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The Formula BMW season will end in the Americas for the first time, with the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, situated in the heart of Mexico City, set to host the 2008 Formula BMW World Final from December 5-7. A unique prize awaits the winner of this prestigious event: the opportunity of a test drive in a BMW Sauber F1 Team Formula 1 car.
“We are looking forward to the opportunity of taking the Formula BMW World Final to the Americas,” says BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen. “After previous World Finals in Bahrain and Valencia, the young drivers will be able to prove their skills on this classic circuit located in the center of Mexico’s capital city. I am convinced that this populous metropolis will provide the perfect setting for the highlight of our Formula BMW season. After events in Asia and Europe, the time has come to stage the World Final in the Americas.
“This year, numerous noteworthy talents representing many regions of the Americas are contesting the Formula BMW Americas series – which is one of three successful championships in the Formula BMW program – and therefore it is totally fitting that we meet, literally, in the center. Once again we are offering the winner of the World Final the opportunity of driving our Formula 1 car. Consequently
With the running of the World Final after the majority of championship titles have been decided, Formula BMW contestants have a further opportunity of ending their respective seasons on a high. The inaugural Formula BMW World Final, held in 2005, saw Marco Holzer win through, with the German a year later experiencing Formula 1 power for the first time at Valencia. Christian Vietoris became the second winner, while Philipp Eng’s victory last year will shortly see the 18-year-old Austrian rewarded with his dream prize: on December 4 he will venture onto the circuit in Mexico City with the BMW Sauber F1 Team.
However, this much-coveted main prize is not the Formula BMW World Final’s only attraction. The thoughtfully constructed format offers the young drivers more track time than provided by customary Formula BMW race weekends. Beside free practice sessions, the heat format enables the drivers to amass valuable racing experience.
Approximately 60 young drivers aged 15 and upwards are currently contesting the Formula BMW Europe, Formula BMW Pacific and Formula BMW Americas championships, enabling them to take their first steps towards single-seater racing careers.
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