Rampf confident BMW Sauber improve

BMW-Sauber Technical Director Willy Rampf remains confident that the F1.08 is their potential before the start of the season in Australia in March. The team's new car was with a lot of cacophony in Munich, nearly two weeks, but did not impress, as regards speed.

After having successfully passed the beginning of the runway test with a private organization in Valencia, the F1.08 to fight for their brand name on the ballot hours after the arrival of the other teams this week. But despite this, Rampf, believes that self-improvement of the performance and time for the season-opener in Melbourne.

"With regard to the reliability of the F1.08 is already very well", he said. "We have a lot of laps without major problems. Regarding performance, we are at the beginning of a phase of comprehensive development. We analyzed the test data so far to identify the potential areas and concerned. "

"The next test in Barcelona, the car has already received some major changes. Thereafter, we are faced with new elements in all other tests before the start of the season. We have an internal goal that we have to fill in Melbourne, I am convinced that we reach.

BMW Sauber, loans, the second in the Constructors' championship, during the past year and focus of his first victory in the year 2008, is again at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya from 1 to 3 February.