Jan.15 (GMM) BMW on Monday reiterated its willingness to supply customer engines to a second formula one team.

One year ago, The German manufacturer said that, like Renault, Ferrari, Toyota and Honda, it is "ready and able to supply a second team with an engine".

On Monday, BMW-Sauber team principal Dr Mario Theissen said at the launch of the 2008 car in Munich: "Since last year we are in a position to do this because our capacity exceeds what we need under the new regulations."

He also explained that prospective F1 customers in the future will probably want to buy not only the engine, but the entire powertrain, including the KERS energy-recovery system, from the carmaker-backed teams.

"So it will become a bigger business and I think it makes sense to take this route.

"If we are approached and it is a good fit, I could imagine doing it," Theissen told reporters.