Sauber becomes the first Formula 1 team to unveil car for 2017 season

Sauber are the first Formula 1 team to unveil their brand-new automobile for 2017.

The C36 provides the first indicators of how teams will approach the significant rule modifications introduced this year focused on developing faster, more dramatic cars.

The Swiss team, that ended up 10th of 11 groups last season, have presented a new blue, white and gold livery in addition to the new-look machine.

These are the first images of a 2017 car following Williams launching images of their model last Friday.

Sauber’s new technical director Jorg Zander states he anticipated “a clear improvement compared to 2016”.

The automobile looks superficially much like the one used in last year however includes the delta-shaped front wing, the lower, broader rear wing and bigger tires.

Underneath, the vehicles include a broader and revised floor space to enable them to produce a lot more downforce – forecasts are of a minimum of 30% boosts, which will cause greatly increased cornering speeds.

Zander, 53, signed up with Sauber after two years as technical chief of Audi’s effective programme in the World Endurance Championship.

He formerly worked for the Toyota, BAR, Williams and Brawn F1 teams in addition to Sauber.

Zander stated: “Our goal is to establish ourselves in the mid-field. In contrast to 2016, we will implement our advancement plan for the entire season, however we need to be practical as our reference is at a lower level than the ones of our rivals.”

The automobile will be driven by Swede Marcus Ericsson, who enters his 3rd season with the team, and German Pascal Wehrlein, a Mercedes protege.

Wehrlein is to miss out on the first pre-season test next week due to a neck injury sustained in the Race of Champions event in Miami in January. Ferrari third motorist Antonio Giovinazzi will replace him.