[PDF] Press release: Chinese Grand Prix - Free Practice, Friday - 17.04.09 [http://www.lifepr.de?boxid=101397]

1. F1Team
BMW Sauber F1Team
Chinese Grand Prix – Free Practice, Friday – 17.04.09
Weather: sunny and dry, 16-19°C Air, 26-34°C Track
Shanghai (CN). As usual on a Friday, the BMW Sauber F1 Team used both free
practice sessions for race preparation. For the first time the kinetic energy recovery
system was not only used on Nick Heidfeld's car, but also on the F1.09 of Robert
Kubica. Both 90 minute sessions went without any technical failures.
Robert Kubica:
BMW Sauber F1.09-05 / BMW P86/9 (KERS)
1. Training: 18th, 1:38.463 min / 2. Training: 17th, 1:37.491 min
18 1: 2.
“We completed our standard Friday programme and tried to learn more about the
nature of the track and to understand the tyre compounds. While the option tyres are
quite fragile, it is difficult to make the prime tyre work. Additionally, this was the first
time I was running KERS at a Grand Prix weekend. There were a lot of tests to do.
Now we have to check and evaluate the data.“
Nick Heidfeld:
BMW Sauber F1.09-04 / BMW P86/9 (KERS)
1. Training: 16th, 1:38.456 min / 2. Training: 18th, 1:37.544 min
1:38
38. Training: 1:37.544
“As is normal for us on Fridays we focused on tyre evaluation for the race. They do
not really work as we would like them to. We now have to try to improve the balance
of the car.“
(Head Engineering):
Willy Rampf (Head of Engineering):
”Our concentration today, as usual, was on race preparation and, as expected, we
completed the full programme. At the moment we are not satisfied with the results.
For the first time both our drivers used the KERS. The positive side was we did not
have any technical problems.“
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