Frankfurt 2009: Lotus returning to Formula One

By Dennis Chung Sep 15 2009

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Lotus is returning to Formula One racing with a team run by the Malaysian government and a group of Malaysian investors. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile selected the Lotus F1 Team to replace the withdrawing BMW team in the 2010 season. Lotus will be the 13th team, restoring the brand as an F1 constructor for... Continue Reading...

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Breaking: BMW Pulls Out of Formula One

By Colum Wood Jul 29 2009

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BMW will not return to Formula One after the 2009 season, the company said yesterday in a press release. After watching the BMW-powered Williams cars flounder, BMW decided to buy a majority stake in the team in 2005, (re-naming it BMW-Sauber), in the hopes that under strict corporate control it could be victorious. That would... Continue Reading...

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Tags: BMW, bmw-sauber, f1, Formula 1, formula one, Mario Theissen, Motorsports, sauber, williams