This will be particularly important in 2001 as the arrival of Michelin as a challenger to Bridgestone will spark serious tyre competition. Sauber are no longer the only team besides Ferrari to use the Italian team's engines. The Prost team will also be running simnilar engines, inviting interesting comparisons. Chief aerodynamicist Seamus Mullarkey added that, due to the new technical regulations, the new aerodynamic package has to be completed re-designed. What you see on the C20 will change as the car develops further through the season.
Aerodynamic research is an area of Formula One car design which never ceases.
The Swiss team will have Kimi Raikkonen and Nick Heidfeld as their two drivers.