Zoom Kubica lost some track time this morning

At the unexpectedly cold Istanbul Park the BMW Sauber drivers ended the afternoon session with Robert Kubica sixth fastest and Nick Heidfeld tenth.

Kubica lost time in the morning session with a suspension problem on his F1.08 and like team-mate Heidfeld, is aiming to find some speed overnight.

Robert Kubica
"Unfortunately I didn’t have too much time on the track this morning due to a small technical problem. Therefore we had to squeeze the morning work into this afternoon’s programme. We only did four runs and had to work on the tyres and the set up. We still have a few problems with the balance of the car, but tested several set up options which we will now evaluate and then choose the best one. I am confident for tomorrow.”

Nick Heidfeld
"The trouble is I don’t get the tyres heated up quickly enough. The long run wasn’t bad. As soon as the tyres start to work, it is okay, but it takes too long to get there. We now have to work on that.”

Willy Rampf, Technical Director
"We could not complete our programme as planned. This was because on the one hand the weather conditions were changing, and on the other Robert had a mechanical problem with the car’s rear suspension in the first session. In the afternoon everything worked well and we concentrated on comparing tyres, and also did some set up changes. Now we shall analyse the data to find the best set up for this demanding track. On Saturday and Sunday it is supposed to stay dry.”

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