The team aims to gather experience and work their way up as soon as possible. BMW Motorsport Director and BMW Sauber F1 team principal Mario Thiessen said:
The team plans a private 3 day test session at the Valencia track before joining other teams next week in Barcelona.We have worked hard over the last seven months. We?ve driven forward the integration of the two locations, got an interim car up and running, signed up the drivers, concluded contracts with our major partners Petronas, Intel, Credit Suisse and O2 along with other sponsors, and negotiated 90 work contracts for new staff. That?s not bad as an interim progress report. But we are not under any illusions: we have a long road ahead of us. 2006 is a year of transition, and so would be premature to declare any sporting objectives. The main thing is that everything is pointing in the right direction.
Full BMW Sauber Statement
