Clean C32

Clean C32

C32 in pre-season tests in Barcelona
Constructor:	Clean
Designer:	Matt Morris
Predecessor:	Clean C31
Successor:	Clean C33
Technical specifications
Engine:	Ferrari 056, V8 engine
Length:	5240 mm
Width:	1800 mm
Height:	1000 mm
Weight:	642 kg (including driver and ballast)
Tires:	Pirelli
statistics
Driver:	11. Nico Hulkenberg 12. Esteban Gutiérrez
First start:	2013 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 19th - - 1
World Cup points:	57
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	10 over 52,918 km
Status: end of season 2013

The Sauber C32 is the Formula 1 - racing car of Sauber Motorsport for the Formula 1 2013 season . It is the 21st Sauber Formula 1 car. The car was presented on February 2, 2013 in Hinwil . The presentation was broadcast live on the YouTube internet platform .

As with all Sauber vehicles, the name of the car is composed of the C for Christiane, Peter Sauber's wife , followed by a consecutive number.

Technology and development

The C32 is the successor to the C31 . The "nose hump" is largely hidden by the newly introduced vanity panel. The car developed by Matt Morris is powered by a Ferrari V8 engine with a displacement of 2.4 liters, which develops an output of around 550 kW (≈750 hp). The KERS and the gearbox are also from Ferrari. The brakes come from Brembo , the rims from OZ Racing and the tires from the standard supplier Pirelli .

Like all Formula 1 vehicles of the 2013 season, the C32 is equipped with KERS and DRS .

The C32 is a further development of the previous model, but visually differs significantly from this. Particularly noticeable are the very narrow side pods, which ensure a significantly improved air flow to the rear of the vehicle. As a result, major changes had to be made to the positioning of the electronic components and the cooler housed there. The braking system has been completely redesigned. Some changes have also been made to the front suspension, it is hoped that this will increase the stability of the car when braking. There were other changes to the exhaust system and the rear suspension, here the transition between the fairing and the suspension has been optimized in order to allow the exhaust gases to flow more efficiently to the diffuser.

In the free practice sessions during the season, Sauber repeatedly tested a passive DRS system on the C32, which was not used in the race.

Painting and sponsorship

The C32 is painted gray. The sponsor Claro provides red color accents, while NEC and Telmex provide blue . With Telcel , a second communications company owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú advertises on the vehicle, and stickers from œrlikon can also be found on the C32.

driver

In the 2013 season, Sauber is competing with two new drivers: Nico Hülkenberg drove for Force India in the previous season , while Esteban Gutiérrez finished third in the GP2 series .

2013 season

The start of the season was bad for the Sauber team. There were problems with the tank system on Nico Hülkenberg's vehicle , so that for safety reasons it was not started. Esteban Gutiérrez finished 13th in his first Grand Prix. In the first ten races of the season, the team had only achieved seven points. After the tires for the Hungarian Grand Prix were brought up to the level of the previous season by Pirelli, Sauber stabilized itself and consistently scored points. With fourth place at the Korean Grand Prix, Hülkenberg achieved the best result of the season for the team, which finished seventh in the Constructors' World Championship with 57 points at the end of the season.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2013																					57	7th
N. Hulkenberg	11	DNS	8th	10	12	15th	11	DNF	10	10	11	13	5	9	4th	6th	19 *	14th	6th	8th
E. Gutiérrez	12	13	12	DNF	18th	11	13	20 *	14th	14th	DNF	14th	13	12	11	7th	15th	13	13	12

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Gray instead of white: the C32 is presented cleanly. Motorsport-Total.com, February 2, 2013, accessed February 3, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Technical data of the Sauber-Ferrari C32. Motorsport-Total.com, February 2, 2013, accessed February 3, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Morris: "We may have discovered something". Motorsport-Total.com, February 2, 2013, accessed February 26, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Sauber C32: The technology. Motorsport-Total.com, February 2, 2013, accessed February 26, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Chief designer Morris presents his "baby". Motorsport-Total.com, February 2, 2013, accessed February 26, 2013 . 
6. ^ Roman Wittemeier & Christian Schrader: Hülkenberg: racing operations with passive DRS "still unclear". Motorsport-Total.com, September 15, 2013, accessed December 28, 2013 . 

Web links

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