What is Sauber?
{{Infobox F1 team | Constructor_name = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sauber-Ferrari | Long_name = Sauber F1 Team | Base = [[Hinwil]], [[Switzerland]] | Principal = [[Peter Sauber]] | Director = James Key | 2011 Drivers = 16. {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]<br />17. {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Pérez]] | 2011 Test_drivers = {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]] | 2011 Chassis = Sauber C30 | 2011 Engine = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056 | 2011 Tyres = [[Pirelli]] | Debut = {{F1|1993}} [[South African Grand Prix]] | Final = {{Latest F1GP}} | Races = 306 <!-- Sauber Total Races --> | Cons_champ = 0 | Drivers_champ = 0 | Wins = 1 <!-- Sauber Total Wins --> | Poles = 1 <!-- Sauber Total Poles --> | Fastest_laps = 2 <!-- Sauber Total Fastest --> | Last_season = 2010 | Last_position = 8th (44 points) }} '''Sauber F1 Team''' is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by [[Peter Sauber]]. The team ran its first [[Formula One]] in {{F1|1993}}. Sauber was an independent team, it did not have the backing of a [[Car|automobile]] manufacturer such as [[Ferrari]]. Having not won a single Grand Prix race, the team was sold to [[BMW]] in 2005. The team competed as BMW Sauber from 2006 to 2009, and won one race. At the end of the 2009 season, BMW decided to leave Formula One. The race team's future was uncertain for several months. BMW sold the team back to Peter Sauber which allowed the team to race in {{F1|2010}} entry. Due to issues with the Formula One contract, the team name will remain BMW Sauber for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81145|title=BMW Sauber to retain name for now|author=Elizalde, Pablo|author2= Noble, Jonathan|date=2010-01-31|work=autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|accessdate=2010-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pr