German Car Zone

Robert Kubica admits he is intrigued to know how the changes he made to his driving style over the winter will affect his performance on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – a circuit he feels he had an advantage on last year.
The Pole revealed during pre-season that he would have to alter his aggressive driving for this year in order to suit the harder and slower 2007-spec Bridgestone tyres.
Kubica was BMW Sauber’s third driver at the Canadian Grand Prix last season, but still managed to set the Friday practice pace on the low downforce circuit – pace he hopes he is able to match with his revised style this year.


"I am really looking forward to Montreal as it is one of my favourite tracks in the Formula 1 calendar,” he said.
“It means driving with lower downforce for the first time this season. Last year on the Friday I was quite good there.
“I am looking to repeat that performance and I think our car can perform very well there because of the downforce configuration
"It will be interesting to see how I can cope with the Bridgestone tyres compared to the Michelins of last year, and how I have to change my driving style,” he added.
“I will see how big an influence it was for me to change to the different tyres.
“Montreal was the track where my driving style of last year gave me an advantage.
“As I am not driving the same as in 2006 we have to see how it will be this year."
Despite Kubica’s Friday heroics last year, BMW still managed to take only two points away from the Canadian weekend – a tally it failed to add to a week later at Indianapolis.


BMW motorsport boss Mario Theissen says it is vital that the team improves on that record in this year’s North American double-header if it is to consolidate third place in the constructors’ championship.
"Last year, we crossed the Atlantic in fifth place in the standings,” Theissen said.
“In 2007 we will be arriving in Canada as the third best team.
“In 2006 we were only able to take two points away from the pair of races in North America.
“This is something we are naturally looking to improve on, and we are aiming to collect as many points as possible on the back of our good result in Monaco in order to further strengthen our position in the championship.”