BMW Sauber F1 Team - Spanish Grand Prix - Qualifying
Weather: Sunny and dry, 27-28°C Air, 47-50°C Track
Barcelona (Spain). In Spain, at the European curtain raiser
of the Formula 1 season, the BMW Sauber F1 Team has again
a car on the third row of the grid. Robert Kubica was fifth
and Nick Heidfeld seventh.
Robert Kubica:
BMW Sauber F1.07-07/BMW P86/7
Qualifying: 5th, 1.22.253 min (3rd Practice: 3rd, 1.21.364min)
"I am happy after that as I think the position is good
considering I struggled with the balance of my car. This morning
it was looking better, but then this afternoon I picked up
oversteer. I hope tomorrow the condition of the track will
be better with more rubber down, which should help me with
my oversteer. I am now looking forward to a good race tomorrow
with no problems. We are third in the championship and today
we were the third strongest team."
Nick Heidfeld:
BMW Sauber F1.07-05/BMW P86/7
Qualifying: 7th, 1.22.389 min (3rd Practice: 4th, 1.21.464
min)
"I am happy so far as my last lap was pretty good. The
balance of my car was alright, and after yesterday's free
practice we only did very minor changes. After only one run
in Q2 we were already safe for the top ten, which means I
have again saved a set of fresh tyres for the race. Normally
my starts are quite good and luckily my grid position is on
the clean side of the track."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"All in all we are satisfied with qualifying. We demonstrated
after the four week break we are still the third best team
on the grid. I am happy Robert was quick in the third part
of qualifying and so was fifth, while Nick only missed the
third row by a very small margin. For our drivers it is a
good position for the race because both are on the clean side
of the grid."
Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"I'm pleased with the qualifying result. Obviously it
would have been nice to have our drivers fifth and sixth,
but they are both on the clean side of the track and have
the chance to gain position at the start. In addition, I'm
confident we have the right strategy for the race. So far,
we've had a trouble-free weekend, so I'm really optimistic
for tomorrow."
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