Sauber Bmw F1 2008
The BMW Sauber F1.08 (also known as Sauber C27) was the Formula One racing car with which the BMW Sauber team competed in the 2008 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Willy Rampf, Walter Reidl, Christoph Zimmermann and Willem Toet with the powertrain being designed by Markus Duesmann. As of 2025, the F1.08's win at the Canadian Grand Prix is the only time that a car.
The BMW Sauber F1 Team took delivery of the fastest car in the BMW range at BMW Welt in Munich. The team was presented with the BMW Sauber F1.08 against the futuristic backdrop of the brand's new vehicle delivery center. The presentation, which took place before an audience of several hundred media representatives from around the world, included a spectacular cameo from Nick Heidfeld.
As the. The BMW Sauber F1.08 was a car that the BMW Sauber team competed in the 2008 Formula One season. It was driven by Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica.
Like its predecessor, the F1.08 was more competitive, scoring a pole position, two fastest laps, 11 podiums and a win in Canada, which was Robert Kubica and the team's only Formula One victory to date. The team finished third in the Constructors. Sauber's F1 car for 2008 Technical specifications Sauber F1.08 F1 car Chassis: carbon-fibre monocoque Suspension: upper and lower wishbones (front and rear), inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods (Sachs Race Engineering) Brakes: six-piston brake callipers (Brembo), carbon pads and discs (Brembo, Carbone Industrie).
The BMW Sauber F1.08 celebrated its global public presentation in Munich on 14th January 2008. "The data which the F1.08 has delivered ahead of its roll-out is extremely promising," says Rampf. "And the development work will continue full speed ahead up to the start of the new season.
We have. 2008 BMW Sauber F1.08: 6-shot gallery, full history and specifications. In a Formula One season full of surprises, the BMW Sauber F1 Team was a model of consistency.
As if setting out to reinforce the popular stereotypes of German thoroughness and Swiss precision, the young team swept through 2008 without a single technical retirement and notched up by far the most race laps and fastest pit stops of any team. The BMW Sauber F1.08 racers were not only reliable. BMW Sauber F1 Team In 2005 BMW officially purchased the team and raced under the name BMW Sauber F1 Team from 2006.
The BMW Sauber F1 Team was consistently the third-strongest team in 2007 and finished the season in second place in the standings following the exclusion of McLaren Mercedes from the Constructors' World Championship. The team completed its debut season of 2006 in fifth place in the World Championship. For BMW Sauber Technical Director Willy Rampf, the philosophy behind the race car for the 2008 season boils down to what he calls "evolutionary new development".
In other words, last year's car already provided the engineers with a sound basis for the BMW Sauber F1.08, and they did not have to spend time correcting faults. Instead they were able to use knowledge gained over the course of.