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Official entrant:BMW Sauber F1 Team
Race driver 1:Nick Heidfeld
Race driver 2:Robert Kubica
Test driver(s):Sebastian Vettel
Timo Glock
Chassis:BMW Sauber F1.07
Engine:BMW P86/7
Tyres:Bridgestone
Official website:www.bmw-sauber-f1.com
Base:BMW-Sauber,
Wildbachstrasse 9,
CH-8340,
Hinwil,
Switzerland
Telephone:+44 (0) 1937 9000
Fax:+41 (0) 1937 9001
Debut season:2006

Team personnel

BMW Motorsport Director:Mario Theissen
Technical Director Chassis:Willy Rampf
Technical Director Powertrain:Markus Duessman
Head of Track Engineering:Mike Krack
Head of Aerodynamics:Willem Toet
Chief Designer:Jörg Zander
Team Manager:Beat Zehnder
Chief Mechanic:Urs Kuratle
Race Engineer (Heidfeld):Andy Borme
Race Engineer (Kubica):Giampaolo Dall'Ara
Test Team Engineer:Ossi Oikarinen

Technical specifications

Chassis designation:BMW Sauber F1.07
Chassis construction:Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension:Upper and lower wishbones (front and rear), inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods (Sachs Race Engineering)
Brakes:Six-piston callipers (Brembo), carbon pads and discs (Brembo, Carbone Industrie)
Transmission:7-speed quick shift gearbox, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch (AP)
Chassis electronics:BMW
Steering wheel:BMW Sauber F1 Team
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
Wheels:OZ
Front track:1470 mm
Rear track:1410 mm
Wheelbase:3110 mm
Overall length:4580 mm
Overall width:1800 mm
Overall height:1000 mm
Overall weight:605 kg (including driver, ready to drive, tank empty)
Engine designation:BMW P86/7
Engine type:Normally aspired V8
Bank angle:90 degrees
Displacement:2400 cc
Valves:Four per cylinder
Valve train:Pneumatic
Engine block:Aluminium
Crankshaft:Steel
Oil system:Dry sump lubrication
Engine management:BMW
Spark plugs:NGK
Pistons:Aluminium
Connecting rods:Titanium
Overall length:518 mm
Overall width:555mm
Overall height:595 mm
Overall weight:95 kg
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