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  • HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE
    Created: Saturday, July 30, 2005
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 34-35 °C, Track 44-47°C Budapest (HUN) On an extraordinarily hot day at the Hungaroring, both the BMW WilliamsF1 team drivers made the best out of their race and scored some valuable points. Nick Heidfeld finished 6th and Mark Webber 7th having started 12th and 16th respectively.Nick Heidfeld: 6th Best time: 1:22.053 (lap 53, 6th overall)Chassis: FW27 03 / BMW P84/5 Engine: 1st GPThe initial start was poor, a lot of cars went by but I made a good move under braking into the first two corners and gained a lot of positions there. After that I had big problems in the first stint. I had to turn down the engine power to the lowest settings we had because our temperatures increased after my car picked up some debris from the track. The balance of the car wasn't perfect but still quite good. I caught Button up after the 2nd stop but it is too difficult to pass here. Overall I am very happy with today's result, especially because I have collected some poi...
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  • FORMULA BMW USA - ROUNDS 9 & 10 - BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK - PREVIEW
    Created: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
    Formula BMW USA begins the second-half of its 2005 season at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 28-31. A new circuit for the series, the twisting 2.3-miles of Barber Motorsports Park will be quickly followed by Formula BMW USA's second visit to the streets of Denver, Colorado for the Aug. 11-14 Denver Grand Prix. These two weekends are sure to prove critical in the hopes of the Formula BMW USA drivers with a chance at the Overall and Rookie crowns before the final weekend of the season at Road Atlanta on Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. Three BMW Junior drivers, Kevin Lacroix, of St-Eustache, Quebec; Frenchman Richard Philippe, of Key Biscayne, Florida; and Robert Wickens, of Etobicoke, Ontario, stand in the top-three of both the Overall and Rookie Championships, sharing seven of eight wins to-date among themselves.Lacroix, 16, has led the Overall points since his opening victory in Round 1 and has two additional wins in his column, but three finishes out of the points means he ...
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  • GERMAN GRAND PRIX - RACE
    Created: Sunday, July 24, 2005
    Weather: Overcast. Temp: Air 24 °C, Track 29-30°C Hockenheim (GER) In spite of their encouraging starting positions, neither of the BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers collected any points today. Nick Heidfeld finished just outside the top ten whereas the race of team-mate Mark Webber was compromised right after the start due to another car hitting his FW27 at the first corner.Nick Heidfeld: 11th Best time: 1:16.607 (lap 10, 13th overall)Chassis: FW27 03 (T-Car FW27 06) / BMW P84/5 Engine: 2. GPI had a good start, making up two positions. In the beginning it was not bad and I could clearly keep the pace of Michael Schumacher and Button who were both just in front of me. I was unlucky after the pit-stop, just falling behind some two-stoppers and I couldn't go at my own pace anymore. I actually think the biggest problem was that at the end of the first stint something in the rear of the car changed and affected the balance. I was never able to do the lap times after that. Towards the end...
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  • JEREZ TEST
    Created: Sunday, July 17, 2005
    The BMW WilliamsF1 Team concluded their three day test in Jerez with a number of positive developments, finding some resolutions to the technical issues which have compromised the team's technical performance at the last two Grands Prix. Together with some resolutions, the team has also validated some new aero components due for introduction at HockenheimOver the three days, Heidfeld, Pizzonia and Rosberg completed 236 laps, a total of just over 1,045 kms. The team's next test will take place in Monza, after the Turkish Grand Prix and at the end of the August testing ban. The three day test will commence on 24th August. Sam Michael (Technical Director, WilliamsF1)"Today we continued testing using the FW27A (V10 engine) chassis which Nick ran all day. Antonio finished the FW27B (V8 engine) programme early yesterday. Nick spent the whole day working on mechanical and aerodynamic set-ups which included some quite different spring and roll bar settings. It has been a productive test o...
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  • GERMAN GRAND PRIX, JULY 22-24, 2005 - PREVIEW
    Created: Thursday, July 14, 2005
    After a constructive test in Jerez this week, during which the MKII bodywork was put through its paces, the team head to Germany with a range of modifications intended to improve competitive performance. Having won nine races at the Hockenheimring, the last of which was achieved in 2003, the team is looking to deliver a stronger result at BMW's home race. The German Grand Prix at Hockenheim will be the 12th round of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship season and the penultimate race of July's gruelling schedule of back to backs.Nick Heidfeld:"I am, of course, looking forward to racing at Hockenheim as it is one of two home races for me. At the moment, we are not looking strong in terms of speed, which has been clear in the last two races. I am confident though that we will improve our situation after testing in Jerez so I will be able to put on a good show in front of the home fans.I find the unique atmosphere in Hockenheim very special, it feels a bit like the atmosphere ...
