View Will Bmw Return To Formula 1 Background. The german manufacturer last raced in f1 from bmw currently runs programmes in the dtm and gt racing, which will include a return to le mans in the gte category in 2018. Bmw has made it clear that they aren't interested in returning to f1 as the power unit era has no relevance to their road car technology.
It is not a disaster for formula one but food for thought for liberty media, the american multinational pushing for control.
Through the history lotus had some iconic cars in formula 1, and lotus 72, which was used during six seasons, surely was one of them. Drivers and fans alike consider it the peak of f1; Bmw, having collaborated first with williams and then sauber. But earlier this month, american car giant ford said an f1 return was not on the agenda, with the huge costs involved in a programme the main deterrent.
