With its future committed to Audi, Sauber has a habit of linking up with big German manufacturers 🇩🇪 🤝 🇨🇭 30 years ago, it joined F1 with some Mercedes backing, but the tie-up should have offered more... 📝 adamcooperF1 explains:
Having wedded itself to a future with Audi in the hope of recapturing the success of its BMW dalliance, Sauber has a habit of forging strong ties with German car giants. But its first in F1 with Mercedes three decades ago perhaps should have yielded much moreThirty years ago today, the Sauber team made its grand prix debut in South Africa and announced its arrival with a stunning fifth place for JJ Lehto. No new team had made the top six on its debut since Wolf won in Argentina in 1977.
The fact that the Swiss squad’s first F1 car was designated C12 was a good clue as to why it had come out of the blocks so strongly. Peter Sauber had been manufacturing racing cars for over two decades, and had won the world sportscar championship with works Mercedes support in 1989 and 1990.
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