BMW announce that they are to leave Formula One at the end of 2009 season . A statement on the BMW Sauber F1 Team 's official Web site stated that `` the Formula One campaign is [ no longer ] a key promoter for us '' and that `` current developments in motor sport '' had resulted in the decision . The German car manufacturer blame ` ` current developments in motor sport '' BMW entered the sport in 2007 with takeover of the Swiss - based Sauber team . The BMW team are currently lying eighth in the constructors ' world championship .
BMW announce that they are to leave Formula One at the end of 2009 season . The German car manufacturer blame ` ` current developments in motor sport '' BMW entered the sport in 2007 with takeover of the Swiss - based Sauber team . The BMW team are currently lying eighth in the constructors ' world championship .