Racing
Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas this weekend, a reminder of how different the sport looks today compared to the early turbo era. Carbon-fiber hybrids cutting through night street lights has nothing to do with…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 22, 2025
Racing
BMW hasn’t been involved with Formula 1 since 2009, when it ended its partnership with the Sauber F1 team. However, BMW fans have been hoping for a Bavarian return to the sport ever since. Despite…
Nico DeMattia / February 6, 2023
Racing
BMW was involved in Formula 1 for nearly two decades. Their stint started as an engine supplier to Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team in 1982 but it wasn’t before 2006 that the company became an official…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 14, 2017
Racing
With Liberty Media taking over as F1’s new owner, there is a lot of hope for traditional automakers making a return to the greatest stage of automotive racing. FIA hopes carmakers not currently involved in…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 6, 2017
Racing
Building the BMW Sauber Formula One car
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: November 7, 2015
BMW Engines
In 1995, one of the greatest eras in Formula One history began — the era of the V10. The naturally aspirated V10s, that displaced no more than 3.0 liters, were some of the greatest to…
Nico DeMattia / July 25, 2015
Racing
BMW was involved in Formula One (F1) for nearly two decades. Their stint started as an engine supplier to Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team in 1982 but it wasn’t before 2006 that the company became an official…
Surya Solanki / April 13, 2015
Racing
BMW pulled out of F1 in 2009, just four years after purchasing the Sauber team and splitting with Williams. Many criticized BMW’s decision to pull out of F1, including former F1 driver Gerhard Berger who…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 6, 2012