Two years ago a July scheduling for the Formula One GP at the Nürburgring failed to spare the race from a typical Eifel cloudburst and a sunny Sunday morning was followed by rain- induced chaos during the race.

BMW Sauber drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica had qualified fourth and fifth on the grid, but the heavens opened moments after the start and the track was littered with accidents and collisions.

Eventually the race was red-flagged and the re-start saw Kubica line up 11th and Heidfeld 15th. Despite their misfortune both drivers finished in the points. Heidfeld, who became a father for the second time over that weekend, crossed the line in sixth place, while Kubica was seventh.

By the time an extremely eventful race came to an end, the pit crew had negotiated a total of ten stops.

“The Nürburgring is our home race,” Kubica said. “Even though this season has not gone well for us so far, there will be a lot of BMW Sauber F1 Team fans there crossing their fingers for us. This is just the right time to put in a strong performance and record a good result. However, I have to admit that the track itself is not one of my favourites. Having said that, it does have a big variety of corners and also opportunities to overtake. The best of these is in the first corner, where you can take various different lines. So I expect we’ll see more passing moves again at the Nürburgring and enjoy an exciting race.”