Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld concluded the BMW Sauber team’s scheduled three days of testing at the Jerez circuit in Southern Spain on Thursday as they continued focussing on development work with the new BMW Sauber F1.08 ahead of next month’s season opening Australian Grand Prix.

Contrary to the previous two days of the session when strong winds affected their program, the weather on day three allowed the Hinwil based squad to complete numerous longruns in order to help the team to evaluate different aerodynamical set-ups. Both drivers also executed practice starts and pitstops.  

Over the three day period, Kubica and Heidfeld completed a total of 336 and 319 laps (1488 and 1413 km) respectively and the team collected valuable data which enabled the engineers to improve the balance of the BMW Sauber F1.08.

With four weeks to go before the season opening Australian Grand Prix the team will conduct further test sessions to capitalize on the full potential of the all new car, the next stop being Valencia, where from February 19th to 21st the development work on the F1.08 car will continue. Robert Kubica, Nick Heidfeld and new test driver Christian Klien are all scheduled to attend.