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Podiums the target for BMW

After a good Formula One debut year (fifth in the constructors' championship with 36 points), the BMW Sauber F1 Team is ready to take its next step in 2007. This coming season will see the newly established team pursue the development agenda it has embarked on. The target is clear: securing more podium places in 2007.

At the same time, staff expansion at Hinwil will be completed, with the workforce there growing up to 430. 125 have already been hired, with another 30 to follow. By the end of the year, the new building complex in Hinwil will also have been completed. Then the BMW Sauber F1 Team, which also has 300 staff working in Munich, will have reached its full complement

"In 2006 we exceeded our own targets. Now expectations are rising faster than the team can develop. That's the punishment for excelling yourself," notes BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen.

"2007 marks the second and final year of our development phase. Our aim is to make it onto the podium on our own merit. If the leading teams show any sign of weakness, we want to be ready to breach the gap. Victories on our own merit are not yet a realistic prospect for 2007. We are aiming for that in 2008. In 2009 we want to be in contention for the World Championship title," he added.

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