WSOP: 50-year-old Cliff Josephy highlights 2016 November Nine But those days are gone now that he's in the November Nine. Michael Ruane has lived most of his life in poker obscurity, exactly how he wanted it. Michael Ruane's anonymity was nice while it lasted The BMW reference will only be officially dropped after the 2010 season finishes in Abu Dhabi. Sauber is understood to have lodged a request with the F1 Commission members - among them key stakeholders including FOM, fellow teams, promoters and sponsors - for the name change. But although initially using clearly visible signage, the team has increasingly moved away from even mentioning BMW, now running a red 'S' logo and Sauber Motorsport branding. However, the situation means the C29 has been known officially and awkwardly as the BMW Sauber-Ferrari, due to the use of a Ferrari customer engine. It is believed the reason was so that the prize money from Sauber's participation in the 2009 world championship, when it finished sixth, was not jeopardised. Further changes were required to integrate the Ferrari engine and, in particular, the Ferrari gearbox.BMW Sauber will drop the "BMW" part of its official title after the F1 Commission approved the request at a Geneva meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday.Īlthough the German carmaker pulled out of the sport at the end of last year, Peter Sauber's independent team retained the name BMW Sauber F1. These and other aerodynamic measures also help to ensure optimum airflow to the double diffuser. Also very distinctive is an extremely long undercut at the transition from chassis into underbody. And because they are slimmer, the front tyres will be more heavily worked, requiring weight to be shifted further towards the rear of the car.Īn eye-catching feature of the C29 is its highly intricate raised nose.
The increased length of the fuel tank means the car has grown longer overall. Technical director Willy Rampf described some of the changes to the car: The car is now powered by Ferrari and also uses the Ferrari gearbox. But the car carries on the model designation used by the Sauber team until 2005, when it raced the C24. They include Scalp-D, a Japanese shampoo, and watch brand Certina.Īlthough the team is no longer run by BMW the team has retained the name in its title. The car lacks any major sponsors although the team announced several deals into the run-up to the launch, some of which feature on the car.
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