Kamui Kobayashi has put the first laps on the Sauber C30 in Valencia.
The Japanese driver did a series of installation laps and filming laps in the car which was launched this morning.
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Icemangrins
31st January 2011, 13:44
One of the picture appears like Kamui pumping his fists after a victory. Great Character !!
drowsy (@)
31st January 2011, 14:42
Huh?? Do you drink ? lol
Roberto
31st January 2011, 15:32
That’s actually the camera over the cockpit
Icthyes (@icthyes)
31st January 2011, 17:06
Haha! It does! Good catch.
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 18:14
This one? https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/saub_vale_2011_jl-4.jpg
Icemangrins
31st January 2011, 21:33
uh-huh !!
@drowsy – Yes I do drink ..lol
Becken
1st February 2011, 12:45
Rear working (video):
http://ordinarium.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/que-carro-bonito-o-da-sauber/
Sparky
31st January 2011, 13:54
Sneaky the way some teams are using a filming day to do the initial shake down. (more time to get on with the proper testing on day one) Surprised we haven’t seen more do it.
Ben Curly
31st January 2011, 13:57
I guess some teams save it until later, when they might need it more.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
31st January 2011, 15:04
they restricted the thing after Ferrari used it as an excuse to test the blown diffuser last year.
Sparky
31st January 2011, 14:15
Sure but there’s not a lot of “testing” that you can do on the film days. You have to use special tyres and I’m sure there are some other restrictions, but as a chance to see if your new car will make it round a few laps without anything falling off – perfect.
US_Peter (@us_peter)
31st January 2011, 23:18
That’s why it’s often referred to as a “shakedown.”
nicko
31st January 2011, 14:49
is that camera on the car?
BasCB (@bascb)
31st January 2011, 15:39
Yep, as used to make video footage for the team
Demos12
31st January 2011, 14:56
nice to see it’s not white any more
US_Peter (@us_peter)
31st January 2011, 23:20
It actually has more white than the C29, the rear wing was black last year.
Mike
1st February 2011, 0:54
I still really like it, so distinctive.
I think maybe teams are over-doing the liveries nowadays.
Atticus (@atticus-2)
31st January 2011, 14:59
That front wing seems to be as flexible as Red Bull’s were last year.
BasCB (@bascb)
31st January 2011, 15:40
We are probably going to see those all over the grid this year. Red Bull proved this was legal, after all they meet the tests
silencer
31st January 2011, 15:01
4 pillars support the airbox; seems similar with Toro Rosso STR6 photo that was released during alguersuari seat fitting
Oliver
31st January 2011, 15:50
I think the pillars are probably there as the engine sits further back than the car of last year, as I assume Sauber are running KERS this year, hence the elongated airbox-roll over hoop.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
31st January 2011, 15:06
just below the camera, on the nose cone, there are two weird fins!
TED BELL
31st January 2011, 15:29
Check out those “fins” that are on the f150. They seem even more agressive.
driftin
31st January 2011, 15:15
That’s so much better looking than last year’s car.
TED BELL
31st January 2011, 15:26
How is the rear wing moved…does it just lay down or ??
Hare
31st January 2011, 19:01
The front edge rises, it has to be that way so it can fail safe. In other if it collapses it drops to the high profile position, presenting it’s maximum surface and thus is safe.
TED BELL
31st January 2011, 22:39
This seems to make sense…what controls it?? Mechanical or electrical ?? Then how is it operated?? Lever or button ??
Jeff
31st January 2011, 15:38
I guess the sauber team has never heard of GoPro cameras…lol
Wow do those front wing endplates have quite a bit of detail!
DANK
31st January 2011, 15:49
Strange, they seem to be using different tyres to the Ferrari shakedown?
Wouldn’t that be against the rules?
As far as I know, testing is only allowed on designated tyres
Or are there simple many different types of designated tyres for promotional use?
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 18:15
Ferrari used wets because it was, guess, wet. Here it was dry so they used, guess, dry tyres.
LoneFanMX
31st January 2011, 15:50
Hello everyone, here we go again! The thunder of the engines, the roar of the croud, really looking forward to this season. I must thank Keith and his superb website for rekindling my F1 passion, and everyone in the comment section for reminding me that F1 is a monster with many heads; a complex, fast and intriguing sport that thanks to websites like this everyone with the slightest interest has at his fingertips the opportunity to become a bonafide F1 fanatic!!
Oliver
31st January 2011, 16:05
Enjoy the roar of the engines while you can, come 2013 those engines may be sounding like earth movers.
LoneFanMX
31st January 2011, 17:21
So true! And so sad.
Mike
1st February 2011, 1:16
Have either of you actually heard the new engines?
dyslexicbunny
31st January 2011, 15:53
Nice placement for the new sponsor – Cuervo. ¡Viva el Sauber!
New rule: shot of Cuervo per Sauber pass.
Anatoly Nechaev
31st January 2011, 16:48
Don’t know about Cuervo, but if you’ll drink Flagman vodka each time Renault passes, i’m afraid you won’t even see the pit stops. 8)
US_Peter (@us_peter)
31st January 2011, 23:26
I have a bottle of 1800 ready to go… Bahrain is early morning for me though, so I’ll have to wait for Australia to try out your Kobayashi drinking game.
dyslexicbunny
1st February 2011, 14:52
Peter, you can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning…
It’s not like Bahrain won’t be early either on the east coast. :D
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 15:57
Like the Pirelli logo on the nosecone a lot more than Ferrari’s.
