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  • BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - GP CANADA - RACE
    Created: Sunday, June 25, 2006 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Weather: sunny and dry, 29-31°C air, 47-49°C track Montreal (CAN). With Nick Heidfeld finishing seventh in the Canadian Grand Prix, the BMW Sauber F1 Team collected two more championship points. Jacques Villeneuve in 8th was on course for one point, but then with 10 laps to go at his home race he slid into the wall. Nick Heidfeld: 7th BMW Sauber F1.06-04/BMW P86 Fastest Lap: 1:17.454 min on lap 52 (7th fastest overall) The start was very good again. Unfortunately in the first corner I got stuck in traffic and had to get off the throttle, but in the second corner I was able to overtake two cars. I was then stuck in traffic behind Felipe Massa and Jacques and there was a lot of rubber and dirt off the racing line, which caused problems for a lot of drivers. The second pit stop worked very well and the out lap was good, so I gained a position. At the end of the race I was faster than Jarno Trulli, but after the Safety Car period I had a problem getting the tyres up to temperature ...
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  • JACAQUES VILLENEUVE DISCOVERS HIS PASSION FOR BMW MOTORRAD
    Created: Thursday, June 08, 2006 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    On the new BMW K 1200 R through Monte Carlo: Jacques Villeneuve discovers his passion for BMW Motorrad Munich. Jacques Villeneuve was provided with a new BMW K 1200 R by BMW Motorrad during the Formula 1 weekend in Monte Carlo. Although the experienced BMW Sauber F1 Team driver usually opts for PS power on four wheels, the BMW K 1200 R made him discover a love of BMW motorcycles too. The 35-year-old Canadian was particularly impressed by the power and conceptual strength of this purist high-performance roadster. "The first impression was of course the sheer power. The machine is amazingly fast but smooth at the same time. You feel safe, everything is well thought out." The former World Champion was also enthusiastic about the handling of the BMW K 1200 R: "Although it's a big bike, you get around in city traffic very easily and it's easy to handle on winding roads - it's just like riding a very light bike." So it was hardly surprising that Villeneuve got on his new ...
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  • WTCC - ROUNDS 7 & 8 - OSCHERSLEBEN - QUALIFYING
    Created: Monday, June 05, 2006 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 7 and 8 - 03rd/04th June 2006 - Qualifying BMW driver Priaulx takes second pole of the year in qualifying thriller. Oschersleben (Germany), 03rd June 2006. In a gripping qualifying session, Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK clinched pole position for the seventh round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in the "Motorsport Arena Oschersleben". The 31-year-old set a time of 1:35.661 minutes, thus relegating SEAT's James Thompson (GBR) and Rickard Rydell (SWE) to second and third place respectively. BMW Team Germany's Dirk Müller (GER) was the second-fastest driver of the BMW national teams, posting a lap time of 1:36.335 minutes. Conditions at the 3.67 kilometre track in the "Magdeburger Börde" were changeable. Just like a fortnight ago at Brands Hatch, the drivers started qualifying on wet tyres. However, over the course of the 30-minute session, the track dried out. As a consequence, lap ti...
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  • WTCC - Rounds 7 & 8 - Oschersleben - Race
    Created: Monday, June 05, 2006 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 7 and 8 - 03rd/04th June 2006 - Race Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller win for BMW at Oschersleben home event. Oschersleben (Germany), 04th June 2006. Andy Priaulx (GBR) and Jörg Müller (GER) have won rounds seven and eight of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). At the BMW home event at the "Motorsport Arena Oschersleben", Priaulx and his BMW Team UK celebrated victory in the first race in front of 34 000 spectators. The 31-year-old relegated BMW Team Germany's Dirk Müller (GER) and SEAT driver Rickard Rydell (SWE) to second and third place, respectively. Jörg Müller, who is also driving for BMW Team Germany, benefited from the reversed grid in the second race of the day and claimed his first win of the season after starting from second. He was joined on the podium by Augusto Farfus (BRA) and third-placed Dirk Müller, who was the most successful driver of the weekend. Priaulx m...
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