Bahrain Grand Prix – Practice,
Weather: dry, 27-30°C Air, 35-42°C Track
It was a trouble free Friday for the BMW Sauber F1 Team
in the desert. Just as the team had planned, Robert Kubica
and Nick Heidfeld used the first two practice sessions to
prepare for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Robert Kubica: BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW
P86/8 1st Practice : 7th, 1.33.333 min / 2nd Practice: 5th,
1.32.915 min “I am happy with today’s work. We
managed to do quite a lot of laps and worked on the aerodynamic
set-up of the F1.08. We consistently improved the car’s
balance. All in all, it was a very productive day.”
Nick Heidfeld: BMW Sauber F1.08-04 / BMW
P86/8 1st Practice : 14th, 1.34.106 min / 2nd Practice: 17th,
1.34.023 min “We have completed our programme as planned
and had no technical issues at all. Sand isn't a problem either.
For the long runs I'm already quite happy with the balance
of the car, but I have some problems with its balance when
it comes to doing a single fast lap. We will now look at the
data and search for some improvements for tomorrow's qualifying.”
Willy Rampf (Technical Director): “We
are satisfied with the first practice day. We concentrated
on race preparations and did the tyre comparison. Robert got
used to the car right from the beginning, whereas Nick is
not yet completely happy with the balance of his car. Now
we shall concentrate on analysing the data, then the relevant
changes will be adopted. We had no technical problems.”
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