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BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - MONACO GRAND PRIX - RACE
Tue May 29 10:30:00 CEST 2007 Press Release
In an exciting Monaco Grand Prix, the fifth round of the world championship, the BMW Sauber F1 Team scored points for the fifth consecutive time and strengthened its third place in the constructors' championship. Robert Kubica finished fifth and Nick Heidfeld sixth.
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Weather: dry and sunny, 24-27°C Air, 33-35°C Track
Monte Carlo. In an exciting Monaco Grand Prix, the fifth round of the world
championship, the BMW Sauber F1 Team scored points for the fifth consecutive
time and strengthened its third place in the constructors' championship. Robert
Kubica finished fifth and Nick Heidfeld sixth.
Robert Kubica: 5th
BMW Sauber F1.07-07/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.16.006 min on lap 39 (3rd fastest overall)
"Unfortunately I don't think our one stop strategy was the right one for this
year's Monaco. We expected Safety Car periods and these did not happen. Looking
back now, I think we could have finished better, but I am happy to have scored
some important points again. I had a small problem with the brakes soon after
the start of the race and had to pump them all the time which did not make me
feel confident. Then I was stuck in traffic and at the end I had a sensor
problem which meant I was without traction control for quite a long time."
Nick Heidfeld: 6th
BMW Sauber F1.07-05/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.17.041 min on lap 30 (12th fastest overall)
"Because of my one stop strategy the most important thing for me to do was
overtake Mark Webber at the start, and this worked out. I was also able to get
passed Nico Rosberg, although our cars touched in the first corner but luckily
mine wasn't damaged. In the early laps of my first stint I had some problems
with the soft tyres, but later they became better and better. On my second
stint I lost quite a few seconds when I had to let the two McLarens by. It was
enough to let Robert get just in front of me after his pit stop. But altogether
I am quite happy with the result."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"McLaren Mercedes has achieved an impressive one-two here - congratulations to
the team. Monaco was again an exciting race, although there wasn't much
overtaking. The choice of strategy was crucial here - one or two stops was the
question. Some had clear laps for most of the race while others got stuck in
traffic and lost time. We are pleased we were reliable again, bringing both
cars home and scoring seven important points."
Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"We can be pleased with this result as we have seven championship points after
a race which was thrilling for us. Nick had quite a heavy fuel load, and in the
early stages of the race he lost too much time with the softer of the two tyre
compounds. Only after the tyres had come back was he able to achieve the lap
times we had expected. Robert started the race with even more fuel on board,
but as early in the race he got stuck in traffic he couldn't exploit the car's
potential. When he had a clear track his lap times dropped immediately."
Video footage available from www.thenewsmarket.com or from www.icnsport.com
(David Beck, dbeck@icnsport.com , +447785330066)