Sauber C29
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Sauber | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
Willy Rampf (Technical Director) Christoph Zimmermann (Chief Designer)[1] Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamics)[1] | ||||||||
| Predecessor | BMW Sauber F1.09 | ||||||||
| Successor | Sauber C30 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | as front | ||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari Type 056 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM naturally aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Seven-speed semi-automatic carbon-fibre sequential gearbox with reverse gear electronically controlled, quick-shift Limited-slip differential | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Tyres |
Bridgestone Potenza OZ Wheels (front and rear): 13" | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Sauber F1 Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
22.  Pedro de la Rosa22.  Nick Heidfeld23.  Kamui Kobayashi | ||||||||
| Debut | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The Sauber C29 was a Formula One racing car which was used by the Sauber F1 Team in the 2010 Formula One season. It was unveiled on January 31, at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.[3] With a lack of main sponsors, the C29 sported the team's colours and the drivers' names and flags during its launch and first test.[4] In the third test session they moved the names and wrote the message "See you in Bahrain March 12–14" on the car's engine cover.[5]
In Australia, Sauber announced plans to run their car with an F-duct system, similar to the version used on the McLaren MP4-25, in the free practice sessions.[6]
2010 season
In the early part of the season, the car demonstrated very poor reliability and it wasn't until the 7th round of the year that the team scored a point with Kamui Kobayashi taking 10th in Turkey. In the 2nd half of the year, the car gradually improved to a very respectable level and the team finished the season with 44 points, taking 8th in the Constructors' Championship.
Livery
In comparison to previous years, the C29 featured a plain livery that consisted of white, black and red. These are the team's actual colours, but because of sponsorship by Red Bull and BMW, the team had never run this scheme before. At the start of 2010, the car had no sponsors, only the driver's name and nationality on the bodywork. As the year progressed, the team gained sponsors, including Burger King.
Gallery
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The C29 at its launch at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain.
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Kamui Kobayashi at the pre-season tests at Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
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Kobayashi later on in the same February test.
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Another shot of Kobayashi at Jerez, with the intermediate tyres clearly showing the tricky conditions.
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Later on, the weather was good enough for Kobayashi to move onto dry tyres.
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As the weather dried out, Kobayashi was able to set the fastest time of the session, 0.076s ahead of Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi.
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This shot clearly shows the message, "See you in Bahrain, March 12 – 14", a reference to the first round of the season, on Kobayashi's engine cover.
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Pedro de la Rosa leaving his 14th place grid slot at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
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Kobayashi at the opening round of the season in Bahrain. He would retire with a hydraulic failure after eleven laps.
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De la Rosa at the Malaysian Grand Prix running with the McLaren-style F-duct.
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Kobayashi practising for the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.
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De la Rosa in the same Saturday morning practice session.
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Kobayashi impressed in torrential qualifying for the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, qualifying 9th.
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Kobayashi being rescued by the marshals after his engine failure at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.
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De la Rosa during qualifying for the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix. He would qualify 17th before retiring from the race with an engine failure.
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De la Rosa at the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix before an engine failure, which plagued the team during the early season.
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De la Rosa at his home Grand Prix before a collision with Karun Chandhok's HRT ended his hopes.
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Kobayashi became a further victim of Montreal's famous "Wall of Champions" early on in the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
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De la Rosa at turn 2 during the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, before his engine failed on lap 30.
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Rain fell unexpectedly heavily during practice one for the 2010 German Grand Prix, but it was only intermediate tyres of Kobayashi.
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De la Rosa was also able to manage without the full wet tyres.
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De la Rosa was replaced by Nick Heidfeld from the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix. The German is seen here at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.
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Kobayashi under Suzuka's distinctive Jupiter ferris wheel at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.
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Kobayashi chasing down Jaime Alguersuari in the Toro Rosso at his home Grand Prix. He would pass the Spaniard with a daring move at the hairpin and eventually finish 7th.
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After Alguersuari came Rubens Barrichello's Williams, which was despatched in similar fashion.
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Having passed Alguersuari and Barrichello, Kobayashi found himself behind team mate Nick Heidfeld. The German put up little resistance and the Saubers finished 7th and 8th.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | WCC |
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| 2010 | Sauber F1 Team | Ferrari 056 V8 | B | BHR | AUS | MAL | CHN | ESP | MON | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | 44 | 8th | |
| de la Rosa | Ret | 12 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Heidfeld | Ret | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kobayashi | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Straw, Edd (2010-02-04). "Sauber-Ferrari C29". Autosport 199 (5): pp. 74–77.
- ↑ "BMW Sauber C29 technical specificiations". f1technical.net (F1 Technical). 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2010-01-31). "BMW Sauber launches new C29 car". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "BMW Sauber C29 – 0015 (Image)". Iceman Forever (Flickr). 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ↑ "F1 Jerez '10 Test −0312 (Image)". Iceman Forever (Flickr). 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (2010-03-25). "Sauber introduces its own duct system". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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