 The team's car for the season, the C32, was launched in Hinwil on 2 February 2013.The livery was changed and the car is now grey, similar to the Sauber cars in the early 1990s.Despite a promising eighth place for Hülkenberg at the second round of the season, the , it was clear soon that the C32 was far from the competitiveness shown by its predecessor, with Hülkenberg unable to obtain better than a 10th-place finish in subsequent races and rookie Gutiérrez having been unable to score as of the .