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BMW: Formula 1 Tech Has No Road Relevance

BMW's Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt has shot-down hopes of the marque returning to F1, indicating the current technology can't be applied to their road car business. Despite a relationship with the sport that stretches back to 1952, Marquardt believes that BMW's development has taken it down a different path. 'The V6 Turbo Hybrid is an engine that has absolutely nothing to do with what we do in series production,' he told Auto Bild. 'From an engineering perspective, I have to say: hats off to what they do in Formula One, but the technology has no relevance for the road.' Most recently in F1 as works team BMW Sauber from 2006-2009, the German manufacturer's entry was one of several...
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