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  • Formula BMW Europe 2nd race
    Created: Saturday, April 26, 2008
    Barcelona, 27th April 2008. Barcelona was a very good place for BMW Junior driver Adrien Tambay (FR/Eifelland Racing). He won the first two races in the 2008 Formula BMW Europe. On Saturday he finished ahead of Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational) from Barcelona and Esteban Gutierrez (MX/Josef Kaufmann Racing). On Sunday he won, Gutierrez became second and Juncadella third. The French 17-year-old scored two extra points for two pole positions. The spectators at the track saw an exciting race on Sunday. Adrien Tambay defended his lead after the start. On lap six a slight collision between Tiago Geronimi (BR/Eifelland Racing) and Jim Pla (FR/DAMS Team) caused a Safety Car Period. After the restart on lap nine Gutierrez, the 2007 Rookie Champion from Formula BMW USA, put leader Tambay, the 2007 Rookie Champion from Formula BMW Germany, under pressure. But Tambay kept his position and was happy with his two podiums. These two wins and two pole positions mean that Tambay is now leading...
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  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - Spanish GP - Race
    Created: Saturday, April 26, 2008
    Barcelona (ES). The BMW Sauber F1 Team ended up with five Championship points for Robert Kubica after an action packed Spanish Grand Prix. This means second in the Constructor’s standings ahead of McLaren Mercedes, who lost a car in a heavy accident. Initial information is that Heikki Kovalainen is ok. Nick Heidfeld had bad luck as he was forced to refuel during the subsequent safety car period. A stop and go penalty dropped him down from fifth to the back of the pack. Robert Kubica: 4th BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8 Fastest Lap: 1.22.106 min on lap 20 (4th fastest overall) “We had a very good pace during today’s race. Unfortunately I lost a position at the start. Anyway at the end our gap to the leader was only five seconds. If someone had told me that yesterday I would not have believed it. I hope Heikki is ok. When I passed the accident I saw the car in a very strange position. The FIA is making great efforts for car safety, so we have to be really thankfu...
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  • Formula BMW Europe 1st race
    Created: Friday, April 25, 2008
    Barcelona, 26th April 2008. BMW Junior driver Adrien Tambay (FR/Eifelland Racing) became the first race winner in the 2008 Formula BMW Europe by taking victory in Round 1 on Saturday in Barcelona. It was the third BMW career win for the 2007 Rookie Champion as he led the 30-car field in the 13-lap race. Starting from pole position, the French 17-year-old finished ahead of Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational) from Barcelona and Esteban Gutierrez (MX/Josef Kaufmann Racing). In an eventful race with two spectacular crashes two drivers flipped their cars. But the car proved just how safe it is and the rookies, Michael Christensen and (DK/Double R Racing) Facundo Regalia (ES/Eurointernational), escaped their accidents and were declared uninjured after being checked in the medical centre. 1st Adrien Tambay (FR/Eifelland Racing): “I am really happy about my victory. The race was more difficult then it appeared. I had too much oversteer and we have to work on it for the race on Su...
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  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - GP Spain - Qualifying
    Created: Friday, April 25, 2008
    Barcelona (ES). The BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld, qualified fourth and ninth respectively for the curtain raiser to the European season in Barcelona. Robert Kubica: BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8 Qualifying 4th, 1:22.065 min (3rd practice: 4th, 1:21.717 min) “This was a good qualifying. I am very happy as I managed to do a very quick lap in both Q2 and Q3. I am especially happy about the second qualifying session as I was second fastest thanks to using only one set of tyres. I am looking forward to tomorrow’s race, and I think our pace is good.” Nick Heidfeld: BMW Sauber F1.08-04 / BMW P86/8 Qualifying 9th, 1:22.542 min (3rd practice: 1st, 1:21.269 min) “I’m certainly not happy with P9. The first outing in top ten qualifying was reasonable, but my final lap was not good enough. It didn’t help that I had graining towards the end of the lap. I very much hope I shall have a better start tomorrow than we h...
