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14th January 2008, 12:01
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BMW unveil the new F1.08 in Munich
By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde Monday, January 14th 2008, 11:17 GMT
The BMW Sauber team on Monday became the fourth Formula One squad to unveil their 2008 challenger in an event held in Munich, Germany.
The new F1.08, with which the German outfit hope to take a step forward from last season, is BMW's third Formula One car since the manufacturer took over the Sauber squad in 2005.
The car, which will do a few laps at 2pm on a special track at the BMW Welt, incorporates a low triple-plane front wing, X-wings behind the cockpit and wheel covers in the front and rear.
BMW were one of the surprises of the 2007 season, when they established themselves as the third strongest team behind Ferrari and McLaren.
The team finished in second place in the constructors' championship following McLaren's disqualification from the standings.
"We have come quite a long way in two and a half years since the new team was created," said BMW motorsport chief Mario Theissen during the launch.
"We had two strong seasons and we spent a lot of effort on the new car. The F1.08 includes everything we learned, everything we experienced in the past two years. It will be a big step forward again.
"We are very confident to turn the battle with the cars in front of us into a battle with more than two years."
Theissen believes it will be hard to score their first race win with McLaren and Ferrari proving such strong competitors.
"It will certainly be difficult because the two teams in front of us are the strongest and most experienced," he added. "They will do a big leap so we have to improve more than they will. We made good progress in the past two years I am confident we can do it again and close the gap."
The car will be raced by Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, who remain at the team for the third consecutive year.
"We think they are the best drivers," Theissen said. "I am pretty sure that they both can still improve, even this year because the car is supposed to be superior to what we had last year. We had a good relationship between the drivers and engineers.
"I see the drivers as key people of the technical team and with Nick and Robert we can be sure to make progress."
http://www.autosport.com/images/upload/1200309846.jpg
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BMW unveil the new F1.08 in Munich
By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde Monday, January 14th 2008, 11:17 GMT
The BMW Sauber team on Monday became the fourth Formula One squad to unveil their 2008 challenger in an event held in Munich, Germany.
The new F1.08, with which the German outfit hope to take a step forward from last season, is BMW's third Formula One car since the manufacturer took over the Sauber squad in 2005.
The car, which will do a few laps at 2pm on a special track at the BMW Welt, incorporates a low triple-plane front wing, X-wings behind the cockpit and wheel covers in the front and rear.
BMW were one of the surprises of the 2007 season, when they established themselves as the third strongest team behind Ferrari and McLaren.
The team finished in second place in the constructors' championship following McLaren's disqualification from the standings.
"We have come quite a long way in two and a half years since the new team was created," said BMW motorsport chief Mario Theissen during the launch.
"We had two strong seasons and we spent a lot of effort on the new car. The F1.08 includes everything we learned, everything we experienced in the past two years. It will be a big step forward again.
"We are very confident to turn the battle with the cars in front of us into a battle with more than two years."
Theissen believes it will be hard to score their first race win with McLaren and Ferrari proving such strong competitors.
"It will certainly be difficult because the two teams in front of us are the strongest and most experienced," he added. "They will do a big leap so we have to improve more than they will. We made good progress in the past two years I am confident we can do it again and close the gap."
The car will be raced by Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, who remain at the team for the third consecutive year.
"We think they are the best drivers," Theissen said. "I am pretty sure that they both can still improve, even this year because the car is supposed to be superior to what we had last year. We had a good relationship between the drivers and engineers.
"I see the drivers as key people of the technical team and with Nick and Robert we can be sure to make progress."
http://www.autosport.com/images/upload/1200309846.jpg
More pics to follow!