Nick Heidfeld

Current constructors’ championship leaders BMW Sauber have enjoyed an impressive start to the 2008 season and on Wednesday driver Nick Heidfeld carried out a spectacular driving demonstration around BMW’s Munich plant to thank the assembled employees for their support.
“It was long overdue and a really great event,” said BMW Motorsport director Mario Theissen. “A lot […]

The BMW assembly lines in Munich came to a standstill and the workforce gathered in anticipation in front of the production halls. Outside, Nick Heidfeld roared his way around BMW’s Munich plant in his F1.08. The BMW Sauber F1 Team put on Wednesday

All cars have the same electronics this season, which also means that traction control had to be omitted. BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld is coping well without it and describes what it has changed, both on and off the track.Heidfeld is one of those drivers for whom it is nothing new to drive […]

Nick Heidfeld concentrated again on setup work related to next week

Nick Heidfeld says BMW Sauber are stronger than he had expected, but the German drivers reckons the team could have gotten better results in the first three races of the season.
“It`s better than expected after the winter time, of course,” Heidfeld told reporters at Barcelona. “But it could also be better. It can always be […]

Q. How do you see your start of the season?
Nick Heidfeld: It`s better than expected after the winter time, of course. But it could also be better. It can always be better. We could have more points, but then again most of the teams can say that.
For Ferrari and McLaren it has not been […]

Although much attention was garnered by Robert Kubica`s place on the third step of the podium at the conclusion of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Nick Heidfeld also drove a remarkable race for the BMW Sauber F1 Team as he took fourth position behind his teammate.The German driver describes his impressions of the third race weekend […]

Nick Heidfeld believes BMW Sauber have the potential to match Ferrari’s race pace in coming races after his team proved the world champions’ closest challengers for the second Grand Prix in succession in Bahrain last weekend.
Whilst team mate Robert Kubica finished third having started from pole, Heidfeld improved two places on his grid position to […]

It was a trouble free Friday for the BMW Sauber team in the desert. Just as the team had planned, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld used the first two practice sessions to prepare for the Bahrain Grand Prix.Kubica ended the afternoon session with the fifth fastest time while Heidfeld was just over a second adrift […]

Nick Heidfeld has played down suggestions that BMW Sauber might be ready to join the fight for the 2008 title.The Hinwil-based team`s 2008 contender, the F1.08, has placed second in both Grand Prix so far this season, and in Malaysia team-mate Robert Kubica`s race pace was better than the McLarens.But German driver Heidfeld told the […]

Nick Heidfeld has hailed BMW Sauber’s progress after their strong performance in Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix. While team mate Robert Kubica brought his F1.08 home second, the Pole’s best-ever F1 result, Heidfeld scored his and the team’s maiden fastest lap on his way to sixth place.
Based on BMW Sauber’s modest showings in pre-season testing, few […]

Kimi Raikkonen dominated the Malaysian Grand Prix following the exit of Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa, but it was Nick Heidfeld who posted the fastest lap in the 56-lap event, stopping the clocks at 1:35.366s on his penultimate tour. The BMW Sauber driver was in a train of cars led by Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton […]

Nick Heidfeld was left with mixed emotions following the Malaysian Grand Prix, where the German had to settle for sixth position.
The BMW Sauber driver had started from fifth, but lost several places at the first corner and was stuck in traffic for a big part of the race.
Heidfeld still managed to recover to sixth position, […]