pinguhk

BMW Sauber F1 are doing well right now 1 and 3, let just it will keep it that way in 33 days

Unofficial Thursday times from Jerez:
1. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:29.497
2. Alexander Wurz, Williams, 1:30.034
3. Timo Glock, BMW Sauber, 1:30.211
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:30.565
5. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:30.687
6. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:30.687
7. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:30.689
8. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:30.981
9. Franck Montagny, Toyota, 1:31.027
10. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:31.166
11. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:31.405
12. De La Rosa, McLaren, 1:31.477
13. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:31.570
14. Marco Andretti, Honda, 1:32.397
15. Ricardo Zonta, Renault, no time
16. Nelson Piquet Jr, Renault, no time

BetterMakeWay

Hmmm that would be nice to see in the future, but i have a hunch that some teams didn't use 100% ability. Hope neither BMW.

VIIV

You can't tell much from this. You never really know who is playing with light fuel and hot set-ups to try to close some sponsorship deals, vs. teams working with more fuel and race set-ups. I'm very disappointed that BMW is clearly aiming at podium finishes only, not expecting wins on merit this year.

pinguhk

O come on itis there 2nd year and they are doing well.
we all know that they will not win the F1 at lest they try and not like MB
I like to see MB having there own car, now that would be good to see.

BetterMakeWay

Yeah this is another point of view, but it may or may be not true. As you say one can't know for sure. The best we'll see in the practice&qualification for the Australian GP.

On the last statement i must agree with pingu. They are still a young team, but until now i'm very pleased with their results. Could have been better but overall results were more than fine. 2 podiums and 5th place in the constructors championship (in front of Toyota, which has the biggest budget in F1) is not something to overlook, especially if the deed is acomplished in the 1st year in F1 as a stand-alone team.

VIIV

Didn't MB buy a majority stake in McLaren? I know they keep buying more and R. Dennis and TAG have been selling.

I wasn't clear in my statement. I'm not disappointed by the results, they improved upon Sauber's results, and they are making progress. The engine group is great, as they showed at Williams. It seems they are making the right steps with the chassis. They have a real find in Kubicza, I believe.

So my disappointment is in the statements coming from the team that seem to be all about setting low expectations. Frankly, with a great engine they should be shooting for wins, maybe not at every track, and I just dislike settling for podiums before the first race is run.

pinguhk

if thats right then they need a 3rd party to make there MB car or maybe Chrysler will help them out haha
unlike BMW now

BetterMakeWay

Hehe although we are talking about MB here, don't you underestimate them. Let's wait and see what they came up with for 2007. Having Alonso by their side could improve the comunication between driver and engineers, the comunication that lacked when Kimi was around.

pinguhk

ya that right but just hope there cars don't drop out like last year. good driver bad cars, but for ferrari good cars maybe bad drivers, we will have to see.

BetterMakeWay

I think we will definatley see Ferrari taking a fall. New driver, tough to communicate, finladish type in a latin team will need some time to get aquianted...