 Peter Sauber had previously announced, on 29 November, that the team's chassis for the 2010 season would be designated Sauber C29, while the Swiss newspaper Blick reported that the team will be called "Team Sauber F1".However, in January 2010, Peter Sauber had said that he had not yet applied for a change of name, so therefore they remained for the season as "BMW Sauber F1 Team" despite zero BMW components.Kamui Kobayashi was announced as their first signed driver for the 2010 season on 17 December 2009.