BMW's loss, Sauber's gain
As the Sauber team returns to Formula 1 five years after selling out to BMW, Glenn Freeman explains why the German manufacturer's parting gift to the Swiss outfit could be a delightfully competitive car
After all of the turmoil caused by BMW's withdrawal last winter, it appears that the German manufacturer might have left the Sauber outfit it took over at the end of 2005 with a nice parting gift.
The C29 may not look pretty, but it has enabled the team, which is now back under the ownership of its founder Peter Sauber, to pick up where it left off five years ago, by getting on with an efficient if not astounding pre-season test programme.
Share Or Save This Story
More from Glenn Freeman
F1 2019 game includes official driver transfers for first time
F1 testing: Toro Rosso's Albon on top, Mercedes starts to show pace
F1 testing: Raikkonen sets fastest lap so far, tops third morning
F1 testing: Leclerc ensures Ferrari fastest again on second morning
F1 testing: Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel dominate first morning
Michael Schumacher's top 10 F1 victories
F1 offers hints at grid penalty alternatives in new survey to fans
Autosport readers' final F1 2018 driver ratings ranking revealed
Latest news
How F1’s spending rules left Red Bull’s hands tied over top staff departures
How McLaren went from back to front in 18 months
Vasseur: Hamilton's arrival proves Ferrari is on the right track
Explained: How the Haas-Toyota F1 alliance is actually going to work
Autosport Plus
How McLaren went from back to front in 18 months
Jon Noble: The one thing McLaren must leave behind for the title run-in
Ranking the real 2025 F1 driver line-up pecking order
Will Sauber's C44 go down as F1's best point-less car, or are there better contenders?
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.