BMW says no to F1 return

Mario Theissen made it clear in Macau last weekend that his company was not contemplating a comeback to F1 anytime soon.

"No. It's not on our cards," he told AUTOSPORT. "There was a clear decision by the board to focus on production car racing in the future, and to put together a strong production car program.

"This is what we did with the DTM program and future series overseas. We are fully focused on this and it keeps us busy."

When asked if there was anything that F1 could do to make itself attractive to BMW, Theissen said: "I don't see that in the near future, no."