Close on the heels of Ferrari, Mercedes GP and McLaren launching their new F1 car, BMW Sauber also have revealed their 2010 F1 car.
This car lacks any major sponsors although the team announced several deals into the run-up to the launch, some of which feature on the car. They include Scalp-D, a Japanese shampoo, and watch brand Certina. The car named C29 is no longer run by BMW, the team has retained the name in its title. But the car carries on the model designation used by the Sauber team until 2005, when it raced the C24.
The car is now powered by Ferrari and also uses the Ferrari gearbox. The notable changes in the car include the increased length of the fuel tank which means the car has grown longer overall. And since the car is quite slimmer, the front tyres will be more heavily worked, requiring weight to be shifted further towards the rear of the car.
But the eye-catching feature of the C29 is its highly intricate raised nose and another very distinctive feature of the car is the extremely long undercut at the transition from chassis into underbody. These and other aerodynamic measures also help to ensure optimum airflow to the double diffuser. Further changes were required to integrate the Ferrari engine and, in particular, the Ferrari gearbox.
BMW Sauber car’s basic specifications including some of its dimensions are the car has a chassis made up of carbon-fibre monocoque body with upper and lower wishbone suspensions for both front and rear which includes inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods. The brakes of the car feature six-piston brake calipers from Brembo and carbon pads and discs from carbon industries.
BMW Sauber C29 gets the Ferrari Seven-speed quick shift gearbox with carbon and is longitudinally mounted along with carbon-fibre clutch. The combined weight of the car is 620 kg including the driver with an empty tank.
