**BMW’s future in Formula 1 is in doubt amid speculation they are to pull out at the end of this season.**The German car manufacturer have called an emergency news conference at 0900 BST citing “current developments in motor sport” as the reason.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said the team had given themselves three years to win the world championship.
“It’s not quite been like that so perhaps that’s why they’ve [decided] to stop,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
BMW drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica have amassed only eight points between them this season to leave their team last in the constructors’ championship.
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And the decision to pull out of F1 is believed to have been taken at a board meeting on Tuesday.
“When you consider how much money they’ve spent and the results they’ve got, it’s probably not such a good investment,” added Ecclestone.
“They were quite sure that they were going to win the championship within three years, and I was hoping they would.”
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