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BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX -QUALIFYING
Sun Aug 05 16:00:00 CEST 2007 Press Release
Budapest (HUN). For the third time this season Nick Heidfeld has claimed third on the grid for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. His team mate, Robert Kubica, will be starting from seventh for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.
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Weather: dry but overcast, 24-27°C Air, 31-41°C Track
Budapest (HUN). For the third time this season Nick Heidfeld has claimed third
on the grid for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. His team mate, Robert Kubica, will be
starting from seventh for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.
Nick Heidfeld:
BMW Sauber F1.07-05/BMW P86/7
Qualifying: 3rd, 1.20.259 min (3rd Practice: 4th, 1.20.565 min)
"I am happy about P3, especially as up to now the whole weekend has not been
easy. The tyre choice was very hard, but we were not the only ones facing that
challenge. Yesterday was quite ok, but today in the second qualifying session
we were not on the pace, and I was only in P6. Apparently, the soft tyres were
the reason. In view of this we decided to go for the hard tyre compound for the
last fast lap in the third qualifying session. I think with this the race
should not be a problem. I would like to thank the entire team for the
fantastic work. Third for me means the opportunity for the next podium. This is
my goal right now. Generally I consider us as the third force, but Ferrari
doesn't seem to be as strong as usual. Felipe Massa starts from a long way down
the grid."
Robert Kubica:
BMW Sauber F1.07-03/BMW P86/7
Qualifying: 7th, 1.20.876 min (3rd Practice: 12th, 1.21.652 min)
"The day was not very good. The car is not accelerating how it should. We lose
too much time with every single upshift. We now have to analyse the data and
see what we can do for tomorrow, which will be difficult as the car is in Parc
Fermé right now. Seventh was the best I could do under these conditions."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"The conditions for qualifying were demanding. The two factors that were simply
not constant were both the strong and gusty wind and the changing tyre
performance. For the first time we decided to go for the hard tyre compound in
the third qualifying session, as we expected them to be more stable. Taking
these conditions into account, third for Nick is a fantastic result, and
seventh for Robert is fine as well. Unfortunately a software problem prevented
a better result."
Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"We are happy. The starting positions are promising for the race. Third for
Nick was, in secret, exactly what we were hoping for. Robert is a little
further down the grid than expected, but he had a technical problem. This
qualifying was extremely thrilling with lots of position changes. It was a tyre
gamble as well. The decisions whether to go for the hard or the soft tyre
compound were taken during the respective qualifying sessions."
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