F1 team forced into name change as racing resumes at Dutch Grand Prix after mid-season break
The Stake F1 team will be forced to change its name for this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix due to the country's strict gambling laws.
As the sport returns from its mid-season break, local gambling laws mean the team, known formally as the wordy Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, will drop more than half that name and compete just as Kick Sauber.
Although known to fans just as Sauber, it's the fourth time the team has been forced to make the change, having also done so in Australia, Spain and last time out in Belgium.
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Valtteri Bottas driving for Sauber at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Getty
It will also have to make the switch in Qatar.
Stake is an online sports betting and casino site, which Australians cannot legally access. While gambling advertising in Australia is generally legal, it cannot be shown during live play.
Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo will return to the Zandvoort circuit just outside Amsterdam 12 months on from the crash that nearly derailed his F1 comeback.
After sitting out the first part of the year, Ricciardo returned to the cockpit for RB, then known as AlphaTauri at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ricciardo broke his hand in a practice crash the last time the sport visited Zandvoort. Getty
During last year's practice for the Dutch Grand Prix, just his third race back, Ricciardo followed countryman Oscar Piastri into the turn three wall.
The impact broke his hand and sidelined him for not only the rest of that weekend, but for the next six races.
"Obviously last year it's where my year turned upside down, but until the accident with Oscar, I was really enjoying the circuit, the car was great around there," Ricciardo said.
"I'm confident we can continue where we left off before the break, our momentum was strong and we're definitely in the fight for some points."
Practice begins on Friday evening, before the race gets underway at 11pm Sunday night.