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  • Qualifying Formula BMW Europe
    Created: Thursday, April 24, 2008
    Tambay takes pole position for debut races.   Barcelona, 25th April 2008. Adrien Tambay (FRA/Eifelland Racing) claimed his first pole position of the year in the new Formula BMW Europe. This means he has set himself up perfectly for the debut race of the season on Saturday, being in the best position to become the winner in Round 1 in Barcelona. The French 17-year old son of former Formula 1 driver Patrick Tambay was up to speed after only a few laps in qualifying. A 1min 51.172sec lap topped the times of the 30-car field in the 20-minute session. Meanwhile, local hero Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational) from Barcelona is happy about second on the grid for Race 1. David Mengesdorf (DE/Mücke Motorsport) from Munich is best rookie in sixth. Pole Setter Race 1: Adrien Tambay. “I am pretty happy about the first pole in Formula BMW Europe. The consistency of the car was perfect, and I felt I could have driven more laps at this level. In the morning during free prac...
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  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - Spanish GP - Practice
    Created: Thursday, April 24, 2008
    Barcelona (ES). The BMW Sauber F1 Team had a smooth first practice day for the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix. Drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld did their preparation work according to the planned schedule during the two 90 minute practice sessions on the Circuit de Catalunya, which was the venue for intensive testing last week. Robert Kubica: BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8 1st Practice : 4th, 1:21.568 min / 2nd Practice: 12th, 1:22.788 min “It was very important for me to do a lot of laps. I did not have the chance to prepare for this GP during last week’s test as I worked with the 2009 tyres then. However, during today’s programme we did a lot of set up changes and evaluated the tyres. We now have to look at the data and will prepare for tomorrow.” Nick Heidfeld: BMW Sauber F1.08-04 / BMW P86/8 1st Practice : 9th, 1:22.278 min / 2nd Practice: 13th, 1:23.130 min “From my point of view this first day of practice was okay. We had...
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  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - Spanish GP - Preview
    Created: Thursday, April 17, 2008
    Munich/Hinwil, 18th April 2008. The BMW Sauber F1 Team has barely embarked on its third season and is already heading for its first Formula One grand prix as the leader of the constructors’ championship. In the first three World Championship races of the 2008 season, the team was on the podium each time (two second places and a third), had its first pole position (Robert Kubica/Bahrain) and set its first fastest race lap (Nick Heidfeld/Malaysia). With 30 points, the BMW Sauber F1 Team is one ahead of Ferrari and two of McLaren Mercedes. During the brief spring break all the teams have been upgrading their cars in preparation for the European curtain-raiser in Barcelona on 27th April. The Spanish Grand Prix on the impressive, but unforgiving, Circuit de Catalunya could prompt a reappraisal of where the teams stand relative to one another. Nick Heidfeld: “The Spanish Grand Prix has its own special ambience because the stands are now regularly packed to the rafters. The ...
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  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - Bahrain GP - Race
    Created: Saturday, April 05, 2008
    Sakhir (BH). After the first three fly-away races of the season the BMW Sauber F1 Team returns to Europe leading the championship. Robert Kubica, who claimed the first pole position for the team on Saturday, and Nick Heidfeld were third and fourth respectively at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team celebrated its third consecutive podium and, for the first time in its young history, took the lead in the standings, although the gap is only one point. Robert Kubica: 3rd BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8 Fastest Lap: 1.33.775 min on lap 55 (5th fastest overall) “I am happy with the result. This is my second consecutive podium and the team is leading the constructors’ championship. Unfortunately I had massive wheel spin at the start and hit some debris in the first corner of the second lap. When I drove through the oil I was sure I had punctured my tyre as at that point I didn’t have the information about the oil. But this was a great day for the team. I am now looking ...
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  • Priaulx scores sole point for BMW in difficult Mexican WTCC races.
