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The nadir of BMW's Formula One involvement thus far came at the Detroit Grand Prix, where engine reliability problems prevented Piquet from qualifying. The association between BMW and Brabham lasted from 1981 until 1987. Pictured is Nelson Piquet driving the BMW-engined Brabham BT54 at the 1985 German Grand Prix.
Benetton's first season in Formula One also came with a change in engine supply, with Toleman's Hart engines being replaced with that of a large car manufacturer, the powerful BMW M12. [5] Teo Fabi was retained as a driver and Piercarlo Ghinzani was replaced by Gerhard Berger , who joined from Arrows .
Sauber Motorsport AG, currently competing in Formula One as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, and also known simply as Kick Sauber or Sauber, is a Swiss motorsport engineering company. It was founded in 1970 (as PP Sauber AG) by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993.
BMW has a history of success in Formula One. BMW powered cars have won 20 races. In 2006 BMW took over the Sauber team and became Formula One constructors. In 2007 and 2008 the team enjoyed some success. The most recent win is a lone constructor team's victory by BMW Sauber F1 Team, on 8 June 2008, at the Canadian Grand Prix with Robert Kubica ...
On 29 July 2009 BMW Sauber announced they were withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season. They cited "current developments in motor sport" as the reason for their decision . [ 24 ] Three days later on August 1, it was announced that the FIA had signed the Concorde Agreement, thus bringing an end to the dispute.
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwam ˈpaβlo monˈtoʝa rolˈdan]; born 20 September 1975) is a Colombian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 2001 to 2006, IndyCar between 1999 and 2022, [b] and the NASCAR Cup Series between 2006 and 2024. [c] Montoya won seven Formula One Grands Prix across six seasons.
The Grenadier sports respectable street cred, pairing a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine from BMW with an eight-speed ZF gearbox. (Ratcliffe sourced the powertrain prior to forming the F1 partnership ...
On 29 July 2009, BMW announced that they would leave Formula One at the end of 2009, which made Kubica a free agent for the 2010 season. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] For the 2010 season, it was announced that he had signed for Renault F1 , the team he tested for during his junior career.