BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - TURKISH GRAND PRIX - RACE

Weather: Hot, sunny and dry, 34-36°C Air, 49-52°C Track

Istanbul (TUR). For the seventh time this season and the fifth time in a row
the BMW Sauber F1 Team finished with both cars in the points. Nick Heidfeld was
fourth in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul and Robert Kubica eighth.

Nick Heidfeld: 4th
BMW Sauber F1.07-08/BMW P86/7 (T-car F1.07.04)
Fastest Lap: 1.28.319 min on lap 39 (5th fastest overall)
"I am very happy about this result, as the team did a fantastic job. The race
strategy, the tyre choice and the pit stops - everything worked perfectly. We
made the most out of everything. The start especially was great fun. As the
lights went out it wasn't so good, because I was on the dirty side, but then I
was able to overtake the others on the outside. I was braking very late for
turn one and, once again, I came very close to Fernando Alonso. Of course I
dreamt I could keep him behind me over the distance, but we knew he would
refuel later than me. After the stop he was in front of me and he was also
faster. I pushed very hard for the whole race, and only in the very last laps I
felt a little less pressure."

Robert Kubica: 8th
BMW Sauber F1.07-03/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.28.918 min on lap 11 (11th fastest overall)
"It was a very hard race and I just hadn't got enough speed. Also when I was
lighter in the first stint I could not build up a big enough gap. Every time I
pitted someone was overtaking me. I did not have enough speed throughout the
whole race, and this also meant I was not able to overtake. I suppose my
problems were a bit of everything and I just found the car difficult to drive."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"For our team it was a mixed result. For Nick our strategy worked. Without
technical problems and without a slower car in front of him he was able to run
his race as planned. For Robert we decided before qualifying to try a different
strategy. We wanted to give him the chance with a short first stint and soft
tyres to attack the front runners, but soon after qualifying we figured out,
even with a lower fuel load, the expected times would not be possible. Beside
that, in the race he was unlucky both times when he came out after his pit
stops - the first time he was right behind Heikki Kovalainen and the second
Nico Rosberg. Six points for our team is good."

Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"It is good to collect another six points, but actually we expected a bit more.
For Robert our aggressive strategy didn't work but, if you consider our
situation in the Constructors' World Championship, you have to take a risk from
time to time. Nick had a good start although he was on the dirty side of the
track. He was consistently fast, fulfilled our expectations and took our
'reserved' fourth place. After this hot race we are looking forward to the
Italian Grand Prix on the high speed Monza track."

Monza Test - Nick Heidfeld 28/29.08, Robert Kubica 30.08, 31.08 Spare Day

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