Mario Theissen
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Mario Theissen
Mario Theissenis the former BMW Motorsport Director and was team principal of BMW Sauber, the company's Formula One team from 2005 until 2009, when BMW sold the team back to Peter Sauber...
along beyond biggest crucial engines grand races start switch technical terms toes
In terms of the technical regulations, the switch from V10 to V8 engines is the biggest change. Along with all the other engine manufacturers, that is going to keep us on our toes beyond the start of the season. In the first grand prix races in particular, reliability will play a crucial role.
talked wants
I talked to him (Ralf) on Friday, he was very positive, he wants to get back in the car.
possible
I think it could be possible but in the end it's a sport.
asset experience
His experience will be an important asset to us.
agreement ahead cleared confident formula future obviously questions year
Formula One is obviously in a transitional phase, but I am very confident that the questions over the sport's future will be cleared up this year and that we will come to an agreement so that Formula One can go ahead in peace.
chance close hope plan possible race ready realistic sure win
I think it will not be realistic to say that we will win a race in 2006. We hope we get as close as possible and you can be sure we will be ready when the chance is there. But you can't plan for a race win.
achieve following hard impressed major performance progress recent success worked
We have been following Robert's progress and are very impressed by his performance in recent years. He has worked hard to achieve his success without major support.
achieve apparently approaches both business companies corporate culture form missed run several total williams
What we missed with Williams is the total integration of both companies to form one homogenous team, ... We made several approaches to achieve that but apparently the corporate culture and the way to run the business is different.