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Sauber Petronas C16Switzerland 1997From driver to designerPeter Sauber built his first racing car in the cellar of his parents’ house. After a Swiss Championship title, Sauber decided to give up driving and to only build „racing machines“, as he calls them. Entry into Formula 1After successes with Mercedes in Group C in 1989 und 1990, this racing classification was dropped for reasons of cost. Formula 1 hardly costs anything more, but offers much more publicity. The racing team make their first start in the top class in 1991. Although some initial successes only establish the newcomer in the lower ranks, this represents a stable basis.Racing team without a trackAt the end of 2005, Peter Sauber sells 80% of his racing team to BMW. Even today, the BMW-Sauber team still has its offices in Hinwil, Zurich – a unique situation, because Sauber is the only team in Formula 1 that does not have a race track in its own country.
  • Sauber Petronas C16
    Switzerland 1997
    From driver to designer
    Peter Sauber built his first ...
  • PP Sauber AG (Sauber Motorsport AG, Red Bull Sauber AG, Sauber Petronas AG) (1970 - 2005), Betreiber/in, Hersteller/in, sign.
    Sauber Petronas Engineering AG (*1995), Engine manufacturer, sign.
    Herbert Johnny Paul (*1964), Racing driver, sign.
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-5936
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Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969Faster to the south with the car on the trainThe BLS railway company began conveying cars with their occupants through the Lötschberg and Simplon tunnels in 1926. In the early days, they were carried on open goods wagons hitched onto the back of a passenger or freight train. With the timetabled car/rail service launched in 1960, passengers stay in their cars. The car transport wagons now have roofs to guard against falling stones or contact with the catenary wire. The BLS celebrated its 40 millionth car transport in 2010.
  • Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969
    Faster to the south ...
  • SWS Schweizerische Wagons- + Aufzügefabrik AG (Schweiz. Wagonsfabrik Schlieren, Schweiz. Waggonsfabrik AG) (1899 - 1985), Manufacturer
    BLS Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Bahn (1907 - 2006), Operator or user
    BLS AG (*2006), Operator or user
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-11935
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