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Replaced Ericsson "happy to continue" in ambassador role at Sauber

Despite being forced out a seat at his team Sauber after four years, Marcus Ericsson is still happy to continue working as a reserve driver and as an ambassador for the Swiss team rather than as a driver. The Swede must've seen it coming when Kimi Raikkonen was announced to be driving for Sauber in a swap deal with Ferrari, as Ferrari were likely going to use the second seat at Sauber for one of their youth drivers. Their agreement allows them to do this; Leclerc was a Ferrari youth driver as well. That's why Sauber explained earlier that Giovinazzi, Sauber's newly announced driver, was replacing Leclerc, not Ericsson. Raikkonen is the one that Ericsson was sacrificed for. The 28-year-old...
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