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  • BMW AND SAUBER - TEST IN JEREZ - DAY TWO
    Created: Sunday, December 11, 2005 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Test in Jerez December 8th - 10th 2005 Day two - Friday Weather conditions: Sunny and dry Temperatures: Air: 9-22°C, track: 9-26°C Fastest lap overall: 1:17.303 min Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes, Michelin Number of cars participating: 13 Driver on duty: Jacques Villeneuve Chassis: Sauber C24B Engine: BMW P86 V8 Test kilometres today: 381 km Number of laps today: 86 Fastest lap: 1:19.864 min (lap 86) Test programme / Remarks: In the late morning a hydraulic leak forced the car to stop, but the problem could be solved and the team was able to proceed with the programme in the afternoon. What comes next: Continuation of engine and systems testing. Jacques Villeneuve: "We had a minor technical problem today, but this is something normal with an interim car. We don't expect the car to be very fast, but our long-runs were quite good and we are happy with that. The engine ran well today, too. We - the Sauber crew and the people from BMW - were also still about getting used t...
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  • BMW AND SAUBER - TEST IN JEREZ - DAY THREE
    Created: Sunday, December 11, 2005 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Test in Jerez. December 8th - 10th 2005 Day three - Saturday Weather conditions: Sunny and dry, but windy Temperatures: Air: 10-20°C, track: 10-23°C Fastest lap overall: 1:18.752 min Jacques Villeneuve, Sauber C24B/BMW P86, Michelin Number of cars participating: 10 Driver on duty: Jacques Villeneuve Chassis: Sauber C24B Engine: BMW P86 V8 Test kilometres today: 447 km Number of laps today: 101 Fastest lap: 1:18.752 min (lap 101) Test programme / Remarks: A productive final day of testing with Jacques Villeneuve running the best lap time of the day. The Sauber C24B with the BMW P86 V8 engine worked well and without problems all day long. The engineers concentrated on a tyre test programme for Michelin and gathered more data on the BMW P86 V8. The engine ran flawlessly, and reached its mileage around noon and therefore needed to be changed. The crew continued testing later in the afternoon. What comes next:Test in Jerez from December 13 to 15....
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  • BMW AND SAUBER - JEREZ TEST - DAY ONE
    Created: Thursday, December 08, 2005 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Test in Jerez December 8th - 10th 2005 Day one - Thursday  Weather conditions: Sunny and dry Temperatures: Air: 9-21°C, track: 9-26°C Fastest lap overall: 1:18.237 min Luca Badoer, Ferrari, Bridgestone Number of cars participating: 17 Driver on duty: Jacques Villeneuve Chassis: Sauber C24B Engine: BMW P86 V8 Test kilometres today: 283 km Number of laps today: 64 Fastest lap: 1:21.684 min (lap 45) Test programme / Remarks: In the morning, during the installation lap, the engine switched off due to an oil filter problem. In the afternoon, the engineers were able to proceed with the programme. What comes next: Continuation of engine and systems testing. Jacques Villeneuve: "It's always nice to get into the car after the break. Furthermore, it was the first time for me with BMW and the V8 engine, and this was nice. Of course, it's hard to compare the V8 with the V10, but I was expecting a bigger loss of power and more vibrations. It was not too bad and actually quite nice...
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  • BMW Motorsport – 24-Hour Race Nürburgring Season Review 2005
    Created: Sunday, December 04, 2005 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    BMW M3 GTR makes history as it bows out in the Eifel. Team BMW Motorsport claimed a first in the 33rd edition of the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race: never before in the history of this endurance classic had a team managed to claim a one-two win in two consecutive years. In 2004, the Schnitzer racing team under manager Charly Lamm (GER) and in collaboration with the BMW Motorsport engineers had managed to cross the finishing line in first and second places. Then on 7th/8th May 2005, the BMW M3 GTR again proved the measure of all things in the Eifel. After 139 laps, the number 2 GT sports car with 500 bhp was first to take the chequered flag. Boris Said (USA), the final driver, rounded off the victory for himself and his three team-mates Andy Priaulx (GBR), Duncan Huisman (NLD) and Pedro Lamy (PRT). Five laps behind them the previous year’s winners from Germany – Dirk Müller, Jörg Müller and Hans-Joachim Stuck – finished the exciting event as runners-up. F...
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  • Jacques Villeneuve will line up for the BMW Sauber F1 Team
    Created: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Munich/Hinwil, 1st December 2005. It's now official: Jacques Villeneuve will line up alongside Nick Heidfeld for the BMW Sauber F1 Team in 2006. As BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen explained: "We took a close look at Jacques' performance level at the end of last season. After an extremely tough first half of the year - which showed that even a former World Champion cannot come back after a period away and be competitive from day one - he got closer and closer to his team-mate over the second half of the season. We are in no doubt that Jacques will make the BMW Sauber F1 Team stronger." "Between 1999 and 2004 I experienced first-hand the difficulties and complexities involved in setting up a new team," said Villeneuve, "but I've never been afraid of a challenge. Sauber was already a good team and now we also have the resources of BMW behind us. I will do everything I can to contribute to the success of the BMW Sauber F1 Team." Now living in Villars, S...
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