Sauber picked Pedro de la Rosa (l) and Kamui Kobayashi (r) as his 2010 drivers

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Peter Sauber is confident his team will have increased financial backing to continue making progress next year. The Swiss squad has been mainly without a sponsor during the 2010 season after Sauber retook control of the team following BMW's exit from the sport at the end of 2009, but Sauber is optimistic the team will have more partners next year.
Full story: autosport.com

Former Jaguar and Red Bull Racing driver Christian Klien remains hopeful of driving in at least one grand prix with the HRT team this season. The fledging Formula 1 outfit has recently been juggling its racing duties amongst Sakon Yamamoto, Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok - but Klien, who has already made two outings for the team during Friday practice in Barcelona and Valencia, is another of HRT's contracted drivers.
Full story: espnF1.com

It is because of financial constraints that Mercedes GP are reportedly set to switch their focus to next year's championship. German newspaper Bild claims they have the smallest budget of the top racing teams.
Full story: planetF1.com

Although Jacques Villeneuve is hoping for a place on next year's grid, the former F1 driver admits his team will struggle to be competitive. The FIA is expected to announce later this month the name of the 13th team that will take the final position on next year's grid.
Full story: planetF1.com

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