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The package is not yet set in stone, with different variants still being tested in the wind tunnel.

I'll add that De la Rosa said as well, that Mclaren still had 1 week in the windtunnel (which is "ages" in terms of development) for preparing the final Barcelona package

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Translated Q&A with Theissen:

Q: What's happening with BMW? At the start of the season you were quick, and now after four races you're at the back.
Theissen: "In Melbourne our car was very good, Robert could have even won there. We weren't the quickest, but we could fight. Apparently the other teams are making big steps forward race by race, while we're concentrating on the significant Barcelona update. I can only hope it will work."

Q: Are you dissapointed with today's result?
Theissen:"There is no that much disappointment within the team, because already after qualifying we knew we couldn't count on much. Even if we had a perfect race today, with everybody making it to the chequered flag we would have been 10th at best."

Q: Are you not surprised with today's result?
Theissen:"Already in Shanghai we knew that the other teams had leapfrogged us. The competition is very tight, so even if you're losing 0.3-0.5s, it's a big gap. I expect the rest of the season to be very tough."

Q: Was waiting with the updates a mistake?
Theissen:"I think we have to wait for the Barcelona package. If it's successful, it will turn out that it was a good decision. With the hindsight of the first four races, we can say it would have been better to upgrade the car on a race-by-race basis. But we made the decision to make the Barcelona package a really well-rounded one."

Q: What do you expect in Barcelona?
Theissen:"That our car will be much stronger. I don't know what the other teams are bringing there though, but they will have some new parts as well."

Q: What's the team's goal now?
Theissen:"To make the car competitive as quickly as possible, and then we'll see."

Q: Do you still hope to fight for wins this year?
Theissen:"Taking our current position into account it may sound strange, but in the first four qualifyings three different teams were dominating, and then two of them won their first race. So the changes in the pecking order are frequent and significant. I believe there is still a chance to catch up with the leaders."

Q: What went wrong with the work on the F1.09?
Theissen: "Two months ago in the Bahrain test we were as quick as Ferrari and quicker than Toyota. It seems like they improved their cars more effectively. That's how the situation looks."

source: f1.pl

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It's nice that Theissen says about Force India as a "highly-regarded team"

2008 Prediction Champion

Amen to his words. He's a person who really has brought us to the very front considering the fact that BMW Sauber F1 is a new team compared to the big guns. He also weighs carefully his words, doesn't promise (as usual), and feels confident when he feels so. I just HOPE the new package will not let us down.

No one is perfect or free from errors but to overpass such difficult moments filters out the goods from the bads. I believe in my team and I'm 100% behind it, no matter what the results will be. I'm optimistic for a certain extent... we'll be back to our form, 3rd best team at most.

BMW Power

Well, for what it's worth I think the upgrades will hold water and we'll see a much improved car.I just don't see BMW circling the a$$ end of the field for an entire season.

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