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[ChOnG]

They need to decide something soon, as im guessing you can get any Sauber merchandise or anything like that at the moment. Scuderia Sauber sounds good to me

[EwanM]

Call it PeterSauberloveshiscigars GP

[ChOnG]

Call it PeterSauberloveshiscigars GP

pmsl

[Jamie]

If BMW are in the name is Sauber recieving the money...due to that being 'advertising' if not change it and get a good company behind you! Mercedes have stole Petronas.....So why not get Repsol in F1!!!

Com'On Peter think!!!

It's the TV money they 'earned' last season that they don't want to lose by changing the team name.

I wondered how they were keeping the cash and keeping the team alive really.....

[What's Burning?]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82181

Peter Sauber is poised to lodge an application to change the name of his Formula 1 team, AUTOSPORT has learned, after he carried the BMW moniker into the new season.

Despite the withdrawal of German car manufacturer BMW from F1, the outfit kept its 'BMW Sauber F1 Team' name for the start of the year.

Sauber did not request a pre-season title change, and name changes are not easy to take place because they can run the risk of teams losing out on vital television rights income.

However, although no move was made before the first race, Sauber has confirmed that now the season is underway his team will request a change - although when exactly has not been decided.

"We will submit an application for a chassis name change, but the timing has yet to be decided," he said when asked by AUTOSPORT about the naming situation. "It will happen some time this season."

The BMW Sauber team is currently without a title sponsor for 2010, and Sauber admitted that his outfit was unlikely to get one now until next year.

"We have still a white car unfortunately, because it is impossible to find sponsors during January and February - especially big sponsors," he explained about the team's financial situation.

"Today we are looking for sponsors for the 2011 season. I hope we will find some sponsors for this season."

Sauber expressed some hope, however, that if the outfit concluded a deal for 2011 it may be able to bring the sponsorship forward into this season.

"If we find a title sponsor for 2011 in the middle of the year then maybe we can have them for this season too," he said.

WooHoo... a sponsor!

El Corte Inglés sponsors de la Rosa

The agreement between the two parties - with the name of the store literally translating to 'The English Cut' - will see the logo of the chain appear on the helmet of the Sauber driver as well as the left side of his overalls. De la Rosa's image will also be used in several promotional campaigns for the company.

[texasmr2]

Good luck to Sauber .

[yamashek]

I wonder what happens when we put Ferrari engines in to BMW chassis

Either way, good on Peter Sauber for getting his team in to F1 this season.

[7UpJordan]

Back to the plain Sauber name, that's more like it!!

[scotty]

Random fact: Sauber have never finished higher than third in a GP, i was mega surprised to read that just now!

That doesn't include when they were BMW from 2006-2009 obviously.

[yamashek]

Sauber Mercedes

[Jameseh]

Sauber Mercedes

Hopefully, although STR didn't do too badly with a Ferrari engine a few years back.