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This commodity was written by Stew, constitute of BMWF1blog.com , a place where you can get your Formula 1 "gear up".

I guess you lot could say the 2009 F1 season is underway now for BMW Sauber. It was the F1.09 unveiling today in Valencia Spain that officially starts the new flavour off. I for one have been waiting to see this car since seeing a glimpse of what it may resemble back in December testing.

At that place was little fan fare this year, just a simple 'here it is, exercise yous similar it?" Shortly later the unveiling, Robert Kubica took the car out for an official photo op spin or shakedown as it's more usually called.

Willy Rampf

"Developing a new Formula One motorcar is e'er exciting, just this time at that place was something even more than special nearly information technology. We actually were starting from scratch."

"Beginning and foremost, the switch from grooved tyres to slicks means more grip, of course, simply it also moves the residual of forces further forward: removing the grooves gives the front tyres proportionally a greater contact area and more grip than the rear tyres."before after 1 498x332

Back in February of 2008 work on the F1.09 started and started with a clean sheet. This auto as all other F1 cars this year was designed from the ground up as a result of the great change in aerodynamic rules for 2009 and does await quite different than we are use to, merely I take to say that although it is different, I similar it.

Just i look and the differences from final season and they are of course dramatic. The nose is much college and wider than the F1.08 and earlier. The front wing, a component where a lot of time was spent in the past working on airflow and downforce creating a sort of piece of work of art is now basic and functional. The rear wing is much higher and slimmer than previous in order to comply with the new regulations. The machine is too completely void of any aerodynamic add-ons such equally the 'antlers' of 2008 and whatsoever other air deflectors.

KERS and slicks have added a footling more excitement to the design procedure. Slicks of course volition provide much improved front-end grip assuasive designers to add more weight up front.

Once again information technology was technical coordinator Willy Rampf and his team of engineers charged with the initial development of the motorcar and at present further evolution will be transferred over to managing manager Walter Reidl.

Mario Theissen

"In the iii years since the BMW Sauber F1 Team was formed, nosotros accept e'er met the goals nosotros fix ourselves and are confident that we can do so once again this season," says Theissen. "Still, no matter how motivated the team may exist and how much development piece of work they have behind them, gauging their progress against the competition has never been so difficult. You can plan your level of performance, but not your results."

Technical Specs of the F1.09

Chassis: carbon-fibre monocoque

Suspension: upper and lower wishbones (front and rear),inboard springs and dampers, actuated

past pushrods (Sachs Race Applied science)

Brakes: six-piston restriction callipers (Brembo), carbon pads and discs (Brembo, Carbone Industrie)

Transmission: 7-speed quick shift gearbox, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch

KERS electronic arrangement, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Chassis electronics: MES

Steering wheel: BMW Sauber F1 Squad

Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza

Wheels: OZ

Dimensions: length 4,690 mm

width 1,800 mm

top 1,000 mm

track width, front 1,470 mm

track width, rear i,410 mm

Weight: 605 kg (incl. driver, tank empty

BMW P86/9 – technical information.

Type: naturally aspirated V8

Cylinder angle: 90 degrees

Displacement: ii,400 cc

Valves: four per cylinder

Valve railroad train: pneumatic

Engine block: aluminium

Cylinder head: aluminium

Crankshaft: steel

Oil arrangement: dry sump lubrication

Engine management: standard ECU (MES)

Spark plugs: NGK

Pistons: aluminium

Connecting rods: titanium

Dimensions: length 518 mm

width 555 mm

height 595 mm (overall)

Weight: 95 kg

Max. engine speed: 19,000 rpm