Sauber cancel Malaysia launch after Asian disaster

The Sauber Formula One team have cancelled next week's launch of their 2005 car in Malaysia after the Asian tsunami disaster. "As a mark of respect to the victims of the disaster in South East Asia and their families, it was decided to cancel the...

The Sauber Formula One team have cancelled next week's launch of their 2005 car in Malaysia after the Asian tsunami disaster.

"As a mark of respect to the victims of the disaster in South East Asia and their families, it was decided to cancel the launch," the Swiss-based team said.

The new C24 car will have a track debut in Valencia on January 14 with Brazilian Felipe Massa testing for the first two days and Canadian Jacques Villeneuve for the third.

The team had planned a January 11 launch in Kuala Lumpur to mark Malaysian oil sponsor Petronas's 10th anniversary in F1.

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