- Parts of the protective BMW Sauber F1.07 monocoque consist of 60 layers of carbon fibre. A single carbon fibre is around six micrometres thick. The baking process in the autoclave is repeated three to four times for the monocoque.

- Carbon brake discs and pads require a minimum operating temperature of 550-650 °C. During braking they reach temperatures over 1,000 °C.

- Formula One tyres may heat up to 130 °C. Beyond this threshold there is a risk of blistering.

- After a race, it takes the team at least eight working hours to dismantle a car, test and replace individual components and reassemble the car.

- Assembling the BMW engine takes around 120 working hours.

- Almost 200 units of the BMW Formula One engine are built for rig testing, test drives and races.

- The BMW P86/7 engine consists of approx. 1,100 different parts and some 5,000 in total.

- The P86/7 was configured on the basis of the homologated P86 engine within the scope of the permitted modifications and with a rev limit of 19,000 rpm, as stipulated by the regulations.

- Maximum piston acceleration in the BMW P86/7 is 10,000 times the speed of the earth's rotation. Peak piston speed is 40 metres per second, or from zero to 100 km/h in 0.3 milliseconds. This exerts a force of almost three tonnes on the conrod. Average piston speed is approx. 26 metres per second.

- The exhaust reaches a temperature of up to 950 °C, while the air temperature in the pneumatic system rises to 250 °C.

- Over an average race distance of 300 kilometres, the BMW V8 engine undergoes around 6.5 million ignitions per grand prix.

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