BMW Sauber Formula 1
BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. The team was formed at the end of 2005 by the takeover of the existing Sauber Formula One team by German car manufacturer BMW. The team scored two... [more]
BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. The team was formed at the end of 2005 by the takeover of the existing Sauber Formula One team by German car manufacturer BMW. The team scored two podium finishes and came fifth in 2006, its first season in Formula One. -- Source wikipedia.org
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- Sebastian Vettel wins F1 race at Abu Dhabi (search.msn.com)
In the final Track Talk of the season, BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen looks back at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the pat four years in Formula One with the BMW Sauber F1 Team. Theissen thanks all the team in Munich and Hinwil.
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Whilst his BMW Sauber team mate Robert Kubica will move to Renault in 2010, Nick Heidfeld's future is still unresolved. Heidfeld is certain he'll be on the grid next season, though which cockpit he'll be in remains up in the air.
The German, however, has been in this situation before and seems to be feeling relaxed about his future, as he explained ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix...
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- 7 & 8th for Kubica and Heidfeld in Abu Dhabi Quali (sportnetwork.net)
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- Heidfeld's 4 points make BMW beat Williams for 6th in WCC (sportnetwork.net)
Abu Dhabi (UAE). Happy end to the last race for the BMW Sauber F1 Team: After a great race, Nick Heidfeld finished the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in fifth. With these four points the team was able to move up one place in the constructors' championship and ...
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- 77 laps in Interlagos for BMW Sauber...in a single session (sportnetwork.net)
- Abu Dhabi Preview: the Final race for BMW Sauber... (sportnetwork.net)
Nick Heidfeld had an emotional last few laps with BMW Sauber on Sunday, but a post-race gesture by the team's founder might have cheered him up...
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- Flagworld.com >> News » Blog Archive » Emotional Heidfeld given F1 ... (blogsearch.google.com)
Maybe Renault should have thought of this a few weeks ago as a way to get Kimi on board?
Autosport is reporting today that Robert Kubica’s maiden race with his new team, Renault, likely will happen later this month—at the Rally du Var:
Kubica is a long-time supporter of rallying—even running his own Skoda Fabia WRC for private testing—and has been linked to an entry in a Clio R3 rally car for the final round of the French Rally Championship...
From bleacherreport.com
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- Robert Kubica Goes To Renault F1 (jalopnik.com)
- Robert Kubica Q&A: I'm happy my future lies with Renault (formula1.com)
- Best looking race car ever (feedburner.com)
Pouring rain, thunder and spectacular lightning: Qualifying for the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix was held in extreme weather conditions. While Nick Heidfeld was on the losing side of Sao Paulo's weather gamble and finished 19th, Robert Kubica secured eighth in what was a true marathon qualifying session.
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- Robert Kubica (search.msn.com)
- Heidfeld frustrated with modest 'image' (search.msn.com)
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Base:
Munich, Germany / Hinwil, Switzerland
Drivers:
N Heidfeld
R Kubica
Test Drivers:
T Glock
S Vettel
Chassis:
F1.07
Engine:
BMW P86/7
Tyres:
Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:
1993
World Championships:
0
Highest race finish:
3 (x8)
Pole Positions:
0
Fastest Laps:
0





2005
In June, Peter Sauber announces he is to step down as team principal after negotatiating takeover by BMW for 2006.
2004
Major wind tunnel investment pays off handsomely with impressively consistent season. Score points in 12 races to finish a lonely sixth in the constructors' table. Sign former champion Jacques Villeneuve for 2005.
2003
Difficult season, scoring points at only five races, usually in wet conditions. Best result at Indianapolis, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third and Nick Heidfeld fifth. US race also sees team lead a Grand Prix for the first time. Both drivers dropped for 2004. Finish sixth in constructors' championship.
2002
11 points is enough to give Sauber fifth place in the Constructors' Championship. The best result of the season is fourth and fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix.
2001
The team's best ever season with fourth place in the Constructors' Championship.
2000
Sauber finishes eighth in the Constructors' Championship with only six points. The highest finishes were two fifth places in Germany and Monaco. Both cars are withdrawn from the Brazilian Grand Prix after spectacular rear wing failures.
1997
The team's best performance of the season is Herbert's third in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
1996
Johnny Herbert finishes third for the team at the Monaco Grand Prix, team mate Frentzen taking fourth place. The team finishes seventh in the Constructors' Championship.
1995
The team achieves its first podium as Heinz-Harald Frentzen finishes third at Monza.
1993
The Sauber team manages a scoring finish in its first Grand Prix with J. J. Lehto taking fifth in South Africa. The team end the season sixth in the Constructors' Championship with 12 points.
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R Kubica
S Vettel
| 2006 | Recover from early reliability problems to finish a well-deserved fifth in standings in first campaign under BMW control. Part company with Jacques Villeneuve mid season, with replacement Robert Kubica scoring podium in Italy to match that achieved by team mate Nick Heidfeld in Hungary. |

