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6 Responses to “BMW finds a buyer for the Sauber Formula 1 Team”

1. Hantra says:

   September 15, 2009 at 1:12 pm

   Let me guess. . . They’re going to run Honda engines?

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2. Lance says:

   September 15, 2009 at 2:54 pm

   I don’t think the future of this Sauber team is great without the backing of a car manufacturer. I mean, who supportsBrawn GP? What is Brawn GP??? I would understand if it is something that we can relate to in everyday life on our roads such as BMW, Merc, etc…. This is defeating the whole purpose of the motorsport and these “no-name” teams add no value

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   • The Lee says:

     September 15, 2009 at 4:56 pm

     Brawn is MB-powered, and doing pretty damn well despite not having a factory backing them.

     F1 is not NASCAR. It’s not meant to convey street-driven cars (although NASCAR has long-since left its roots and began racing tube-chassis cars with composite bodies shaped like Ford Tauruses). It’s a technological test bed. It’s R&D. It’s money.

     There have been PLENTY of non-factory-backed racing teams in the history of motorsports that have done exceptionally well. I’d say the majority of the teams in professional motorsports are, in fact, not financially supported by an automaker.

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3. wazon says:

   September 17, 2009 at 11:45 am

   Sauber will survive but without BMW contribution to it. They annouced that they will switch BMW’s engines on Ferrari’s.

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4. Rumor: McLaren to split with Mercedes and buy BMW’s F1 engine division? says:

   October 3, 2009 at 11:23 pm

   [...] you recall, BMW will exit the Formula 1 championship at the end of this year and a new buyer for the Sauber team has been [...]

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5. Super Cars » Rumor: McLaren to split with Mercedes and buy BMW’s F1 engine division? says:

   October 4, 2009 at 12:07 pm

   [...] you recall, BMW will exit the Formula 1 championship at the end of this year and a new buyer for the Sauber team has been [...]

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