The nose cone is pulled up just a little bit extra after a similar update was already done on the 2009 car. All season long, BMW have experimented with front wings and end plates, and hence did very well know what didn't work. At its first run at Valencia on 1 February, its front wing has early been developed, inspired by the Brawn design of 2009. Technical analysisĮven though BMW decided halfway through the season to pull out, car development still went on, and the C29 is a result of the continuous development of the BMW Sauber F1.09.

Due to the team's unchanged name, this car has a rather odd name as it is powered by Ferrari. With this number and with the car development full speed ahead, the team focuses on 2010.Īs the team didn't request a name change, the team continued as BMW Sauber, and the car BMW Sauber C29, in line with Sauber's traditional naming scheme.

By that time, the workforce had shrunk from 388 to 260 in the light of the cost reductions that the FIA imposed on the teams. Team: BMW Sauber F1 Team: Peter Sauber ( TP), Monisha Kaltenborn ( MD), Willy Rampf ( TD), Christoph Zimmermann ( CD), Seamus Mullarkey ( HA)ĭrivers: Pedro De La Rosa (26), Kamui Kobayashi (27)Īfter BMW's pullout and a lot of uncertainty, Peter Sauber managed to buy back his team, based in Hinwil.

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