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The Sauber C14 was the Formula One car with which the Sauber team competed in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. The number 29 seat was initially taken by Austrian driver Karl Wendlinger, while the number 30 seat was taken by Germany's Heinz-Harald Frentzen. However, Wendlinger underperformed and was replaced by Frenchman Jean-Christophe Boullion for most of the remainder of the year. The team's test driver was Argentine Norberto Fontana. The car was powered by a Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 engine.
 Heinz-Harald Frentzen driving the C14 at the 1995 British Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Sauber | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | André de Cortanze (Technical Director) Leo Ress (Chief Designer) Heinz Zoellner (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sauber C13 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Sauber C15 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Power | 600–630 hp (447.4–469.8 kW) @ 14,000 rpm | ||||||||||
| Weight | 595 kg (1,311.8 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Castrol (Notes: Petronas would supply fuels for Sauber from 1996 season onwards) | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Red Bull Sauber Ford | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 29.  Karl Wendlinger29.  Jean-Christophe Boullion30.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1995 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Overview
editThe 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 largely unremarkable mid-1990s F1 midfielder, although it was notable for being the only 1995 F1 car to feature the raised cockpit sides which would be mandated from 1996, and for achieving Sauber's first F1 podium finish with Frentzen 3rd in Italy.
Livery
editThe C14 featured a dark navy blue livery with a main sponsorship from the Austrian energy drink brand Red Bull. Despite running on Castrol fuel, Petronas was only the team sponsorship and would utilize fuels and lubricants from the 1996 season onwards. It was added from the Monaco Grand Prix.
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pts. | WCC |
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| 1995 | Red Bull Sauber Ford | Ford ECA Zetec-R V8 |
G | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | 18 | 7th | |
| Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||
| Ret | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret |
References
edit- ^ Constanduros, Bob (1995). "Formula 1 Review: Sauber". Autocourse 1995-96. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 80–81. ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
External links
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