Kaltenborn: Alfa Romeo would be a good partner for any team

Monisha Kaltenborn has joined Sergio Marchionne in not dismissing speculation Sauber might be snapped up by Alfa Romeo.

Sauber's team boss and co-owner Kaltenborn was absent in Bahrain, reportedly amid intense negotiations with potential investors about rescuing the embattled Swiss outfit.

So when asked in China about the latest rumours, she told the Swiss newspaper Blick: "Alfa Romeo would be a good partner for any team."

Marchionne, the Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari president, has said multiple times recently that Alfa Romeo might rekindle its historic F1 foray in the not-too-distant future.

The financially struggling Sauber team has been linked with those rumours, so when asked if an acquisition is on the cards, Marchionne said in China: "If someone will assume all the debts..."

Marchionne repeated during his visit to the Chinese Grand Prix that Alfa Romeo could revive its historic place on the Formula 1 grid.

“Formula 1 is the maximum technological expression of the automotive world and so considering the objectives of Alfa Romeo, I think the option should be considered."

“The Alfa myth was born with racing and F1, and somehow we have to get back there,” Marchionne added. “When will it happen? I don’t know.”