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Originally Posted by URBAN LEGEND
As long as they are in it for the long haul. Not getting out as soon as things went wrong with economy.
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Well, that's the problem with BMW and their racing programs. They're
never in it for the long haul. They don't enter unless they are 100% confident they can win right away, and they leave at the first sign of trouble.
The latest case in point is WSBK. They made a big hoopla about the S1000RR in '09, and by the end of '13 they had decided to completely withdraw works support for the series. They didn't win, so they packed up their toys and went home.
I still give Peter Sauber a lot of credit for keeping that team together after BMW dumped a big fat "Dear John" letter on them after the 2009 season. That was pretty shameful in my opinion.
I'd love to see BMW get back into F1, for the THIRD time, but only if they're going to be serious about it.
$20 says ol' Norbert Reithofer is having none of it.