BMW Sauber F1.06

The BMW Sauber F1.06, originally known as the Sauber C25 and also simply the BMW F1.06, was the car with which the BMW Sauber team competed in the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by the German Nick Heidfeld, who joined from Williams, and by the Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, who had spent one season with Sauber before BMW bought it; Villeneuve was replaced by the third driver, the Pole Robert Kubica, before the season finished. The year was the first in which BMW competed as a full team, having previously only supplied engines. The chassis was designed by Willy Rampf, Jacky Eeckelaert and Seamus Mullarkey, with the powertrain designed by Heinz Paschen. It was the first V8-powered Hinwil-based Formula One car since the Sauber C14 in 1995, and 2006 was treated as a transitional year, so the car's competitiveness was a pleasant surprise.