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Heidfeld Unsure of BMW Drive in 2010
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Nick Heidfeld is one of those guys who is never really sure of a drive from year to year and 2010 is no exception.
Heidfeld has joined the early lookers unsure if he’s going to drive for BMW Sauber next year.
“I am talking with several teams — not just BMW,”
Although having fairly successful career so far, Nick hasn’t achieved a win yet although he’s been able to steal podiums just when you think he’s down and out. This season, fighting a very difficult car he’s again been on the podium and is ahead of Robert Kubica in points.
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Another Poor Day at the Office for BMW Sauber
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Another bad day at the office just about all you need to say to sum up the British Grand Prix from a BMW Sauber stand point. Once again the car suffered badly with tire heating issues from Friday onward. Robert Kubica had one technical issue after another in every practice session leaving him precious little time to track down the proper setup for the car.
Mario Theissen Speaks on FOTA Breakaway From F1
By · CommentsThe Formula One Teams’ Association announced on Thursday night that it has decided to setup a breakaway championship and not go into Max Mosley’s proposals to enter Formula One under the cost cap regulations. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen gave a following statement over the historic event in the sport.
“The FOTA teams endeavoured to the very end to reach an agreement, but regrettably the FIA refused to back down from its rigid position, insisting that the teams must first sign up before there could be any negotiations on the rules. This was unacceptable to us.
“FOTA therefore has no choice but to press ahead with preparations for an alternative championship. In the series organised by FOTA, the best drivers and the best teams will compete against each other. This will take place within a stable set of regulations and a transparent management structure. We will also take into account the wishes of the fans, who have lent us a great deal of support particularly in recent weeks.
“Since its founding in September of last year, FOTA has been committed to cutting costs in Formula One, enhancing its appeal and supporting independent teams. During this short period of time, more has been achieved than ever before in the history of Formula One.
“We will not be making any further statements on the matter during this weekend. We want to concentrate fully on the race and provide the fans with the spectacle they deserve.”
BMW Sauber Should Scrap KERS all Together
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The off season when following the development of the KERS KERS system was an exciting, but up and down time for BMW Sauber and now early in June KERS hasn’t featured on the F1.09 since before the Spanish Grand Prix and even then it was Robert Kubica’s only race with the system on board. Kubica’s weight issue prevented his usage of the system and during the process of introducing 2 major revisions to the car in Spain and Turkey with Monaco in between, it’s usage has almost disappeared. Now with the British Grand Prix only a week and a half away, Theissen isn’t even sure it will re appear then either.
BMW Sauber has been a major proponent of the KERS system and it’s development from the get go and only a few days ago was the system voted down for next season by FOTA. Theissen still believes in the system, but as a member of FOTA will go along with their decision to not use it for 2010.
The question that has been posed recently by the media is this. Should BMW Sauber stop or dramatically slow down development of the F1.09 in favour of next year’s car (presumably the F1.10)? It is an interesting question and a good one at that. The championship is gone for 2009, a championship they were aiming a good run at before the season started. From talking to other BMW Sauber fans the answer to that comes pretty equally both ways. Many are just fed up and say cut your losses, finish whatever modifications are on the table and then focus on next season. Others obviously say no including Dr. Mario Theissen who is adamant on bringing the F1.09 up to a competitive level and challenge for serious points.
Do you have an artistic flair? Are you a Nick Heidfeld Fan? Quick Nick has launched a campaign giving fans the chance to design the helmet livery for the helmet he will wear at his home grand Prix at the Nurburgring in July. Do you think you have what it takes? Heidfeld’s helmet designer will choose the winning design and take it to the Schuberth, the company making the helmet to have the winning livery added to it.