BMW, Ford considering F1 return

[the EDGE]

Why would BMW be back in F1? They own DTM now, and they have wings! For mirrors support.

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Because unless you are a Motor racing fanatic or German you would not know What it was or that BMW were any good at it, F1 is the ONLY world-wide highly publicised motor sport, being on news channels & newspapers all over the world

if Mercedes, Renault, Honda & others are getting good publicity out of it, it may not be long before others want in too

that was the whole idea behind the change of engine formula

after all, if you asked 100 people who mike rockenfeller & sebastian vettel were i'd bet you vettel would out number mike 100-1 on recognition

[heidenreich27]

Bmw pls comeback, I know if they make engines it will be atleast on par with mercedes.

BMW Engines are very good at Road Cars

[flyboy2160]

Stop the disrespect here. I just deleted all those posts and gave a couple of warnings.

[Pierce89]

I think with LMP1 now being closer to F1 there might be some manufacturers inclined to switch between both types of racing just as it complimemts their technical strength and the current opposition in the formula they are fighting. In total there will be more manufacturers joining LMP1 and F1. It remains to be seen which is the more attractive.
Currently LMP1 looks really hot, but that can change if Bernie gets convicted in Germany as I fully expect he will.

LMP1 is not closer to F1, as your statement would imply that F1 is ahead of LMP1.

It's not.

LMP1 has far surpassed anything F1 has to offer currently. The 6 Hours of Silverstone this weekend is going to be real eye-opening for anyone who thinks F1's hybrid systems and approach to racing currently, offers any real competition to the LMP1 cars.

Why is a six hour fuel run any better than a two hour fuel run?

[GitanesBlondes]

I think with LMP1 now being closer to F1 there might be some manufacturers inclined to switch between both types of racing just as it complimemts their technical strength and the current opposition in the formula they are fighting. In total there will be more manufacturers joining LMP1 and F1. It remains to be seen which is the more attractive.
Currently LMP1 looks really hot, but that can change if Bernie gets convicted in Germany as I fully expect he will.

LMP1 is not closer to F1, as your statement would imply that F1 is ahead of LMP1.

It's not.

LMP1 has far surpassed anything F1 has to offer currently. The 6 Hours of Silverstone this weekend is going to be real eye-opening for anyone who thinks F1's hybrid systems and approach to racing currently, offers any real competition to the LMP1 cars.

Why is a six hour fuel run any better than a two hour fuel run?

Have you watched any WEC/24 Hours of Le Mans events recently?

They have refueling, and the races have turned into sprint races. Le Mans alone is fantastic when you consider these guys are on the limit lap after lap over 24 hours. When's the last time you saw F1 cars being pushed hard?

[calvarez]

Forgive my ignorance… is really that hard to take any of those successfully & approved V6 engines know-how and experience from BMW and Ford to create good F1 engines?

It’s not something as Judd did in the past?

[xpensive]

Forgive my ignorance… is really that hard to take any of those successfully & approved V6 engines know-how and experience from BMW and Ford to create good F1 engines?

It’s not something as Judd did in the past?

Are you the forum's new troll or what's going on here?

[GitanesBlondes]

More like a Nigel Mansell fan.

Which I suppose when one thinks about it, is the same thing as a troll?

[calvarez]

Forgive my ignorance… is really that hard to take any of those successfully & approved V6 engines know-how and experience from BMW and Ford to create good F1 engines?

It’s not something as Judd did in the past?

Are you the forum's new troll or what's going on here?

Oh no, I was just wondering on more technical terms since this is a technical forum

[xpensive]

Perhaps Ford can do a retro-number on this beauty then?


Sorry about that one Cal, but I couldn't help it, the Devil made me do it...

[calvarez]

Not a problem at all!...

[TurboLag]

.... they dont have drs actually

Actually, they do

[Manoah2u]

holy 8 months old topic revival, batman!

[SilverArrow10]

Id love BMW to buy a stake in Sauber again, it would stop all their money problems and lead to hopefully another strong team in formula 1

[Sombrero]

More likely a return to Le Mans for both factories in 2016.