Our aim is to maintain third position - Theissen

Following the impressive results secured in the first three rounds of the 2007 Formula One season, and the meticulous enhancement work carried out during the four-week break that followed the Bahrain GP, Mario Theissen hopes for another good performance from the BMW Sauber F1 Team in the Spanish Grand Prix. The BMW Motorsport Director announces line-up changes for the Friday practice session and looks forward to the European 2007 premiere of the Pit Lane Park.

Mario Theissen "Our performances in the first three World Championship rounds have given us a very good start into the season and we have used the time since the Bahrain Grand Prix to fit in some intensive development work. Our rivals will certainly have been doing much the same, though, and the burning question is whether the balance of power has shifted as a result. Our aim is very clear - to maintain our position as the third-best team on the grid. The Circuit de Catalunya is a circuit which places a variety of different demands on the cars, and this often has resulted in it being used as a gauge of a team's overall competitiveness.

The first race back in Europe also is like a second start into the season in another respect. This is the first time in 2007 that the Formula One World Championship will be reeling out its full regalia. The trucks and hospitality facilities certainly look very impressive, but more importantly they also lighten the workload on the teams. And that's something we're all very pleased about. As announced, following the overseas races we have been looking closely at the driver line-up for the Friday of the GP weekends. Until further notice, the two race drivers will be on track for the whole of Friday.

Barcelona will see us offering fans and spectators their second opportunity of the year after Kuala Lumpur to visit the BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park. Like last year, this high-tech adventure park will be set up in the portside area, near the Ramblas in the centre of Barcelona. The Park is an emotional platform and offers visitors high entertainment value. Nowhere else can the fans enjoy this kind of unobstructed glance behind the curtains, reach out and touch real Formula One exhibits and witness an F1 car in spectacular action at close quarters. The Pit Lane Park was given a very good reception in 2006 and its 2007 debut, made in Malaysia last month, attracted more than 30,000 people. I am convinced that it will also leave a lasting impression with everybody who visits it again, this season."