Sauber unveils new C29

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01-31-2010, 03:30 PM

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Sauber unveils new C29

"The Sauber team is the first of two to reveal its new car at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit on Sunday afternoon. The Ferrari-powered C29 is the premier car for the Hinwil-based team since founder Peter Sauber bought back all shares from BMW, which departed Formula 1 at the end of last season.

With official pre-season testing due to start at the same venue on Monday morning, the Ricardo Tormo track has welcomed the unveiling of the new Sauber before Renault takes the covers off its 2010 contender at 4:30pm local time (GMT +1); the launch of the French company's car is also likely to include the confirmation of its second driver, tipped to be Russian Vitaly Petrov.

Sauber's first challenger of the decade will be piloted by ex Toyota man Kamui Kobayashi, who drove his first two Grands Prix in Brazil and Abu Dhabi last year and scored three points in the season's final race, and Pedro de la Rosa - the former McLaren test driver returns to a full-time race drive this season for the first time since competing with Jaguar in 2002.

The team is still entered under the label BMW Sauber at present and it remains to be seen whether the name will be modified before the start of the season. The car, unveiled in a plain black and white livery, features a 'shark fin' engine cover and is yet to sport sponsor logos.

Branding for the Ferrari engines is also yet to be confirmed, with Petronas having been the tag before BMW's takeover; however, the Malaysian oil and gas company has become title sponsor of the works Mercedes outfit for 2010."
Source:Sauber unveils new C29 - Formula 1 news - GPUpdate.net