Race Reactions: Kubica happy, Nick suffered a weird problem
By BMW Sauber F1
June 7 2009
Robert Kubica came seventh and scored two more points at the Turkish Grand Prix to add to the BMW Sauber F1 Team's tally. These are the first two points for the Pole in 2009. His team mate, Nick Heidfeld, came 11th in the heat of the Istanbul Park.
June 7 2009
Robert Kubica came seventh and scored two more points at the Turkish Grand Prix to add to the BMW Sauber F1 Team's tally. These are the first two points for the Pole in 2009. His team mate, Nick Heidfeld, came 11th in the heat of the Istanbul Park.
Robert Kubica: "It is good to finally score points. I think I raced
well today. My pace was good and I made no mistakes. The race was very
hard, as nearly all the time I had someone very close behind me, and
the smallest mistake would have cost a position. It was very hard to
keep up the pace. However, finishing seventh was a clear step forward
and we now have to keep up the speed of development."
Nick Heidfeld: "For me today's race was disappointing because I lost all my chances in the beginning when I had a problem with the car. As early as the formation lap I realised the car pulled to one side and the front left tyre had no grip at all. It stood still when I tapped the brakes softly. The start itself was okay as I was ninth, but then I more or less went straight on in the first corners because of my problems, and quite a few cars went by me. It was better in the second and third stints, but it was way too late for points. Nevertheless it is positive that the car has generally improved and again we are able to score on our own merits."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director): "This was a thrilling race for us right from the start to the chequered flag. Coming from P10, Robert made it to seventh and therefore deserved the two championship points due to his great commitment. In the early stages our cars were not fast enough to make up ground compared to our competitors. Only after lap 40 were our drivers able to set the lap times which we expected. Nick lost a lot of ground and many positions right after the start and was therefore not in a position to fight for championship points. Conclusion of the weekend: Our car was fast enough today to score points thanks to our own performance. This is the basis from which we will prepare the next development steps."
Willy Rampf (Head of Engineering): "For our team today's race was really exciting. Our strategy proved the right one and Robert was able to exploit the car's potential. We were rewarded with two World Championship points. Nick's race was over immediately after the start. Despite our positive result there is no reason for slowing down now. We have to make more progress quickly to close the gap to the top teams. However, tonight we are happy about Championship points."
Nick Heidfeld: "For me today's race was disappointing because I lost all my chances in the beginning when I had a problem with the car. As early as the formation lap I realised the car pulled to one side and the front left tyre had no grip at all. It stood still when I tapped the brakes softly. The start itself was okay as I was ninth, but then I more or less went straight on in the first corners because of my problems, and quite a few cars went by me. It was better in the second and third stints, but it was way too late for points. Nevertheless it is positive that the car has generally improved and again we are able to score on our own merits."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director): "This was a thrilling race for us right from the start to the chequered flag. Coming from P10, Robert made it to seventh and therefore deserved the two championship points due to his great commitment. In the early stages our cars were not fast enough to make up ground compared to our competitors. Only after lap 40 were our drivers able to set the lap times which we expected. Nick lost a lot of ground and many positions right after the start and was therefore not in a position to fight for championship points. Conclusion of the weekend: Our car was fast enough today to score points thanks to our own performance. This is the basis from which we will prepare the next development steps."
Willy Rampf (Head of Engineering): "For our team today's race was really exciting. Our strategy proved the right one and Robert was able to exploit the car's potential. We were rewarded with two World Championship points. Nick's race was over immediately after the start. Despite our positive result there is no reason for slowing down now. We have to make more progress quickly to close the gap to the top teams. However, tonight we are happy about Championship points."
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Re: Race Reactions: Kubica happy, Nick suffered a weird problem
Now again on the team website, Mario says:
"Summerazing our weekend: our car was fast enough in Istanbul to score points without having to benefit from any on-track incidents or the bad luck of other drivers"
So according to Mario, what happened to Barrichello was not a bad luck or on track incident? And what happened to Nakajima in pits was not a bad luck???
That's what they come with after they ANALYSED THE DATA?
LOL
"Summerazing our weekend: our car was fast enough in Istanbul to score points without having to benefit from any on-track incidents or the bad luck of other drivers"
So according to Mario, what happened to Barrichello was not a bad luck or on track incident? And what happened to Nakajima in pits was not a bad luck???
That's what they come with after they ANALYSED THE DATA?
LOL
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Re: Race Reactions: Kubica happy, Nick suffered a weird problem
as I wrote somewhere else - we had 6th fastest car on the grid. Mario - come back to some basic maths! Without luck and special "stunts" by our drivers we should be 11th and 12th.
Don't pretend it's "back to normal"! I'm beginning to hate this pal. I've got the feeling he's getting to soft on himself, trying to give himself absolution too early too easy.
Is his bonus salary at stake?
We've just managed to overtake Force India and Toro Rosso on merit. I believe that with Mercs and Renaults the result is track dependent.
Is it all? I want more.
I don't want to hear: We've done great job, let's have some beer.
Not yet!
Don't pretend it's "back to normal"! I'm beginning to hate this pal. I've got the feeling he's getting to soft on himself, trying to give himself absolution too early too easy.
Is his bonus salary at stake?
We've just managed to overtake Force India and Toro Rosso on merit. I believe that with Mercs and Renaults the result is track dependent.
Is it all? I want more.
I don't want to hear: We've done great job, let's have some beer.
Not yet!
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Re: Race Reactions: Kubica happy, Nick suffered a weird problem
and now this bullShit was picked by autposport.com
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the part about not resigning from 2009 development turn out to be radiculous
We gave developemnt in a year where all efforts should go for WDC.
Now we won't give up development, while probably in current situation it would be smart thing to do LOL
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the part about not resigning from 2009 development turn out to be radiculous
We gave developemnt in a year where all efforts should go for WDC.
Now we won't give up development, while probably in current situation it would be smart thing to do LOL
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Re: Race Reactions: Kubica happy, Nick suffered a weird problem
Quote:pcyryl
IMO it's still too early to drop 09 car. Rules aren't exactly clarified while aero won't change that much next year so developments might still be useful.
True. I was fooling around a bit in my statement.
To be honest, as of today we did not even confirmed we will be in F1 next year...
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