Eh! Aren't they one of blue and another of red ??

that's why i ask the question

welll if u say u cant differentiate McLaren and STR, then okie lah... haha...
Hope they go faster, can challenge BAR Honda

i think its not STR but Midland..

MF1. but STR and TRB are also very hard to diffrenciate

even the commentator sometimes kena blur by MF1 and mclaren

FIA shld have done something about it

Why? The FIA cannot intervene with the decals of sponsors as it's contracted. the only time that the FIA banned a livery was in '99, when BAR want's to run in two different car colours. and even that, it was not because of the livery itself

mclaren should stay silver instead mixing some red

seriously, i think the current mclaren color sux. i prefer the previous one.

I dunno, i love this one more.

i love both...i think their design is great n nice...

Spanish GP: Qualifying - BMW Sauber F1 Team

BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld qualified tenth in Barcelona. His team-mate, Jacques Villeneuve, will start from the back of the grid with a fresh engine for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Nick Heidfeld:
BMW Sauber F1.06-02/BMW P86
Qualifying: 10th, 1:17.144 min (3rd practice 3rd, 1:16.057 min)
I am happy to be in the top ten as the lap times are quite close. I think it would have been difficult to beat the other cars in front of us, and even though I lost some time with Ralf in front, honestly I don't think it would have changed anything regarding my position. The set up was fine on one lap, and I hope we can see the same tomorrow over a race distance. The balance of the car changed, and it was quite different for all three outings.

Jacques Villeneuve:
BMW Sauber F1.06-03/BMW P86
Qualifying: 14th, 1:15.847 min (3rd practice 17th, 1:17.924 min)
The first run went very easily and the balance was very good, but then the wind picked up and the car's balance changed. We still concentrated for the set-up on what we need for the race with high fuel and all that. We were not at the optimum for qualifying, but I was still expecting better than that.

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
Once again it was very tight. After the first part of qualifying there was less than a second between first and 14th places. In the second part the first 11 drivers were within one second of each other. For us we had different strategies. It was clear Jacques would not be able to start in the top ten because of the engine change. For Nick we concentrated on getting him into the top ten, which is exactly what he achieved. On his first lap he got stuck in traffic which cost him quite a lot of time. What his starting position will be worth compared to the opposition we will see tomorrow at the first pit stop. Technically the cars ran problem free. As Jacques is starting from the last row anyway, we will fit another fresh engine to give him the best possible chances for here and Monaco.

Willy Rampf (Technical Director Chassis):
Getting one car into the third qualifying session is positive as this gives us a good platform to start the race from. How good this tenth place will end up being we cannot say, as we don't know everyone's different strategies. Jacques was very good in first qualifying. Not doing so well in the second session hasn't played a very big role in his weekend, as he has to go back ten places anyway because we have changed his engine.



BMW Sauber F1 Team
13 May 2006

Qualifying

1 Fernando Alonso Renault F1 Team Michelin 1:15.816 1:15.124 1:14.648
2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault F1 Team Michelin 1:16.046 1:14.766 1:14.709
3 Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Bridgestone 1:16.049 1:14.637 1:14.970
4 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Bridgestone 1:16.359 1:15.245 1:15.442
5 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing F1 Michelin 1:16.266 1:15.258 1:16.266
6 Ralf Schumacher Panasonic Toyota Racing Bridgestone 1:16.234 1:15.164 1:15.885
7 Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing Bridgestone 1:16.174 1:15.068 1:15.976
8 Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 Michelin 1:16.054 1:15.150 1:16.008
9 Kimi Räikkönen Mclaren Mercedes Michelin 1:16.613 1:15.422 1:16.015
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 Michelin 1:16.322 1:15.468 1:17.144
11 Mark Webber WilliamsF1 Bridgestone 1:16.685 1:15.502
12 Juan Pablo Montoya Mclaren Mercedes Michelin 1:16.195 1:15.801
13 Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 Bridgestone 1:17.213 1:15.804
14 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber F1 Michelin 1:16.066 1:15.847
15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing Michelin 1:16.627 1:15.928
16 Vitantonio Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso Michelin 1:17.105 1:16.661
17 Scott Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso Michelin 1:17.361
18 Tiago Monteiro Midland F1 Racing Bridgestone 1:17.702
19 Christijan Albers Midland F1 Racing Bridgestone 1:18.024
20 Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 Brigestone 1:18.920
21 Franck Montagny Super Aguri F1 Bridgestone 1:20.763
22 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing Michelin

JV will have to start from last so no point concentrating in the qualifying..hope that he can have a good race..Nick shld b able to get into points if the strategy is good..sure can overtake those toyotas.

I'll support this team if they have good pace.
It's Malaysian team correct?
This year we have Williams Cosworth...they were Williams BMW last year.
They have fast cars.
What do we call Saubar if those cars join Petronas?
Williams Petronas?

I'm sure we'll be competitive.

it will most probably be Williams Petronas if they really wanna collaborate and join in as shareholders or sumthing like tht. y not?

btw, i think after nick's performance this weekend, he is starting to shape up with this team and JV was juz unlucky. if he didn't had an engine transplant, i think he got the chances to stand in top 5 today.

ish sorry sorry... yeah I mean McLaren and MF1. Sorry~!

Hmm. I dont think BMW Sauber can be considered a Malaysia team. It is just the Petronas logo there. Correct me if I am wrong pls.

Petronas now is only a major sponsor.

Just like the Ford days.