All Posts Tagged With: "Sauber"
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. [...]
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The shock decision made by the BMW board that the Formula One operation would be withdrawn from the championship from 2010 onwards has sent further shockwaves through the sport, following on from Honda’s withdrawal late last year.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 & Honda: Opposing Parallels?
BMW are making for interesting viewing at the moment, the former Sauber team looking to be on the verge of their maiden win and thinking slightly longer-term, on the verge of their maiden constructor’s title. But this evening, while sitting in The Blogger’s Dog, it struck me that the team have very similar experience to [...]
Formula One Factories: BMW Sauber
In a new series of posts, BlogF1 will take you on a tour of the Formula One factories. These structures are the homes of F1 teams, where the cars are designed, tested (in wind tunnels) and built. Most teams are currently situated in the UK, which might seem a little odd upon first thought. But [...]
Nick Heidfeld: A Certain Amount Of Respect
I have a certain respect for Nick Heidfeld. To be perfectly honest, I don’t really know why, but never-the-less, that small amount of respect is there. He is no faster than any other driver, he is no more intelligent nor does he possess any more charisma or flamboyance than his fellow racers. But [...]
