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BMW 'delight' at Jag rescue

24 December 2004

Ecclestone & Theissen
Ecclestone & Theissen

German carmaker BMW is 'delighted' the recent purchase of Jaguar by energy drink Red Bull has ensured a pitlane comprising ten teams for the 2005 F1 season. Motor sport director Mario Theissen said Munich-based BMW and Sir Frank Williams' F1 team would have been 'able' to enter a third car if required had Jaguar not been saved.

But he insisted: "F1 needs the mixture of works teams and independent squads, and the involvement of Red Bull is a meaningful signal for the sport's future."


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