Sauber C29


The Sauber C29 was a Formula One racing car which was used by the BMW Sauber F1 Team in the 2010 Formula One season. It was unveiled on January 31, at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. 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. 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.
In Australia, Sauber announced plans to run their car with an F-duct system, similar to the version used on the McLaren MP4-25, in the free practice sessions.

2010 season

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 with Kamui Kobayashi taking 10th in Turkey. 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.

Livery

In comparison to previous years, the C29 featured a plain livery that consisted of white, black and red. These are the team's actual colours, but because of sponsorship by Red Bull and BMW, the team had never run this scheme before. 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, including Burger King,スカルプ D Scalp D,TAKATA,Certina,BRIDESTONE,Onegai My Melody,MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC & Converse.

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantEngineTyresDrivers1
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		PointsWCC
BMW Sauber F1 TeamFerrari 056 V8Ret12DNSRetRetRet11Ret12Ret1471114448th
BMW Sauber F1 TeamFerrari 056 V8HeidfeldRet891711448th
BMW Sauber F1 TeamFerrari 056 V8KobayashiRetRetRetRet12Ret10Ret761198RetRet781014448th