John Booth said the Briton
Max Chilton is likely to remain
Jules Bianchi's teammate. "We are very close (to re-signing) with Max, very close," he told Britain's Sky this week. "He wants to stay and we want him to stay so it's a matter of sorting the details out really." (GMM)
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