Oliver
31st January 2011, 16:10
But the way the green Lotus integrated the Pirelli logo with their stripes is so much better.
Sangeen Khan
31st January 2011, 16:05
Oh what cheats..Anything related to Ferrari is a cheat.They are testing the engines for Ferrari.Should be thrown out..
Anyone?
Faraz (@faraz)
31st January 2011, 16:40
I get what you mean Mclaren or Red Bull do a filming day its fine but if a Ferrari or anything Ferrari related does it, their a cheat.
Owl
31st January 2011, 18:50
^ Autistic to sarcasm, obviously…
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 19:04
Not sarcasm. Sarcasm is ok once a while. Every test Ferrari does is illegal. It’s getting annoying now.
Maciek
31st January 2011, 22:56
It’s true – I’m no Ferrari fan but the reaction, especially from some usual suspects around here, to anything Ferrari do is getting pretty old.
tyngdekraft (@tyngdekraft)
31st January 2011, 16:34
I expect a lot from Kamui this season
US_Peter (@us_peter)
31st January 2011, 23:28
That’ll depend on the limits of the car… Whatever they are he’ll surpass them. I get what you mean though, he could certainly improve his qualifying pace and his consistency.
dexterous (@dexterous)
31st January 2011, 16:44
The Green lotus is a much more better looking car that these three……. .like i said earlier this year the cars are going to look a little ugly …did not expect so ugly ……
Glorstensen (@glorstensen)
31st January 2011, 17:14
You should add ‘IMO-in your opinion’
LoneFanMX
31st January 2011, 17:44
By the way Sauber’s technical director James Key thinks that the new Ferrari push rod dampers will make a real difference. I noticed in the 2010-2011 Ferrari comparison photos that they found a solution in implementing the push rod in a way that gains all of the advantages of the RBR inverted suspension (sleeker aerodynamic profile, better diffuser performance) and at the same time retains the tried and true characteristics of the push rod suspension. Considering the change in tyre manufacturer, removing the suspension variable will prove decisive I think. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89160
The New Pope
31st January 2011, 18:11
I hope Kobayashi gets a podium this year.
James
31st January 2011, 18:13
Good to see some brands on the car! Although the clean and crisp look of last years car was nice, it wasnt very good for the team’s finances.
Gotta admire Peter Sauber. He’s poured so much into the team, as well as giving many young drivers their chance in the sport.
I would love to see Sauber get a win this year – would involve a lot of luck (and rain!) I think, but I doubt I’m alone in thinking this.
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 18:18
Sauber’s my second favourite team. Peter took so much effort in it, establishing a team, selecting promising drivers (Raikkonen, Massa, Heidfeld), and buying back his team once BMW withdrew. He deserves a lot!
Faraz (@faraz)
31st January 2011, 18:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaC1_hZ8T0Y Here is the video if you are interested
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 18:21
Thanks!
Faraz (@faraz)
31st January 2011, 18:28
Welcome you like it??
Fixy (@)
31st January 2011, 19:06
Yes, but there aren’t any shots from the on board camera.
BTW, how do they do those filming from the front? Is there a car with the camera in front?
Faraz (@faraz)
31st January 2011, 21:09
Yes I would Imagine thats why you see Kamui just cruising and not going to hard on the throttle did you see part 2????
Haplo
31st January 2011, 19:53
I can only hope that now that Telmex and Telcel are in F1, they try to upgrade their services and offer world-class, instead of the expensive third world c**p we get now.
Kirk
31st January 2011, 19:55
Jeez empty rear wings look daft, for goodness sake Peter paint a giant ‘Sauber’ tag on it or something, thing looks like Brawn painted it atm.
bah
31st January 2011, 22:15
Forward vision blind spots?
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
31st January 2011, 23:07
The livery doesn’t look so bad in action – but only when you view it from an angle that doesn’t show the likes of the Claro decal. Like this one:
https://www.racefans.net/2011/01/31/sauber-c30-hits-the-track-in-valencia/saub_vale_2011_jl-5/
TheChallengers
31st January 2011, 23:16
Onboard footage with Kobayashi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6fpdVIGVI&feature=channel
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
31st January 2011, 23:29
There’s a video of onboard shots from the shakedown on YouTube, and one thing that I noticed is that Sauber ARW works in a completely different way to Ferrari’s. The top of Ferrari’s rear wing drops down, but the front of the SAuber’s front wing lifts up.
;379
1st February 2011, 0:27
the front wing lifts up?
DeadManWoking
1st February 2011, 0:41
All the movable upper rear wings have to work the same way, pivot at the back back and raise in the front.
Sameer Cader
31st January 2011, 23:47
the car looks quite good
so dus the renault
but i hate the lotus
wasiF1 (@wasif1)
1st February 2011, 1:54
Any video of the shakedown?
DeadManWoking
1st February 2011, 2:04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaC1_hZ8T0Y