BMW
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Overview
Terminally boring German car manufacturer who recently have graced the F1 grid with a terminally boring race team.
History
BMW entered Formula One back in 2001, supplying engines to Williams designed to propel Juan Pablo Montoya and (occasionally) Ralf Schumacher towards the front of the field before breaking. This happy partnership continued until the end of 2005, when BMW and Sir Frank had a falling out after Mario Thiessen parked in the disabled bay of the car park outside Williams HQ.
The two companies went their seperate ways, with Williams retreating into the midfield mire and BMW buying Sauber and propelling them into the midfield mire.
2006 was a solidly dull year, with Nick Heidfeld and Son of Spin comprehensively out-boring the other midfield runners and scoring the odd non-noteworthy point. At the end of the year, however, the team felt Jacques didn't fit the image of the team, and the mechanics were tired of picking his rapidly shedding hair from the bottom of the cockpit, so instead, with subtle modifications to the car to accomodate his county-sized nose, Robert Kubica joined Ickle Nick for 2007.
2007 To Date
Have steadily moved up to "best of the rest" behind perma-arguing pair McLaren and Ferrari, but not in a very interesting way. Ickle and Conk have made the BMW place (neé 4th) their own, and the FIA are believed to be contractually obliged to let a BMW finish there in 85% of the races in 2007, an obligation they are on course to meet.
The Future
Continuing pursuit of contract to have the BMW place moved higher. Obdurate refusal to change livery for love nor money.
