Zoom Kubica is Mister Consistent in 2008

The Japanese GP was an exciting event; even Willy Rampf had no idea that it would turn out that way. “I thought it would be a boring race, but that changed within the first ten seconds,” confessed BMW Sauber’s Technical Director. By taking second place, Robert Kubica has suddenly boosted his chances of taking the title."

“It’s still only an outside chance, but we saw last year how dramatically the tables can turn,” stressed Mario Theissen in an interview with adrivo.com Motorsports-Magazine.

It could play into Kubica’s hands that he is making fewer mistakes than the two current front-runners, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa and is just 14 points down with two rounds remaining. “I thought Hamilton would have learnt his lesson from last year,” Nick Heidfeld told the same publication. “He was told by his team in the last race to go steady. As far as I can see from the action replay, the scrap on the first corner wasn’t necessary.”

But it’s not only Kubica who his making fewer errors than the two current favourites. “The whole team is making fewer mistakes. That applies not only to the drivers but also to our race strategy and our high level of reliability,” says Theissen. “We have to look for opportunities presenting themselves and take advantage of errors that are happening ahead of us. As long as we keep that up in the last two races, everything is possible."

At the same time though BMW Sauber can feel Renault breathing down their necks. “Alonso was faster than us here,” conceded Rampf. Heidfeld agreed. “Obviously McLaren and Ferrari have done themselves no favours, but once again, the pace of the Renaults was very good.”

So good, in fact, that Pat Symonds thinks his team now have the edge on the Hinwil-based squad: “Our lap times were good; better than Ferrari and McLaren, and most certainly better than those of BMW.”

BMW Sauber has 128 points, 14 adrift of Ferrari.

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