F1 Update

Canada – For most of us, Montreal is the most exciting race to watch as it is the only one we can call our “home race”. For BMW Sauber on June 10th, Nick Heidfeld stated that he loves this track and he would like to fight for a podium spot. And that he did; He went on to grab second place which earned him another 8 points for the team and a huge grin on his face.

As for Mr. Kubica, things were not so lucky. On lap 27 as he approached the Casino hairpin, his car clipped the rear of Jarno Trulli and smashed directly into the concrete barriers then rolling all the way down to the hairpin entry point. From what looked to be a horrific and most likely fatal accident, Robert was extremely fortunate to only encounter a minor concussion and a sprained ankle.

USA – On a 94 degree afternoon on a track that is familiar to NASCAR, things were looking very good for the boys of BMW. With 19 year old Sebastian Vettel filling in for Robert Kubica, and Nick Heidfeld starting from 5th spot on the grid, BMW had yet another chance to score big. This was interrupted severely though when Nick’s hydraulic system failed on lap 59 which then led to his retirement. As for the rookie, right at the very end of the race, he managed to pick up the pace just enough to score his first Formula 1 point finishing 8th spot.

Catch the 8th chapter of the Formula 1 circuit as they move to France on July 1st. The race will be shown on FOX Sports and not the reqular Speed TV station. With Robert Kubica back behind the wheel, we hope to see our 3rd place in the constructors championship possibly catch Ferrari for 2nd. They still have a long way to go but anything is possible.

Written By: Ted Bogel of the Budds’ Parts Department