Sauber C23

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The Sauber C23 was used by Sauber for the 2004 season Formula 1 racing cars. The car is the further development of the Sauber C22 used in the previous season.

Driver

After Sauber continued in the 2003 season on the two Germans Nick Heidfeld and Heinz -Harald Frentzen, the driver pairing was replaced for the 2004 season. The Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, left his former team Jordan to join Sauber. The Brazilian Felipe Massa, who had driven for Sauber in 2002 as a regular driver, returned after a year as a test pilot at the Scuderia Ferrari in the cockpit of Sauber.

Technology

The Sauber C23 was the first time equipped with the same engine type as Ferrari Ferrari itself and not as before with the previous year's engine. The engine as Petronas 04A respectively. The car was a direct development of the Sauber C22. For this you took the previous year's cars from Ferrari, the Ferrari F2003 - GA for example. Desingtechnisch, care was taken to make the car lighter and more compact than the previous car.

Season 2004

Unlike the previous season Sauber failed to reach podium in 2004. Highlights were ever a 4th place of Giancarlo Fisichella at the Grand Prix of Canada and Felipe Massa at the Belgian Grand Prix. As in the previous year reached Clean the sixth place in the constructors' championship with 34 points. 22 of which were won by Fisichella, 12 of Massa.

With the end of the 2004 season, the partnership ended with the main sponsors Red Bull, who took the reins of the hitherto little- successful team Jaguar and renamed it to Red Bull Racing.

Results

Swell

Sauber C23 Good base with a lot of potential for development. Accessed on 13 April 2013.

Sauber C24 Bridgestone 2004 Formula One season Pole-Position Fastest lap 2003 Formula One season Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2002 Formula One season Ferrari F2003-GA Jaguar Racing Did not finish Ferrari F2004 Williams FW26 McLaren MP4-19 Renault R24 BAR 006 Jaguar R5 Minardi PS04B

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