Work on BMW Sauber F1.09 in full swing

The 2008 Formula One season is drawing to a close, with the final Grand Prix in Brazil being held on 2nd November. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen talks about the work awaiting the BMW Sauber F1 Team over the coming days and weeks.

Although Robert Kubica had to wave goodbye to his hopes of winning the Drivers' World Championship after the Chinese Grand Prix, the members of the team from Munich and Hinwil are certainly not twiddling their thumbs. Their main focus now lies on development work for next season's car.

According to Theissen, there will not be any new developments on the BMW Sauber F1.08 for the Sao Paulo race. "Developments is the wrong term," says the German. "Of course we will be taking certain aerodynamic alignments with us, which will look different in Brazil to those seen in Shanghai. We will once again be attempting to get as much out of the package as possible."

The development of the BMW Sauber F1.09, on the other hand, is in full swing. "I believe we are well on our way," says Theissen. "The design work is running to plan, and we are also on track to finish our aerodynamic development on schedule." The tests on the Kinetic Energy Recovery System KERS are also progressing nicely: "We have tested KERS in recent weeks. Not on the track, but on the straight in Miramas. That work is ongoing."