With the Qadbak uncertainty now past and Peter Sauber back in charge, the
Hinwil based team's Swiss founder says he is expecting to see the green
light from the FIA on Monday.
The 66-year-old's newly announced re-purchase of the team he sold to BMW
in 2005 will only be completed when the FIA confirms Sauber as an official
entrant in next year's world championship.
"We expect the entry in the coming week," Sauber told the Swiss daily
Blick, adding that the other forthcoming milestone is a signature on the
new Concorde Agreement.
Blick said Sauber's official FIA entry could be formalised as soon as
Monday.
He added that the progression of the new car is "very good", crediting a
"better than ever" technical collaboration with Ferrari, to supply the
engine and transmission in 2010.
The last Ferrari-powered Sauber was 2005's C24, raced by Felipe Massa and
Jacques Villeneuve. The Hinwil-built 2010 car will be called the C29, Peter
Sauber confirmed.
Blick said the official team name likely to be announced by the FIA on
Monday will be Team Sauber F1, with the competitor to be known initially as
Sauber-Ferrari and to receive the final race numbers 26 and 27.
A resumption of the naming collaboration with Malaysian oil sponsor
Petronas could result in the team again being known as Sauber-Petronas, the
newspaper added.
