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BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - SAN MARINO GP - RACE
Mon Apr 24 09:00:00 CEST 2006 Press Release
Imola (TA). The BMW Sauber F1 Team finished the first race of the European Formula 1 season in Imola with their drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Nick Heidfeld 12th and 13th respectively.
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Weather: Sunny and dry, 27-28°C Air, 33-43°C Track.
Imola (TA). The BMW Sauber F1 Team finished the first race of the European
Formula 1 season in Imola with their drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Nick
Heidfeld 12th and 13th respectively.
Jacques Villeneuve: 12th
BMW Sauber F1.06-02 / BMW P86
Fastest lap: 1:25.438s, lap 53 (eighth fastest overall)
It was not that exciting because I had a problem in the first pit stop. We were
not as competitive as we expected. However, the balance was good and with this
we should have been able to do some quick laps. The start was bad but then the
first corner was okay. For the next race we have a new engine and that should
help a lot, which is important as we are racing in Germany.
Nick Heidfeld: 13th
BMW Sauber F1.06-03 / BMW P86
Fastest lap: 1:25.996s, lap 53 (twelfth fastest overall)
This was a disappointing race for us especially as I had expected our race pace
to be higher. But unfortunately this was not the case. My start was okay but
still I couldn't gain positions. One of my main problems was lack of grip, but
at the second pit stop we changed the front wing settings and the tyre
pressures so the last stint was a little bit better.
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
Over this Imola weekend only the free practice on Friday was really good for
us. Neither in qualifying nor during the race were the drivers able to set the
lap times we expected. It was only in the last stint of the race that Jacques
was able to match the speed of the top drivers at certain times. During
Jacques' first pit stop there was a problem when two wheel nuts got stuck, but
even without this problem he would not have made it into the points. On the
positive side for the first time this season our engines have completed two
full race distances at the same time, so they have passed this test
successfully.
Willy Rampf (Technical Director Chassis):
Our average race speed was not as quick as we expected. After the second stops
both drivers were quicker and happier with the balance of the cars, but in the
middle of the race we were far to slow. We have to analyse these fluctuating
lap times. Jacques had a slow first pit stop due to sticking wheel nuts and
this lost him approximately 15 seconds.
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