BMW aims for race spec for new engine

By Andrew Hooper
September 16 2002

 

 

  
Race spec. for new engine
 
Last weekend at the Italian Grand Prix BMW was to make public the existence of an engine that, for the first time, would rev to over 19,000 rpm. This engine would help Juan Pablo Montoya to pole position for the race. Now this engine is been prepared for use not just in qualifying but also in the race.

It was announced on the BMW Motorsport web site that BMW is attempting to have this qualifying engine ready to use in the race at either the US Grand Prix in two weeks or the final race of the season in Japan.

The team will use further time on the dyno and the track in order to race ready this new engine. Dr Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director, said: "We will now try to get a racing permit for these specifications."

"This means, we will now finish with the long testing and apply it in the race. If everything goes well for the tests in the coming week, then we might put it into use at Indy. If this is not so, then we'll apply the new package in Japan."

In the race Ralf Schumacher would have an engine failure, a pneumatic valve problem, but this has not discouraged the engineers at BMW. The engine that failed was not on of the new units.

Theissen added: "After a superb qualifying, this is of course a rather disappointing race result, no doubt. Still, Monza proved to our team in Munich that all it had done showed great effects. I think this is a good basis for the last two races."
 
 
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