The clue is in the chassis; for while the Sauber name has disappeared from the F1 grid this year, the car now known as the Alfa Romeo is designated the C38, the 38th car from the Swiss team that first entered F1 in 1993 with the C12, the number following on from the team's series of legendary Sports Cars and the C in honour of founder Peter Sauber's wife, Christine. Ignoring the fact that Sauber contested 465 Grands Prix between 1993 and last year, including several seasons as the BMW factory team, Kimi Raikkonen regards its 'successor' Alfa Romeo, which itself has a pretty good record in F1, particularly the early years, as a youngster. I think they've been doing a good job the last year...
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