Of course, BMW has a long history with F1, powering Brabham and others in the Eighties turbo era with some high strung engines. Then it reentered in 2000 with Williams as an engine supplier (pictured at top), staying with the team until the end of the 2005 season. Then with its purchase of the Sauber team in mid-2005—ironically the team now owned by Audi—BMW became a full-works team, with BMW Sauber F1 on the grid. The team scored a few podiums and one win with Robert Kubica in 2008, but sold back to Sauber at the end of the 2009 season. BMW hasn’t been involved with F1 since.
But now with unprecedented automaker involvement, should BMW consider rejoining the series? Its direct competitors from Germany, Mercedes and Audi, now have factory teams. Cadillac, an automaker that has aimed directly at BMW for decades now, has a new team that will have its own power unit in 2028, making it a factory team.
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