BMW has ruled out returning to formula one in the “medium term”.
“There are currently no plans,” said the German carmaker’s motor sport director Jens Marquardt, whose predecessor was the well-known F1 figure Mario Theissen.
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Tag Archive: Mario Theissen
Sep 04
BMW rules out F1 in ‘medium term’
Apr 09
Sauber names Kaltenborn as future successor
Monisha Kaltenborn will become F1′s first ever female team boss.
That is the revelation of Peter Sauber, who at the age of 68 has hinted he might call it a day before his 70th birthday. Indian Kaltenborn, 41, is already Hinwil based Sauber’s chief executive, while Peter Sauber remains the team principal.
Sep 05
BMW insists ‘no comment’ on Heidfeld/DTM rumours
“We have always said we would look first at the drivers from our own programme” – Jens Marquardt
BMW’s motor sport boss has refused to comment on speculation Nick Heidfeld could move from formula one to the DTM series next year. German Heidfeld, 34, was appointed as injured Robert Kubica’s replacement for 2011, but Renault has now dumped him in favour of Bruno Senna.
Dec 20
Briatore to sink yacht in Bernie’s Christmas card (+photo)
Bernie Ecclestone’s mischievous sense of humour has returned yet again in the latest edition of his personalised annual Christmas card
In 2007, the F1 chief executive poked fun at the McLaren-Ferrari spy scandal, depicting a nervous Ron Dennis being handed a gift-wrapped present by former chief designer Mike Coughlan.
Dec 06
BMW Motorsport presents 2010 programme
Focus on production car racing, continuation of junior promotion.
Having bid farewell to Formula One, BMW will intensify its involvement in GT and touring car racing in the forthcoming year. The company released details of its 2010 motorsport programme on Saturday at the BMW Sports Trophy Award Ceremony in Munich (DE). The BMW M3 GT2 will see action in selected GT races, primarily the 24-hour classics.
Nov 01
Ecclestone ‘sure’ Sauber solution can be found
Bernie Ecclestone sounds confident a solution will be found
To allow the newly Qadbak-owned Sauber team to take its place on the 2010 grid. Although founded by Peter Sauber in 1993 and racing constantly in formula one ever since, the Hinwil based team’s owner BMW is pulling out, and the available team places have been taken up by Lotus, Manor, USF1 and Campos.
Oct 06
Also Campos objects to 14th 2010 team entry
“We will ask the FIA to give us clarity as soon as possible” -Mario Theissen
Williams may not be the only team holding back its support for a confirmed 14th team entry for BMW-Sauber. It has emerged that Williams has inserted its veto to expanding the 2010 grid from 13 entries, and now the Swiss newspaper Blick reports that the new Spanish outfit Campos also objects to allowing a 14th team.
Oct 01
BMW engines fall off truck at Suzuka
A transport container carrying eight BMW formula one engines has been dropped at the Suzuka circuit
Auto Motor und Sport magazine reports that the engines were to be used in Friday practice by Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, as well as being potential replacement units in the event of engine failures.
Mario Theissen has played down the negative speculation that is circulating about the BMW-Sauber team’s new owner Qadbak. 
Sep 10
Liechtenstein firm linked with Sauber buyout
“I cannot leave my team in a difficult moment.” -Rampf
Following the links with Malaysian and Indian investors, yet more possible saviours of the BMW-Sauber team have now emerged. Germany’s Sport Bild mentioned Kaiser Ritter, a Liechtenstein wealth management firm, whose chief Fritz Kaiser co-owned the Hinwil based outfit until 1999.
Sep 03
‘Silly season’ overdrive as driver market churns
The media are filled with rumours about the constitution of the 2010 championship
With just five races left to run in 2009, the so-called driver market ‘silly season’ for next year has shifted into high gear. With key names like Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen on the move, vacant cockpits at McLaren and Renault, and teams set both to depart and join the grid, the media airwaves are filled with rumours about the constitution of the 2010 championship.
