New Sauber recruit Pascal Wehrlein believes the year-old Ferrari engines being used by the Swiss team this year could leave it at a disadvantage as F1 prepares to get 2017 underway in Melbourne.

Sauber struggled badly with its finances last year, looking as though it was on the brink of collapse until it was rescued by Longbow Finance, a firm with links to the backers of Wehrlein’s team-mate Marcus Ericsson.

In addition, a points finish from Felipe Nasr at the penultimate race in Brazil secured Sauber P10 in the constructors’ championship above Manor – and the significant financial boost that comes with it.

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