 Pedro de La Rosa driving the C29 at the2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | BMW Sauber | ||||||||||
| Designers | Willy Rampf(Technical Director) Christoph Zimmermann(Chief Designer) Pierre Waché(Head of Vehicle Performance) Seamus Mullarkey(Head of Aerodynamics) Mariano Alperin [ja](Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | BMW Sauber F1.09 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Sauber C30 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb compositemonocoque | ||||||||||
| 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 RPMnaturally aspiratedmid-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 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 22. Pedro de la Rosa22.  Nick Heidfeld23.  Kamui Kobayashi | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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TheSauber C29 (also known asBMW Sauber C29)[2] was aFormula Oneracing car which was used by theBMW Sauber F1 Team in the2010 Formula One season. It was unveiled on January 31, atCircuit Ricardo Tormo inValencia.[3]
This was the first Sauber Formula One car that uses fully fledged Ferrari engines since thePetronas-badgedC24 in 2005.
The chassis was designed byWilly Rampf,Christoph Zimmermann,Pierre Waché andSeamus Mullarkey with the car being powered with a customerFerrari engine.
InAustralia, Sauber announced plans to run their car with an F-duct system, similar to the version used on theMcLaren MP4-25, in the free practice sessions.[4]
In the early part of the season, the car demonstrated very poor reliability and it was not until the seventh round of the year that the team scored a point withKamui Kobayashi taking 10th inTurkey. In the second half of the year, the car gradually improved to a very respectable level and the team finished the season with 44 points, taking eighth in the Constructors' Championship.
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.[5] 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.[6] 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, includingBurger King, Mad-Croc Energy Drink,スカルプ D ("Scalp D"),Takata,Certina,Onegai My Melody,Mitsubishi Electric and Converse.[7][8][9]
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 BHR | 2 AUS | 3 MAL | 4 CHN | 5 ESP | 6 MON | 7 TUR | 8 CAN | 9 EUR | 10 GBR | 11 GER | 12 HUN | 13 BEL | 14 ITA | 15 SIN | 16 JPN | 17 KOR | 18 BRA | 19 ABU | Points | WCC |
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| 2010 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | Ferrari056V8 | B | Pedro de la Rosa | Ret | 12 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 8th | |||||
| Nick Heidfeld | Ret | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamui Kobayashi | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
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