BMW-Sauber: 2010 driver, team and car guide, analysis and statistics

By Tom Cary, F1 Correspondent 709PM GMT 09 March 2010

New see Kamui Kobayashi (left) and Pedro de la Rosa will expostulate for Peter Sauber this deteriorate Photo PA

Officially still well known as BMW-Sauber, the Switzerland-based group began 2010 once again on the own; the four-year partnership with BMW carrying come to an finish in 2009. Peter Sauber founded his association in the 1970s, going by hillclimbing to sportscars prior to eventually entering F1 in 1993.

Their most appropriate finish as in eccentric was fourth in the 2001 universe championship. Sauber sole the group to BMW in 2005 and for a whilst the partnership flourished. In 2008 the group scored the lass feat with Robert Kubica in Canada, but instead of pulling on from there, the group went retrograde and the 2009 car was a broken notwithstanding the group carrying invested outrageous amounts on the cursed KERS technology.

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With BMWs waste ascent as a outcome of the tellurian mercantile crisis, the primogenitor association motionless to lift the block mid by 2009. A understanding was reached to sell the group behind to Sauber, but due to issues with the Concorde Agreement they had to keep the name BMW-Sauber.

Telegraph verdict

Surprisingly discerning in pre-season testing, Sauber could have a couple of podiums if it all comes together. A miss of income is approaching to show up them however.

Driver profiles

Pedro de la Rosa Born 24/02/1971 Barcelona, Spain

De la Rosa outlayed 6 years as a exam motorist for McLaren after short stints with Arrows and Jaguar in the late 1990s/early 2000s. A protected span of hands, as well as authority of the Grand Prix Drivers Association, the 39-year-old Spaniard is not approaching to lift the roof tiles at Sauber.

Kamui Kobayashi Born 13/09/1986 Amagasaki, Japan

In most respects, Kobayashi is the expect conflicting of de la Rosa raw, fresh and really quick. The 23-year-old won the GP2 Middle East array in 2009 nonetheless he usually completed medium formula in the main series. As exam and haven motorist for Toyota, Kobayashi got his F1 possibility interjection to Timo Glocks damage in Japan, entrance 10th in Brazil (where Jenson Button referred to him as "absolutely crazy") and an considerable sixth in Abu Dhabi. Sauber was tender sufficient to suggest him a deal.

Website Under constructionHeadquarters Hinwil, SwitzerlandTeam principal Peter SauberTechnical executive Willy RampfDrivers Pedro de la Rosa (Spain), Kamui Kobayashi (Japan)2010 car Sauber C29Engine FerrariDebut 1993 South African Grand PrixRaces 206Wins 0Poles 0Fastest laps 0Constructors titles 0Drivers titles 0