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BMW brings out new aero package

The BMW Sauber team debuted it latest aerodynamics package in Spain on Friday after suffering from a poor start to the 2009 campaign. The team currently has just four points in the Constructors' championship after as many races, with drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld striving to return to the front of the grid.

Runs on the softer Bridgestone tyre compound saw the two white cars finish third and fourth fastest in the first session before falling back to 16th and 17th in the second whilst sporting a new, flatter front nose cone, new sidepods, a new rear wing and changes to the front wing, engine cover and rear diffuser.

"Today was a special Friday because we have a lot of new aerodynamic parts on the car," said Nick Heidfeld. "We spent quite some time working on the setup and tried different things. We now have to analyse the data so we can exploit the potential of the car to its maximum. In addition, as usual on the Friday, we compared the two tyre compounds, but it was very soon obvious the option (softer) specification gives better performance."

"Unfortunately I lost some time this morning when we had a couple of problems during the first session," a frustrated Kubica reported. "Only at the end was I able to work properly on the programme; that was a shame because with such a new package and, for me, driving the car for the first time without the KERS, track time is especially important. Considering the small amount of mileage from the morning, we made quite good progress when preparing the car for the second session, and I think there is room for more improvement."

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