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Why Nick Heidfeld is a rain-master
By BMW Sauber F1 Team August 8 2008
Even if the weather conditions are anything but perfect, Nick Heidfeld never feels queasy on the race track. The German has what it takes to shine, particularly in the rain. Wet conditions offer him the chance to use his own, and the BMW Sauber F1.08's, potential to the max.
"I like driving in the rain," says Nick. And he has often demonstrated that this statement is far from just an idle claim. After all, the 31-year-old secured some of his best results in the wet. The latest example: Silverstone. In the British Grand Prix, held in torrential rain, Nick was one of the very few drivers who didn't encounter a single off-track moment during the race. He kept his cool, worked his way up the field and in the end he finished runner-up behind McLaren's race winner, Lewis Hamilton.

"Even in my karting days I liked driving in the rain best," reveals Nick. "My brother Sven and I always preferred to go out on the track when it wasn't that full - and that used to be the case when it was raining. And in Germany the rain falls all too often."

"You have to opt for a positive approach," says Nick, explaining his special point of view regarding wet races. "If you say: 'Damn, it's raining,' you are tense right from the start. And if you make a minor mistake with this approach, you tend to say, 'I knew this would happen.' But if you like racing in the wet, you won't even begin thinking about these kind of issues."

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