BMW to suply Sauber

By Andrew Hooper
February 23 2005

 
Sauber to use BMW engines
 

It has been announced that BMW will supply the Sauber Formula One team commencing 2006. The Swiss team will use a customer version of the BMW engine, while the BMW WilliamsF1 team will retain their works status.

Frank Williams explained BMW's decision. Williams said: "Mario was very open about it. He said: 'we are going to supply engines. I am not pleased to say, I am pleased to know it because it makes the manufacturers stronger.

"'Each manufacturer must supply two teams, and we have had two approaches – one Sauber and one other. It is not up to me to say who the other one was. And we have decided to go with Sauber'."

Williams added: "I have got no problem with that. Our deal carries on. We are still the works team."
 

 
 
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