Sauber C14
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Sauber | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
André de Cortanze Leo Ress |
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| Predecessor | Sauber C13 | ||||||||
| Successor | Sauber C15 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,680 mm (66.1 in) Rear: 1,610 mm (63.4 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 2,920 mm (115.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford ECA Zetec-R, 2,999 cc (183.0 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Sauber / XTrac transverse 6-speed semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Weight | 595 kg (1,311.8 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Petronas | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Red Bull Sauber Ford | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 29.  Karl Wendlinger29.  Jean-Christophe Boullion30.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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| Debut | 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Sauber C14 was a Formula One car for the 1995 season. The number 29 seat was taken by Karl Wendlinger and the number 30 seat was taken by Heinz-Harald Frentzen. However, Wendlinger underperformed and was soon replaced by Jean-Christophe Boullion for most of the remainder of the year. The team's test driver was Norberto Fontana. The engine was a Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8. The team's main sponsor was Red Bull. It was the first year of many in Sauber-Red Bull partnership.
The car was launched and raced in the season's early races with a distinctive narrow and drooping nose. At the San Marino GP, this was replaced by a more conventional raised nose carrying the front wing underneath on twin supports. Thus the car became a wholly unremarkable mid-1990s F1 midfielder, although it was notable in terms of securing Sauber's first F1 podium finish with Frentzen 3rd in Italy. The car also had a livery that looks very similar to the current Red Bull Racing F1 cars.
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