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From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
Pictured is Nelson Piquet driving the BMW-engined Brabham BT54 at the 1985 German Grand Prix. 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 ...
BMW iFE.21 race car driving by Maximilian Günther. BMW joined Formula E as an official manufacturer from season 5. The German performance car giant has built a brand new powertrain to be used by the Andretti team in the 2018/19 season. [9] The team's drivers for the season were António Félix da Costa and Alexander Sims.
In GTD Pro, the No. 1 BMW, which had been in the lead fight most of the race, suffered brake issues, resulting in a loose wheel and an off-track incident that put it two laps behind the no. 62 Ferrari. With the BMW losing time, the 62 Ferrari held a one lap lead over its closest competitor in the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche. [54] [55]
The Brabham BT52 was a Formula One car designed for the Brabham team by longtime Brabham designer Gordon Murray for the 1983 season. The car ran on Michelin tyres and was powered by the BMW M12/13 four-cylinder turbocharged engine, which in 1983 produced a maximum power of approximately 1,280 bhp (950 kW) in qualifying trim, detuned to around 850 bhp (630 kW) for the proper races.
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A Formula One car or F1 car is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel formula racing car used to compete in Formula One racing events. It has substantial front and rear wings, large wheels, and a turbocharged engine positioned behind the driver.
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