Sauber C32 Launch

[Tom]

Sauber's 2013 challenger, the C32 is unveiled tomorrow. With Hulkenberg joining the team after a highly impressive 2012 and Guiterrez making his debut, it's set to be a promising year for the Swiss team.

Launch schedule:

Lotus E21 - January 28th
McLaren MP4-28 - January 31st
Ferrari F138 - February 1st
Force India VJM06 - February 1st
Sauber C32 - February 2nd
Red Bull RB9 - February 3rd
Mercedes AMG F1 W04 - February 4th
Toro Rosso STR8 - February 4th
Caterham CT03 - February 5th
Williams FW35 - February 19th
Marussia MR02 - TBA

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Can't wait to see what Carlos Slim Grand Prix has in store for us...

 

[Samus]

Really people, it might be on the team homepage but a link to the reveal stream wouldn't be too hard to add in the OP.

http://www.youtube.com/sauberf1team

 

[GTPorsche]

Also, link to the other car launches like the other threads have so far.

 

[That90sGuy]

Quick screencap from the live stream. In livery news, there's more grey! Reminds me a lot of their early cars that had the silver on them

 

[Wardez]

I don't care if it looks like the first HRT

I love the C32's body and just happen to love that shade of graphite!

And Nico and Esteban sounded awesome together, definitely my favorite team besides McLaren, can't wait to see how they get on!

 

[Robin]

Looks like bare carbon fibre from a distance, I like it 👍 Also has a Toyota feeling for some reason.

 

[SilverArrow]

 

[Wardez]

Man... thanks for posting that. My favorite shot of any of the new cars by FAR. Wallpaper STAT

And actually, forget what I said about it looking like an HRT, it's actually a Sauber throwback!

C12 baby!

 

[Samus]

Strange step nose solution, not a modesty panel but raised edges and a hole.

 

[Ardius]

Wow, now thats a livery! The front/rear wings ruin it a bit but its great to see Sauber finally have a decent livery for a change.

Just a shame Kobayashi isn't driving it. But I can certainly support the incredible Hulk!

 

[RTSolvalou]

Can't say I like it. Last year's livery gave me funny feelings in my utility belt but this looks cheap, hopefully it will look better in full daylight or something.

This picture is a bit better:

 

[Wardez]

Strange step nose solution, not a modesty panel but raised edges and a hole.

This is a lot of what the MP4-27 had last year, at least the profile of the nose and how low the bulkhead starts curving. It's an in between solution.

The sidepods and that new channeling on the nose with a semi-step is certainly interesting. Can't wait to find out more about it, do we have some aero magic happening here? Can't think of any other reason why they'd want to go with that profile. Sacrifice a bit of underflow for some big gains else where... *__*

 

[Samus]

It does seem odd, if you're going to have the side 'ridges' of the nosecone meet the main chassis why not have a complete modesty panel? Unless it's supposed to divert air away from the head area. I dunno, I don't know enough about technical stuff but it seems odd.

About the livery I like the main colour but the white and red strips on the sidepods looks rather slapped together.

 

[Wardez]

Look at this to see what I mean clearly about the comparison to last year's McLaren.

They've traded design approaches!

The front, from the bulkhead to the C32 is now pretty much the same as the MP4-27
and the 28's got a step like the C31 had, now obscured by the modesty panel of course.


Also, looking at the Sauber comparison to its last year, that rear wing is going to look a lot different come testing. Front wing not as much.

 

[TayTheDay]

I absolutely love it! Easily the best looking car so far imo

 

[FahrerGott]

Are my eyes playing tricks or is the nose of the new Mclaren directly at head level of the new lower Sauber (which also has much smaller sidepods / side impact protection)?

 

[Centura]

Best looking car of 2013 season so far, in my opinion!

 

[priesty_lfc]

Not a fan


Glad the Chelsea badge isn't so visible but I preferred the white from last year.

 

[Tom]

I like it, still far too reminiscent of the HRT F110 though.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Not a fan


Glad the Chelsea badge isn't so visible but I preferred the white from last year.

Can't seem to locate the flag actually

Think the lighting might be doing the livery some favors there ,will decide which car looks best by practice

 

[Northstar]

Can't seem to locate the flag actually

It's on the other side of the step in front of the cockpit.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Side by side:

 

[Pagey279]

Now that's what I'm talking about, that thing is sexy!

 

[RX-7_FD3S]

Yeah baby, the car looks awesome.

I hope it's gonna work good as well.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Looks good to me.

 

[Ardius]

I like it, still far too reminiscent of the HRT F110 though.

Thats not a bad thing to me - I quite liked that HRT livery, its nice to have a different colour on the grid for a change.

Just missing some yellow or orange (more orange than Force India which is really a white car).

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Certainly looks a lot like the HRT F110 with that livery. Now I'm just hoping that it performs like one also!

 

[Tornado]

I think this is the best looking car so far. I really like the, for lack of a better word, "fullness" to the design that reminds me of the old V10 cars. And I think the stepped nose is pretty cool looking, though no idea why they would have done it that way.

 

[otakukid96]

Not really liking the grey, but whatever.