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  • BRITISH GRAND PRIX - RACE
    Created: Sunday, July 10, 2005
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 20-21 °C, Track 30-31°C Silverstone (GBR) Despite not enjoying their usual competitive form, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team made the best of their competitiveness to hold off a sustained challenge from Red Bull & Sauber to finish the race just outside of the top ten in 11th and 12th place. The team expects to return to form at BMW's home race in Hockenheim in a fortnight following an intensive test of the new aerodynamic developments in Spain this week.Mark Webber: 11th Best time: 1:23.291 (lap 16, 15th overall)Chassis: FW27 05 / BMW P84/5 engine 1st GP If you are starting from 11th position it is usually difficult to score a strong result unless you have a fast car. It was very hard for us today as circumstances were similar to Magny-Cours. We didn't have much of a chance quite simply because the car was not quick enough. There's a lot of work ahead of us and we need to get back to form, and do so quickly.Nick Heidfeld: 12th Best time: 1:23.360 (lap...
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  • FRENCH GRAND PRIX - RACE
    Created: Monday, July 04, 2005
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 30-32 °C, Track 50-51°C Magny-Cours (FRA) The BMW WillismF1 team drivers Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld finished in 12th and 14th position respectively in today's 70-lap race, after both the cars experienced some technical problems. The team will now work to analyse and understand the reason of these in order to improve their performance for the next Grand Prix at Silverstone next weekend.Mark Webber: 12th Best time: 1:18,395 (lap 17, 15th overall)Chassis: FW27 05 / BMW P84/5 engine 2nd GP My race was hampered today by a huge problem I had with heat in the cockpit area. It became so intense that I had to ask for some water to be poured in around my seat at the pit-stops. It was very uncomfortable to race in that condition and as a result, I now have a large raw burn on my right hip which the doctor has treated. The race itself was difficult, because after starting from poor grid position, we were struggling at the back of the pack. We have a lot of...
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  • BRITISH GRAND PRIX, JULY 8 - 10, 2005 - PREVIEW
    Created: Monday, July 04, 2005
    Hot off the heels of the French Grand Prix, the teams head to Silverstone circuit, in the UK, this week for round eleven of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, the British Grand Prix. The race remains a firm favourite on the calendar for WilliamsF1, the Northamptonshire track being the location of Frank Williams' first Formula One victory in 1979, as well as the team's 100th GP win in 1997. Located near WilliamsF1's factory in Grove, next weekend's race is also one of the only opportunities for many of the team to witness their cars in action. Silverstone is a true racer's circuit, one that demands courage from the drivers and precision set-up from the cars. With even further developments for the FW27 chassis to be introduced at the British Grand Prix, the team hopes to reproduce its previous successes at Silverstone while providing the fans with some great entertainment at the home of British motor racing. Nick Heidfeld:"Like Barcelona, Silverstone is well known by all t...
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  • BMW TEAM PTG M3s FINISH 1-2 IN BRUMOS PORSCHE 250
    Created: Thursday, June 30, 2005
    Hand and Marks Score 50th Win for M3 Racing Program, Auberlen and Milner Second Daytona Beach, Fla. - June 30, 2005... Joey Hand and Justin Marks, driving the No. 16 BMW Team PTG F1 Air M3 led a 1-2 BMW M3 GT-class finish in tonight's Brumos Porsche 250 to score the team's fourth win of the season and the 50th victory of BMW of North America's M3 racing program. Having to start at the rear of the 28-car GT field because of an engine change, they completed 67 laps of Daytona International Speedway's road course in the two-hour-and-forty-five-minute contest, finishing four seconds ahead of the No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3 of Bill Auberlen and Tom Milner.The No. 17 BMW Team PTG F1 Air M3 of Kelly Collins and RJ Valentine finished eighth, completing 66 laps. The No. 22 BMW Team PTG M3 of Chris Gleason and Ian James was involved in an accident and did not finish.The win consolidates BMW's second place position in Manufacturer points, moving seven points closer to first. Hand and Marks move to thi...
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