BMW bought Swiss team Sauber in June 2005 to form the BMW Sauber F1 Team (initially BMW planned to utilize BMW F1 Team naming). The takeover came after BMW's relationship with Williams had deteriorated in the previous months, the partnership ending at the end of the 2005 season. BMW returned to the top category of endurance racing in 2024 after a long hiatus.
The company is also active in several other series, ranging from the German Touring Car Championship to the Superbike World Championship, but it's been totally absent from Formula 1 for nearly two decades. Since the 2024 season, BMW M Motorsport also competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the car. The last big victory for a BMW prototype came back in 1999, when the BMW V12 LMR won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
That car had also triumphed in the 12 Hours of Sebring in the same season. BMW M CEO Frank van Meel explains why Formula 1 isn't on the agenda and why WEC offers more real. Formula 1 teams are unveiling their look for 2024 before the start of the new season in Bahrain on 2 March.
The beginning of March means that the new Formula 1 season is upon us. Here's a look at the 10 race cars competition for glory in 2024. The 2024 Formula 1 launch season is well underway but keeping track of exactly which teams have revealed their cars can be tricky.
That's because some only reveal a livery, others debut new cars in shakedowns before official launches and some keep the car designs hidden until just before pre. F1 2024 BMW M24 Concept Augmented Reality is only available on mobile or tablet devices Supported devices: iPhone 6S+ & iPad 5+ on iOS 12+ and Android 8.0+ with ARCore 1.9 support Open this page with such a device to experience AR. Scan this code to open the model on your device, then, tap on the AR icon.
The 2024 Formula 1 season is coming in hot. Teams revealed their cars over the past couple weeks, and now that Red Bull took the wraps off its car, the entire. Red Bull reveal their 'aggressive' new RB20 car ahead of the 2024 F1 season.
With Formula 1's 2024 launches complete, take a look at brand new cars and how the teams went about revealing them.