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- The team was to be powered by V10 Ilmor engines in a chassis dubbed the C12, a continuation of Sauber's naming policy from sports car construction (the 'C' was a reference to Peter Sauber's wife Christine).
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Sauber used Ferrari designed customer engines (from 1997 to 2005) and gearboxes built by Sauber Petronas Engineering, a company founded for the sole purpose of building these engines, that were nearly identical to the ones used by Ferrari as Sauber was relegated to being a customer team after four years as an independent works partner team ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Sauber. Engine used: Ferrari. Onto the Ferrari engine customers now, starting with Sauber, who since 2010, through their BMW Sauber, Alfa Romeo and Sauber iterations, has continued to use the ...
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2 days ago · The Sauber C8 was the first with Mercedes power and paved the way for the C9. This is John Nielsen and Henri Pescarolo in 1986. Sauber’s team might have been a minnow of the sports car world at that time, but he had a receptive response from Mercedes, where a group of motor sport-minded road car engineers had already taken a close look at the Group C regs.
Sauber had used Ferrari engines since BMW’s withdrawal and the ever closer technical partnership with the Fiat-owned marque led to sponsorship from Alfa Romeo in 2018, with the cars officially rebranded for the 2019 campaign.
Mar 22, 2024 · What F1 engine do Sauber Motorsport use? Sauber have used Ferrari engines since the 2010 Formula 1 season but will break their long-standing partnership with the Scuderia in 2026 when Audi assumes full control of the team.
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- Mattia Binotto
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In 1986, the Sauber C8, fitted with a Mercedes engine, won the 1000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring. On the strength of that result, Peter Sauber convinced Mercedes to return to international motorsport after over 30 years.
Jul 19, 2010 · Sauber powered his racing sports cars with Mercedes engines from 1985, bringing the team closer still to Stuttgart. And just a year later Henri Pescarolo and Mike Thackwell drove a Sauber C8 to victory in the 1,000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring.
