Formula 1: This is how the new Alfa Romeo Sauber C42 looks 🎥
HOPE BEARING FROM HINWIL It was only on Sunday morning that the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team pulled the wraps off the new C42. The car, which was completely redeveloped in Hinwil, comes in a design created by Centro Stile.
The Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, as the new race car from Hinwil is called, is the first design to be subject to the new budget cap.
Like all other competitor cars, it had to be designed and built in accordance with the completely new technical regulations. The main changes relate to the aerodynamics including the underbody. In addition, the new-generation cars now roll on 18-inch tires from Pirelli.
Homage to Alfa Romeo and Sauber Motorsport
The elegant-looking C42 was created under the direction of Technical Director Jan Monchaux. As before, the rear of the car is powered by a Ferrari engine that has been further developed within the permitted limits.
The design was created in the familiar Alfa Romeo Centro Stile. It is intended to recall the history of the Italian brand and also of Sauber Motorsport in Hinwil, where the 30th anniversary of the Formula 1 division will be celebrated in 2022.
New driver duo
The new hopeful from Hinwil will be entrusted to a new driver duo, 10-time GP winner and runner-up Valtteri Bottas from Finland and Chinese Zhou Guanyu. The former Formula 2 driver is the only rookie in the 2022 field.
As before, Poland's Robert Kubica, who has brought along the mineral company Orlen as a sponsor, is a substitute driver who is definitely needed at times.
More world championship points please
As last week's tests, during which the C42 was only seen in camouflage colors, are not yet very meaningful in terms of times, its qualities will only be revealed in qualifying for the first Bahrain GP on March 19-20.
The goal for 2022 is to move up from ninth place in the Constructors' World Championship to the midfield. Whether the C42 has the potential to do so will undoubtedly and relentlessly be revealed by former Mercedes GP driver Valtteri Bottas.
