BMW Sauber Formula 1

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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Certina DS Action Chrono Robert Kubica The new Certina DS Action Chrono Robert Kubica Watch highlights the collaboration between Certina and the exceptional BMW Sauber F1 team driver. Certina has chosen to honor their F1 racetrack ambassador by creating this magnificent wristwatch. The limited edition chronograph (4000 pieces) is aimed at F1 fans and buffs everywhere. The stainless steel case measures 42.5mm and has a sapphire crystal which is water resistant to 200 meters. The caseback is engraved with Robert Kubica’s signature, the serial number, and the Certina logo. The movement is the Swiss quartz ETA caliber G10.211. The DS Action Chrono Robert Kubica ... Read Full Story
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Renault announced on Wednesday that Poland's Robert Kubica was joining the Formula One team in 2010 to replace Ferrari-bound Fernando Alonso. A statement from the French team described the BMW Sauber driver 24-year-old as "one of the most talented drivers in Formula One who has already proved his skill and his ability to win races." "I'm very happy I will be joining Renault in the 2010 season," said Kubica. "I already enjoy privileged relations with the team having won the World Series by Renault in 2005. "That victory gave me the opportunity to test for Renault in Barcelona which then enabled me to get ... Read Full Story
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Formula One team BMW Sauber has been bought by Swiss firm Qadback Investments Ltd for around 80 million euros (116.8 million US dollars). The agreement was signed on Tuesday and the team will continue to be based in Hiwil, Switzerland, with engines provided by Ferrari. There is no news whether BWM Sauber's current drivers Nick Heidfeld of Germany or Robert Kubica from Poland will continue racing for the new team. The German company had revealed earlier this year that it will quit Formula One at the end of the season, and had been in talks with interested parties. Tuesday's news coincides with the announcement ... Read Full Story
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Franck Montagny believes that he could find his way back into the Renault team, possibly as team-mate to Robert Kubica, at the refreshed outfit ahead of next season. The Frenchman tested for the Enstone squad between 2003 and 2005 and is now yet to race in F1 since doing so for a limited period of time in 2006. Read Full Story
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Robert Kubica’s first motorsport appearance for Renault did not end as he would have hoped when crashing out of the Taormina-Messina rally at the weekend. The Pole, who was driving a DP Motorsports-prepared Renault Clio R3, was leading his class before the incident took place. Read Full Story
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Swiss-based foundation Qadbak Investments Ltd. will buy the BMW Sauber Formula One team under an agreement signed Tuesday. BMW AG gave no financial details of the sale, but said that the foundation "represents the interests of certain Middle East and European-based families." It did not elaborate but said that Qadbak's interest in the Hinwil, Switzerland-based team will be represented by a Swiss national, Lionel Fischer. BMW announced earlier this year that it was pulling out of the sport in 2010. Earlier Tuesday, Formula One's governing body turned down an application from BMW Sauber for a place on the grid next season — noting that ... Read Full Story
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BMW is pulling out of Formula One at the end of this season, the second car maker to leave the series within a year. The company announced the decision at a news conference Wednesday, saying it wanted to use the significant F1 budget in other areas. It will remain involved in other forms of motor sport. Since entering F1 as a team by taking over the Sauber team ahead of the 2006 season — it had previously acted as an engine supplier — BMW had posted just one race win, at last year's Canadian Grand Prix. Touted as a championship contender for the 2009 ... Read Full Story
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To say that BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld endured a difficult 2009 would be something of an understatement. Not only did he score less than a third of the points he clinched the previous year, he also received the shock news that BMW were to withdraw from Formula One racing at the end of the season. With Sauber's place on the grid still uncertain, despite BMW finding new owners for the team, Heidfeld is now hoping his depth of experience will...  
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Filed under: Motorsports The principle of Occam's Razor states that, all things being equal, the simplest explanation is usually the right one. So it stands to reason that the driver who wins the championship must be the best, right? Well, that's assuming all things are equal, and of course in reality they seldom are. After a hard-fought season, Autosport magazine asked each of the team principals in Formula One to anonymously rank who they...  
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Fresh from his first experience of rallying a Renault car at last weekend's Rally Taormina-Messina in Sicily, Robert Kubica has confirmed he will be back behind the wheel of his Clio Sport R3 Maxi at the Rallye du Var in France later this month. Kubica, who will race for Renault's Formula One team next year, said he will be using the event, the final round of the French Championship and the Clio R3 West European Trophy, to build on his...  
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Filed under: Motorsports, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Rumormill Say it ain't so, Schu! The Daily Telegraph is reporting that seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher is close to signing on with the newly formed Mercedes Formula 1 team. Mercedes is the new name of the former Brawn GP team, the current Constructors Champion. After a stellar rookie season that saw this former Honda team clinch not just the Constructors Championship, but also the...  
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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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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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Both BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers qualified under the top ten for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Robert Kubica will start from seventh place on the grid at the "Yas Marina Circuit", while team-mate Nick Heidfeld ended qualifying in eighth place.  
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BMW Sauber
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
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.
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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