Sauber C17

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The Sauber C17 was the Formula 1 racing car of Sauber Motorsport for the Formula 1 1998 season and participated in all 16 races this season. The car was powered by a Petronas SPE - 01E- V- 10 engine with 3 liters of displacement, which made ​​790 hp.

Paint and sponsorship

The base color of the car was due to the main sponsor Red Bull Dark Blue. On the Motorabdeckeung and the nose of the Renner label the beverage manufacturer were to be seen. The side pods and the rear wing were held in the turquoise of the second sponsor Petronas, where the lettering was applied.

Driver

The driver of the C17 were the Frenchman Jean Alesi, and the Briton Johnny Herbert. The only test driver was the German Jörg Müller.

1998 season

With the C17 Sauber hoping for the connection to the top. The car was fast, but the performance was not enough to regularly go into the points. Only five times the pilots reached a place among the top six. The best result of the season reached Jean Alesi at the Belgian Grand Prix, where he finished third. It was only the fourth podium finish for Sauber since the entry into Formula 1 in 1993.

At the end of the season were 10 championship points on the account, which meant the sixth place in the constructors' championship.

Results

• Formula 1 racing cars of the 1998 season