Adrian Sutil could keep his Formula One dream alive by moving to the new Haas F1 Team for 2016.

Sutil and teammate Esteban Gutierrez look set to lose their race seats at the Swiss team Sauber after November's Abu Dhabi finale.

Marcus Ericsson has already been confirmed for one of the Sauber seats next year. His teammate is likely to be Giedo van der Garde, who is already Sauber's reserve driver.

Van der Garde has strong sponsorship backing from McGregor fashion brand, and he hopes that backing will help him to finalize a deal with Sauber soon.

"I was informed by the team on Friday about the arrival of Ericsson," he said. "The reason is that Sauber needs money in the short term. I was also told that it looks good for me, but for the time being, I need to wait."

Sutil has been saying all season that he will still be a Sauber driver in 2015, but it appears now that Ericsson and van der Garde's sponsors will fund a contractual payout. When asked after Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix about his immediate future, Sutil said, "Apparently this is in other people's hands now. Since the beginning I have had clarity, so we'll have to wait and see.

"There are a lot of rumors going around, but we need to focus on the races that still lie ahead."

The American Haas F1 Team, however, could be Sutil's lifeline, even though the Ferrari-linked outfit will not debut until 2016. When asked about drivers, Haas F1 Team chief Gunther Steiner told Speed Week that having an American in the cockpit is "not a must.”

"We are a new team and we don't want to take any big risks," he said. "If there is a fantastic U.S. driver, then yes. But if he is a rookie with no experience ... we want an experienced driver.”

"I have no names, but if Sauber changes its drivers, then Adrian Sutil could be on the market, as well as the Caterham and Marussia drivers.”

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