Sauber’s unsponsored C29 launched

This is the stunning C29 Sauber. The all white liveried car shows off its body quite well and is without sponsor following Petronas’ new deal with Mercedes GP. Sauber is powered by Ferrari this season, in the same way as Torro Rosso who are also powered by Ferrari engines this season. This is the first car for the Swiss based racing outfit which was previously under the control of BMW.

Peter Sauber is back to the post of team boss, returning after 5 full seasons when he sold his team to BMW. The C29 sports the same shark fin that seems to be the trend for the 2010 season. Pedro De La Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi will be piloting the car.

“The last few months have been very intense for us,” said Sauber. “First we had to battle to secure the survival of the team and then we focused on putting a strong set-up in place for the future. “The technical preparation of the 2010 car has continued uninterrupted and according to plan since the spring of 2009, despite all the turmoil.”

De la Rosa, returning to racing after seven years as McLaren’s test driver, said: “At last I can feel like a proper racing driver again. I’ve really missed the competition out on the track.”

Kobayashi, who made his F1 debut late last year with Toyota, added: “I’m very proud that Peter Sauber has shown so much faith in me and I’m determined not to disappoint him. My aim is that he will end up being proud of me as well.”

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