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# Video: What went wrong for BMW Williams?
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-bmw-williams/
- Published: 2021-01-09T12:25:57.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T17:24:48.000Z
- Description: BMW and Williams joined forces with some lofty Formula 1 ambitions that never really came to be. Our video explains what went wrong
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-left

BMW and Williams paired up in Formula 1 at the start of the 21st century with sky-high ambitions, yet after six years together and only one meaningful shot at the championship, they split with BMW buying Sauber for 2006.

So how did it go so wrong?

In this video, we look at the key reasons BMW Williams couldn’t make the step from decent frontrunner to world championship-winning force.