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F1. Nick Heidfeld sin opciones con el coche de seguridad, GP de España 2008, Carrera

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Circiut de Catalunya , Barcelona, Spain. Robert Kubica

El BMW hoy no ha tenido suerte y solo a logrado sacar cinco puntos de este fin de semana, Kubica que partía cuarto se ha visto adelantado por Hamilton en la salida y ya no ha podido recuperar la posición, y agradece a la FIA que: “está haciendo grandes esfuerzos para la seguridad de los automóviles, por lo que les tenemos que estar realmente agradecidos.”

Nick Heidfeld ha sido el que ha tenido la mala suerte de estar a punto de entrar a su pit stop cuando a salido el coche seguridad a la pista y había que elegir: “entonces tratamos de ahorrar combustible y retrasar mi pit stop, pero al final estaba la posibilidad de elegir entre quedarse sin combustible en la pista o hacer una parada y ser castigado”.

Mario Theissen comenta: “En primer lugar, todos estamos aliviados de que después de su accidente de Heikki Kovalainen señaló que estaba bien.” Después de repasar lo ocurrido en la carrera añade: “Para nuestro equipo es la carrera en que menos puntos hemos anotado en lo que va de temporada, pero hemos tenido un buen desempeño a lo largo del fin de semana sin problemas técnicos.”

BMW Sauber F1 Team - Spanish GP - Race
04-27-2008 Press Release

Weather: Dry, 23-24°C Air, 37-40°C Track

Barcelona (ES). The BMW Sauber F1 Team ended up with five Championship points for Robert Kubica after an action packed Spanish Grand Prix. This means second in the Constructor’s standings ahead of McLaren Mercedes, who lost a car in a heavy accident. Initial information is that Heikki Kovalainen is ok. Nick Heidfeld had bad luck as he was forced to refuel during the subsequent safety car period. A stop and go penalty dropped him down from fifth to the back of the pack.

Robert Kubica: 4th
BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8
Fastest Lap: 1.22.106 min on lap 20 (4th fastest overall)
“We had a very good pace during today’s race. Unfortunately I lost a position at the start. Anyway at the end our gap to the leader was only five seconds. If someone had told me that yesterday I would not have believed it. I hope Heikki is ok. When I passed the accident I saw the car in a very strange position. The FIA is making great efforts for car safety, so we have to be really thankful to them.”

Nick Heidfeld: 9th
BMW Sauber F1.08-04 / BMW P86/8
Fastest Lap: 1.22.519 min on lap 21 (7th fastest overall)
“At the start I managed to gain the two positions I had wanted to. That’s positive, especially because recently we have had less impressive starts. I was fifth in the race when I had bad luck with the timing of the safety car period and my first pit stop. I had just passed the pit entry when I got the signal to come in. I then tried to save fuel and delay my pit stop, but in the end it was the choice between running out of fuel on the track or getting a stop and go penalty.”

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
“First of all we are all relieved that after his accident Heikki Kovalainen signalled he was okay. Robert lost a position at the start and was close behind Lewis Hamilton turning into the first corner. He was almost as close to Hamilton when he finally crossed the finish line. Nick gained two positions at the start so was well on his way. The safety-car period destroyed our strategy. We literally missed getting Nick into the pit lane before the safety car by a few seconds. As a result he had to refuel during the safety-car period, and we got a 10 second penalty because of that. For our team it was the least points we have scored so far this season, but we had a good performance throughout the weekend without any technical problems.”

Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
“Overall we expected more from this race. Robert lost a position to Hamilton right after the start and, because they both had a similar speed and were on the same pit stop strategy, he couldn’t get third place back. Nick purely had bad luck. Just before he was supposed to come in, the Safety Car went out. His tank was empty and he was forced to enter the pit lane under the red light. The ten second penalty ruined his race.“

Fuente: BMW Sauber F1 Team
Foto: © BMW Sauber F1 Team


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