BMW on track for better season - Theissen E-mail
Jan.31 (GMM)  BMW-Sauber chief Mario Theissen has countered team driver Nick Heidfeld's fears by insisting that the German squad is still on course to fight at the front of the field in 2008.

Heidfeld recently expressed concerns about the driveability of BMW's newly-launched F1.08 single seater, but German countryman Theissen on Wednesday said he is "convinced" that the car is in fact better than its predecessor.

Hinwil-based BMW was F1's third force in 2007, finishing the championship second only to Ferrari following McLaren's exclusion for spying.

"We are convinced that the BMW Sauber F1.08 represents another significant step forward," Theissen told the BMW-Sauber website.

He said the team is aware that the task of moving closer to F1's 'big two' teams will not be easy.

"Consequently, we have to expect that they also have made progress with their new cars.

"We are very confident that we have
 
Bahrain GP - Sakhir
Friday practice 1 07.00
Friday practice 2 11.00
Saturday practice08.00
Qualifying11.00
Race12.00
times are CET

2010 Calendar

RaceGrand Prix Date
1Bahrain GP 14 March
2Australian GP 28 March
3Malaysian GP 4 April
4Chinese GP 18 April
5Spanish GP 9 May
6Monaco GP 16 May
7Turkish GP 30 May
8Canadian GP 13 June
9European GP 27 June
10British GP11 July
11German GP 25 July
12Hungarian GP 1 August
13Belgian GP 29 August
14Italian GP 12 September
15Singapore GP 26 September
16Japanese GP 3 October
17Korean GP 17 October
18Abu Dhabi GP 31 October
19Brazilian GP 14 November

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