BMW's hopes for new diffuser
Eurosport - Fri, 03 Jul 15:17:00 2009
BMW Sauber head to their home grand prix at the Nurburgring next week determined to try and close the gap to the front runners in what is proving to be a trying season for the Hinwil-based outfit.
With just three points finishes in the first eight races, the team hope that its latest double-decker diffuser design will help turn around their fortunes, something of which team principal Mario Theissen seems relatively confident.
"Going into the German Grand Prix, we cannot be happy with the season so far," said Theissen. "After three successful years, this recent period has been the first setback for our team - and it is one we will overcome.
"After all, this is the same team in Munich and Hinwil that has delivered continuous improvements since the team was founded."
"We are all absolutely determined to start moving forwards again and I expect us to experience an upturn in form.
"It is certainly not easy to make up lost ground without the chance to do any testing, but that is what we're aiming to do."
Head of Engineering Willy Rampf is keen to put the team's latest disappointment behind them and put on a good show for the German fans. The German however remains more cautious.
"We will be bringing a modified version of our double-decker diffuser to the Nurburgring, and we have also made improvements on the mechanical side," he said.
"Much will doubtless depend on how successful we are at getting the tyres to work."
BMW have only eight points so far in 2009.
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BMW board of directors must demand fromFamily Quandt that they handover their shares to the factoryworkers !!!
Family Quandt got the money through warcrimes
german c r a p
If you people do the best you can do, we the fans of F1 can want for nothing else. Good luck the rest of the season Michael C.
a max a mosley a just like a muppet a gordon brown willa run a F1 into the a ground before hea leave a like brown a done toa britain mistake after a mistake anda lies a after a lies but a still hea will a nota GO..me a also stilla not a sure a who the a uglyier a me a potter ora stunning a jeanette a also a site a angel a more a muppet thana mr a hamilton asun
ita a shame the a way a F1 isa now going ita seem to a start once a mr a hamilton asun a joined muclaren from a dirty a tactics onna track thena to the a Spyagate anda then a Lieagate anda witha corrupt a stewards anda keep a changin a rules a F1 asa never a been same a since.. itta nowa a farce a since a mr a hamilton asun arrived ata muclaren they are a now tarnished asa biggest a Cheat anda mr a hamilton asun with a fake a phoney Cheating a title itta couldnt a got any a worse mea think a why a FIA want anda keep a changin the rules after a spyagate anda lieagate toa bring the a JUSTICE a back to the a Tracks
BUTTON THE A NEW KING OFA F1........F1 WORLD CHAMPION 2009-2010....JENSON A BUTTON
mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!! ANOTHER CHEATIN YEAR IN 2009 FROUM MCLAREN AND CHEATIN BASHIN MR HAMILTONS SON ....mr a hamilton asun the bigger a cheat
Vettel didn't rob, just made a really stupid mistake.
We all saw just how difficult it was for Kubica to pass Vettel - Kubica was behind vettel for at least 5 laps before his "Banzai" move took them both out. That was with Vettels tyres totally gone!
Buttons tyres were hardly used up as his car and his style is much easier on the soft tyres, with only 3 or 4 laps ro go Kubica had NO chance of catching Button, let alone PASSING him.
Button was running well within his limit and could have picked up the pace had Kubica gone 2nd. ALL Kubica could have got is 2nd place. He didnt. Live with it!
It'll be great if BMW could match their performance in the first F1 race of the season at Melbourne. It was only a piece of ham-fisted driving by Kubica and Vettel that robbed them of a pretty sure victory.
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