New Sauber technical director Mark Smith says the potential of the team is "enormous".
Smith will start work for Sauber on July 13, slotting in to the existing technical committee - which comprises of the heads of car performance, aerodynamics an the design groups - to take responsibility for overlapping tasks.
Having previously worked for Jordan, Red Bull, Force India and most recently Caterham, Smith has a lot of experience in F1 and says he was convinced to join Sauber based on the facilities available to him in his new role.
“When I saw the facilities for the first time in Hinwil, I immediately realised the possibilities I would have," Smith said. "The wind tunnel, the supercomputer and the machine shop – everything is on a very high technical level. And not to forget the competence of the team.
"These facts were compelling reasons and arguments for me changing to Hinwil. The potential of Sauber is enormous, which is not self-evident in a constantly changing Formula One world. The factory in Hinwil has all the requirements to be competitive in Formula One.”
Sauber currently sits seventh in the constructors' championship with 21 points after eight races, having failed to score a single point in 2014.
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