Clean C16

Clean C16

A Sauber C16 on display in Hangar-7
Constructor:	Clean
Designer:	Leo Ress (technical director) Ian Thomson (designer) Rene Hilorst , Mike Jennings (aerodynamics)
Predecessor:	Clean C15
Successor:	Clean C17
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Honeycomb sandwich -Monocoque from CFK
Engine:	Petronas SPE-01 ( Ferrari Tipo 046/2), 2.998 cc, 72 ° V10 engine, 3.0 liter naturally aspirated engine
Front suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal coil springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Rear suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal coil springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Length:	4410 mm
Width:	2000 mm
Height:	1000 mm
Weight:	0600 kg
Tires:	Goodyear
Petrol:	Petronas
statistics
Driver:	16. Johnny Herbert 17. Nicola Larini 17. Gianni Morbidelli 17. Norberto Fontana
First start:	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	1997 European Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 17th - - -
World Cup points:	16
Podiums:	1
Leadership laps:	- over 0 km

The Sauber C16 was the fifth Formula 1 - racing car of Sauber . The C16 was used in the 1997 season and designed by Leo Ress . The car was powered by a Petronas -SP-01-V10 engine with a displacement of 3 liters. The tires came from the US tire company Goodyear , the fuel from Petronas .

Technology and development

The engine of the vehicle: Ferrari 046/2

The technical director for the development was Leo Ress , under him were Ian Thomson for the construction and Rene Hilorst and Mike Jennings for the aerodynamic shape of the car. The main focus of the developers were the aerodynamic properties of the car, which have been improved again compared to the previous year, although it was already one of the best last year. Ron Dennis , the McLaren team principal, claimed in an interview that only about ten percent of the previous year's car was reused.

The engine used was the SPE-01-V10 naturally aspirated engine from Petronas , which is an unnamed Ferrari Tipo 046/2, with a displacement of 2998 cm³ and a cylinder bank angle of 72 °. This engine developed around 544 kW (730 hp) at a speed of 16,400 rpm. This means that the car can reach a top speed of up to 340 km / h.

An independently developed sequential semi-automatic transmission with six gears was used as the transmission. The aerodynamic work was done in the Swiss Aerospace wind tunnels in Emmen .

Racing history

Rear view of the Sauber C16

Sauber was able to successfully buy Ferrari's new engine, the Ferrari Tipo 046/2 . However, the negotiations delayed the mechanical design of the chassis for a very long time. A secondary reason for the long negotiations was the premature announcement by Sauber that the contract had been successfully concluded, as such press releases were not allowed without the consent of the then General Manager of Fiat , Cesare Romiti . The contract, 40 billion lire (equivalent to 20 million euros) for the Ferrari engines plus a regular seat for the Ferrari factory driver Nicola Larini , was not fixed until Christmas . The engine name was sold to Petronas, Sauber's main sponsor alongside Red Bull .

Painting and sponsorship

The paintwork and the sponsors were completely unchanged compared to the previous year's model. The basic color of the racing car was a normal blue, the front and rear wings were white, the tip of the nose and the rear-view mirrors were yellow because of the sponsorship of Red Bull and the side boxes were turquoise because of Petronas.

The main sponsors of Sauber in 1997 were Red Bull and Petronas. The Austrian shower company immortalized itself on the front wing, the nose and on the airbox of the car. The Malaysian oil company itself took advantage of the rear wing and the side pods. Otherwise Magneti Marelli and the tire supplier Goodyear could be found on the nose.

driver

At the beginning of the season, Johnny Herbert and Nicola Larini were set as drivers. While Herbert drove the entire season, Larini had to hand over his car to Gianni Morbidelli after five races because there were disagreements within the team with Larini. Morbidelli was replaced by substitute driver Norberto Fontana for three races because Morbidelli broke his arm twice in different events. Fontana was also used in the last race of the season.

Further use of the chassis

A Sauber C16 driven by Johnny Herbert is on display in Hangar-7 today .

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 1997																			16	7th
J. Herbert	16	DNF	7th	4th	DNF	DNF	5	5	8th	DNF	DNF	3	4th	DNF	8th	7th	6th	8th
N. Larini	17th	6th	11	DNF	7th	DNF
G. Morbidelli							14th	10				DNF	9	12	9	9	DNS
N. Fontana									DNF	9	9							14th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Clean C16  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Vehicle profile at StatsF1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ statsf1.com: Sauber C16. Stats F1, January 1, 2000, accessed March 28, 2020 . 
2. ↑ traumautoarchiv.de: Sauber C16 technical data. Traumauto Archiv, January 1, 2000, accessed on March 28, 2020 .