BMW involved until the end

With two cars in the points at Spa-Francorchamps, the BMW team proved that, despite its withdrawal at the end of the season, it did not want to give up. And it will continue until the evening of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Published on 02/09/2009 à 15:33

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With nine points scored during the Belgian Grand Prix, BMW not only doubled its season points total but also proved to the rest of the field that it could be competitive. “ We certainly would not have bet on this result », concedes Mario Theissen, the team director.

“After BMW?s announcement to leave the F1, we indicated that we would continue our development program for F1.09 [and], for the Grand Prix in Valencia, we had a package that allowed us to take a big step forward », he recalls. “ In Spa, we were able to exploit the performance of the car. (?) We thus brought a modified front wing and a new rear wing He adds.

« Naturally, we hope to achieve the same thing at the fast Monza circuit in two weeks where a low downforce package is required. Then for the race in Singapore, we have a global package with which we hope to increase our speed He continues.

If the future of BMW and Sauber is quite bleak at the moment, that does not prevent all employees from remaining motivated. “ The whole team is extremely motivated and trying to prove what they are capable of He concludes.