Formula One meets young talent at the DELL Formula BMW World Final.

DELL Formula BMW World Final 2006.

Munich, 20th November 2006. The first free practice session on Friday at
09:00hrs kicks off the most important Formula BMW race weekend of the 2006
season. Thirty seven talented young drivers will compete in the DELL Formula
BMW World Final. The driver who emerges as the winner after qualifying, three
intermediate heats and the exciting final will have a Formula One test with the
BMW Sauber F1 Team.

However, before the participants get into the cockpits of the Formula BMW FB02
cars, they will get the chance to witness the unique excitement of the winner's
prize. On the Thursday last year's Formula BMW World Final champion, Marco
Holzer (GER), will complete his test for the BMW Sauber F1 Team at the "Circuit
de la Comunitat". The 18-year-old is determined to leave a good impression on
the engineers during his maiden Formula One outing. With this test, Holzer
achieves the highlight of his motor racing career to date as he has a common
goal with all the competitors in the Formula BMW series in Germany, Great
Britain, Asia and North America: All young racers want to make it into Formula
One during their career.

Following the appearance of the 2005 champion, the BMW Sauber F1 Team will also
entertain the fans at the World Final on Saturday and Sunday with some very
special test drives. Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) celebrates his comeback at the
wheel of a Formula One car. The 40-year-old will take to the track in a 2006
BMW Sauber F1.06 that has been specially modified for him. The modifications
include just one pedal for braking on the right side of the car and the
accelerator on the shift paddle on the left side of the cockpit. In this year's
World Touring Car Championship, Zanardi created many "magic moments". In
addition to several podium finishes, he claimed his second world championship
victory at Istanbul.

On Friday at 15:35hrs local time (14:35hrs GMT) the DELL Formula BMW World
Final participants need to be completely focussed for the first time, when
Group 1 of the entries will start qualifying at the 4.005-kilometre track. The
qualifying session for Group 2 is scheduled for 16:20hrs. On Saturday, the
competition format has a super pole competition featuring the top-eight
qualifiers and four heats are on the agenda. Two more heats follow on Saturday,
before the lights go out for the 2006 DELL Formula One World Final at 14:30hrs
on Sunday.