BMW, as we know, is now focusing primarily on its 2008 single-seater, aiming to be one of the two best teams. This doesn’t mean the team is abandoning 2007, but the performances are significantly less impressive than a few months ago.<\/p>\n
Indeed, BMW is now being surpassed by Red Bull in terms of performance, but the drivers of the German team have not given up hope of making a podium for the last race of the year.<\/p>\n
Nick Heidfeld \u2013 7th and 6th<\/b><\/p>\n
I’m very happy. My second-to-last lap wasn’t bad, and the last one was simply amazing.<\/p>\n
\u00ab At the beginning of qualifying, I wasn’t comfortable with the car, I even spun in Q2, but by the end of the session, I felt much better with the car and ended up taking 6th place. Encouraging for tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Robert Kubica – 20th and 7th<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00ab But my qualifications could have been better. On my last fast lap, in fact, I had to overtake Alonso. He let me through without any issues, but I had to swerve on the straight and picked up some rubber debris that dirtied my tires for the following corners. I then locked up a wheel in the last corner, which must have cost me a lot of time. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab I imagine that with graining, the race tomorrow will be difficult on the tire front. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Mario Theissen \u2013 Director<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00ab As in 16 of the 17 races this 2007 season, we managed to get both our drivers into the top 10. But today, I am not satisfied with our result. Nick [Heidfeld]’s times in the first two sectors were not good, but he still managed to secure a nice 6th place time in the last part of the qualifying. Regarding Kubica, we think that with his wheel lock-up in the last corner, he lost 7 tenths, which is equivalent to two positions… \u00bb<\/p>\n
Willy Rampf – Technical Director<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00ab The track had nothing to do with this morning concerning grip and balance. As a result, Heidfeld struggled to find a good balance but eventually managed it in Q3 and set the 6th fastest time. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab Kubica had a strong Q1 and Q2, and was also good in the first two sectors of his quick lap in Q3 until he lost significant fractions of a second due to an overtaking move. However, qualifying positions six and seven should give us good chances in the race. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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