    Created: Saturday, April 05, 2008
    In two difficult FIA World Touring Car Championship rounds in Puebla (MX), the BMW national team drivers had to make do with scoring just one point. It was BMW Team UK’s Andy Priaulx (GB), who managed to walk away from Mexico with a point in the bag by finishing eighth in the afternoon race at the “Autódromo Miguel E. Abed“. SEAT’s Jordi Gené (ES) and Tiago Monteiro (PT) secured the race wins at the 3.240-kilometre track. Thus Mexico remains an unloved territory for BMW. In the six WTCC rounds held to date in Puebla, the manufacturer has only managed to celebrate one podium finish, back in 2005. In the Drivers’ Championship, Priaulx remains the best-placed BMW driver, having 14 points under his belt. The reigning champion ranks fifth, 12 points behind new championship leader Rickard Rydell (SE/SEAT). In the Manufacturers’ Championship, BMW holds second place behind SEAT, with a points’ tally of 40. Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK): ...
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  • Bahrain Grand Prix – Qualifying
    Created: Friday, April 04, 2008
    Sakhir (BH). The Pole is on pole - the BMW Sauber F1 Team celebrates its first fastest time in qualifying. Robert Kubica was quickest in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. It is the 38th Grand Prix for the team and the 25th for Kubica. Team mate, Nick Heidfeld, was sixth. Robert Kubica: BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8 Qualifying 1st, 1.33.096 min (3rd practice: 7th, 1.33.024 min) “I am very happy. I missed the chance to take pole position in Australia, but this time it worked out well. My first run in Q3 was quite good, but I made a small mistake in the first corner. The second run was better, although I again made a small mistake in corner 9. We knew before the season that the car was good due to the results of the computer simulation and the wind tunnel work. Finally it has paid off that we never gave up working hard. I want to thank the entire team who have worked so hard over the last months. We will now study the data and prepare for tomorrow. A long race lies ahe...
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  • Farfus fastest BMW driver in Mexican WTCC qualifying.
    Created: Friday, April 04, 2008
    Augusto Farfus (BR) of BMW Team Germany secured sixth place on the grid for the third round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the “Autódromo Miguel E. Abed” in Puebla-Amozoc (MX), the 24-year-old recorded the sixth-fastest time in the dying seconds of the qualifying session, setting a time of 1:41.583 minutes. Due to a penalty for Chevrolet’s Robert Huff (GB), he gained another grid position. Farfus was the only BMW national team driver who succeeded in making it into the top-ten. SEAT driver Jordi Gené (ES) clocked a 1:40.808-minute lap and claimed pole position for the first of Sunday’s two sprint races. “As we expected, it was a truly difficult qualifying,” said Farfus after the session. “But I’m more than happy with sixth place. We knew that it would be very difficult to fight against the front-wheel drive cars. A big thank you goes to my team. Following the practice sessions, everyone worked extremely hard,...
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  • BMW Sauber F1 Team - Bahrain GP - Practice
    Created: Thursday, April 03, 2008
    Sakhir (BH). It was a trouble free Friday for the BMW Sauber F1 Team in the desert. Just as the team had planned, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld used the first two practice sessions to prepare for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Robert Kubica: BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8 1st Practice : 7th, 1.33.333 min / 2nd Practice: 5th, 1.32.915 min “I am happy with today’s work. We managed to do quite a lot of laps and worked on the aerodynamic set-up of the F1.08. We consistently improved the car’s balance. All in all, it was a very productive day.” Nick Heidfeld: BMW Sauber F1.08-04 / BMW P86/8 1st Practice : 14th, 1.34.106 min / 2nd Practice: 17th, 1.34.023 min “We have completed our programme as planned and had no technical issues at all. Sand isn't a problem either. For the long runs I'm already quite happy with the balance of the car, but I have some problems with its balance when it comes to doing a single fast lap. We will now look at the data a...
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