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1993, Karl Wendlinger, Onyx, Sauber

1993 Sauber C12 Wendlinger

Sauber Formula One team made his debut in the F1 World Championship with this car in 1993. The car was designed by Harvey Postlethwaite and Leo Ress. The C12 was powered by a Sauber-branded 3.5-litre V10 built by Ilmor in partnership with Mercedes. In recognition of the contribution of the German company Sauber cars had “Concept by Mercedes-Benz” stickers on the engine cowling. Finn J.J. Lehto (Jyrki Järvilehto) and Austrian Karl Wendlinger were the team drivers in its debut season. Wendlinger, who drove for Sauber-Mercedes  in the World Sportscar Championship re-united with Peter Sauber after 2 years in Leyton House – March team. Despite a lot of retirements due to technical reasons, Wendlinger scored several  point finishes and was placed 12th in the Driver’s Championship with 7 points.

SeasonSeriesEvent
1993F1WC
Driver No.Entrant
Karl Wendlinger30Team Sauber Formula 1
Scale ManufacturerCollection
1:43Onyx
Cat. No.QualityRarity
170

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