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BMW's fortunes suddenly improved, however, at the next race in Canada, where the cool conditions suited the turbocharged engines and allowed Piquet to lead home Patrese (still in the BT49), to record BMW's first Formula One victory. For the remainder of the season, both drivers raced with the BT50, and used Murray's radical strategy of a ...
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 ...
Team principal Mario Theissen targeted the team's first Formula 1 victory for 2008. BMW Sauber started the season well with Kubica narrowly missing out on pole after a mistake in his main qualifying lap in Melbourne. He later retired after being hit by Kazuki Nakajima but Heidfeld finished second.
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.
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.
At the end of 2006, Michelin left Formula One as a tire supplier, which resulted in Waché being recruited by BMW Sauber as a performance engineer, working with tyres and suspension. [2] In 2009, BMW announced that it would leave Formula One, which resulted in Waché replacing Loïc Serra as the head of vehicle performance for Sauber. [3]
He easily won the 2022 and 2023 titles and his 2023 season was the most dominant in Formula 1 history as he won 19 of 22 races and had just one finish outside the top three.
After BMW withdrew from Formula 1, Seidl then managed BMW's DTM comeback in 2012. In 2013, Seidl joined the Porsche LMP1 squad as director of race operations and was promoted to team principal in 2014. [2] On 10 January 2019, McLaren appointed Seidl as team principal of their Formula 1 team. He started working with the team on 1 May 2019. [3]