BMW Sauber F1 Team to present F1.07 in Valencia

The venue of the 2007 BMW Sauber F1 Team Launch has been determined: on 16th January 2007, the team's new challenger for the 2007 Formula One World Championship season, the BMW Sauber F1.06, will be launched in Valencia.

For months, the engineers have been working on the new car for Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel. The result of their efforts will be unveiled in mid-January at Valencia's fair distric, the 'Feria de Valencia', to be presented to the world public for the very first time. In addition, to the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers, BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen, Technical Director Willy Rampf as well as Peter Sauber also will be on site to answer the journalists' questions.

"We came up with the initial ideas for the new car in May 2006," reveals Theissen, "And the aerodynamics department in Hinwil has been concentrating on the development work for next year's F1.07 Since August. While the bulk of the design work began in Hinwil's design department in September."

Following the launch of the car, scheduled for 09.00hrs, the exciting roll-out of the BMW Sauber F1.07 at the Circuit de Communitat will take place at 13.00hrs. Just as it was the case in this year's launch, the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers are going to again complete some laps, on the Spanish circuit.