All Posts Tagged With: "BMW"
Meet The Cars: Sauber C29
Having only just managed to get on the 2010 Formula One grid, Peter Sauber once again returns to the sport he so dearly loves with his old team, again under his control after a brief soiree with German motor manufacturer BMW. Sauber never completely left his team and was retained by BMW as an advisor, [...]
Sauber Secure Entry, Renault Discuss Future, Toyota Negotiate Settlement
Peter Sauber, who recently bought back his old team from BMW, has been granted the final entry for the 2010 Formula One season. The news ends months of speculation after BMW decided to withdraw earlier in the year. A deal with Qadbak fell through and the future of the team appeared to be in jeopardy. [...]
Toyota Withdraw From Formula One With Immediate Effect
In a press conference held earlier this morning in Tokyo, Toyota announced it is to withdraw its participation in Formula One with immediate effect. The news comes after much speculation all year that the Japanese marque could be another to succumb to the economic crisis, similar in vein to Honda and BMW. Although not necessarily [...]
BMW Fail To Find Buyer In Time: Concorde Not Signed
When BMW announced to the world they would be withdrawing from Formula One at the end of 2009, the Swiss-German squad had the option to either find a buyer for the team or close down the operation. The FIA apparently gave the motoring manufacturer a week to to sign the new Concorde Agreement, which meant [...]
BMW Withdraw From Formula One From 2010 Onwards
The shock decision made by the BMW board that the Formula One operation would be withdrawn from the championship from 2010 onwards has sent further shockwaves through the sport, following on from Honda’s withdrawal late last year. The news comes after a disappointing season for the Hinwil squad, and will have ramifications on the driver [...]
BMW Abandon KERS For Good: Isn’t It Now Formula One’s Turn?
Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems were introduced this year as a way of making the sport of Formula One greener, more applicable to every-day motorists and to add to the spectacle of the sport through the re-distribution of the saved energy. However, few teams have adopted the technology and those that have are slowly ceasing its [...]
BMW Drop KERS To Focus On Aero Upgrades
Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of updates; I’ve come down with the only thing that is worse than Swine Flu – Man Flu. Oh okay, it’s just a cold, but I’m allowed to exaggerate! But in order to start feeling better, I need to convince myself I am feeling better, so on with [...]
Bahrain 2009: BMW Rue First Corner Incidents
BMW have endured a miserable Bahrain Grand Prix, qualifying in thirteenth and fourteenth and spending the vast majority of the race running around at the back. It is the second race in succession that the Swiss-German squad have failed to score any points, and with the shift in domination leaning towards Brawn, Red Bull and [...]
