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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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- Abu Dhabi GP: BMW Sauber race report (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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| BMW Sauber |
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. |
