Sauber has launched the C31 at Circuito de Jerez. Team Principal Peter Sauber said to hope the 2012 contender will help the team to get a higher place in the Constructors’ Championship than last year (seventh).
After drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez revealed the car to the media, the most notable thing was the rear which features a redesigned gearbox. The nose, however, has been seen before at Caterham and Ferrari. Sauber said: “We are aiming to start the new season as strongly as we did in 2011, but then also to maintain this level of performance throughout the year. Our goal is to finish regularly in the points so as to put ourselves in a significantly better position in the World Championship.”
Chief designer Matt Morris said that the car is to receive more upgrades ahead of the first race of the season in Australia. During the pre-season test they will try out several car parts on the just revealed version. He said: “The current plan is to launch a fairly basic roll-out version of the car, which was defined quite some time ago. We will then be testing development parts during the upcoming weeks with a late upgrade for the first race on 18 March in Australia. Therefore the car will look quite different in Melbourne compared to the roll-out car.”
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