Posts Tagged ‘Nick Heidfeld’

Why Sauber just had to have Nick Heidfeld back

Sauber, who have in their time brought great finds like Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa and Norberto Fontana to F1, today sacked the average but well experienced Pedro de la Rosa and replaced him with the average but well experienced Nick Heidfeld.

Germany’s… most famous beardie, who made his F1 debut a long time ago with a team we can’t remember, has entered 169 Grand Prix and when he first came on the scene he was given the nickname ‘Quick Nick’. This was replaced though from the 2000 season onwards with ‘Who?’

However, we can reveal that the reason Sauber decided to take him on again is because the team are keen on picking up the YouTube sponsorship, previously on its way to USF1 and while there are no recorded sightings of de la Rosa on the Internet, Heidfeld is in fact, a YouTube legend.

A team spokesman said, “Nick has done it all, crazy dancing,singing, picking fights with blameless people, crashing into parked cars and he even once said ‘wankings’ live on the BBC, we just had to have him back”.

Here just for you is a selection of Heidfeld’s best moments enjoy…

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Tags: Nick Heidfeld, Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber
Posted in Sauber-2010 | Why Sauber just had to have Nick Heidfeld back

Mercedes MGP-01 has a major handling problem

Mercedes, who are not at all a German team, look set to add German driver Nick Heidfeld to the driving strength alongside German driver, Nico Rosberg and er.. German driver, Michael Schumacher.

However, team insiders are now worried about the Germanic… nature of the team, as during a recent shakedown of the MGP-01 at the Nurburgring, the car kept turning left and heading off in the direction of the Polish border.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Tags: Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Nurburgring
Posted in Mercedes-2010, TEAMS AND DRIVERS | Mercedes MGP-01 has a major handling problem

Heidfeld says Mercedes drive would be a dream, Rosberg agrees.

In this weeks edition of ‘Sport Bild’, Nick Heidfeld says that a drive with the Mercedes Grand Prix team for 2010 would ‘be a dream’. Nico Rosberg, faced with the possibility of having either Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen or Robert… Kubica as a potential teammate is said to share exactly the same sentiment.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Tags: Kimi Raikkonen, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg
Posted in TEAMS AND DRIVERS | Heidfeld says Mercedes drive would be a dream, Rosberg agrees.

Brundle shocks early morning Britain

F1 viewers in the UK, struggling to cope with the 5am start for the Japanese Grand Prix, spluttered into their tea, when an innocent comment by Nick Heidfeld was seized upon by a naughty Martin Brundle, complete with accompanying hand… gestures.

Under fire BBC executives were just relieved that there were no children or pensioners up at that time of the morning.

Somebody else who has trouble with his ‘R’s

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Tags: BBC, F1, Japanese Grand Prix, Martin Brundle, Nick Heidfeld, Suzuka
Posted in Japan F1 | Brundle shocks early morning Britain

Boring man ends boring run

The quiet man of F1, Nick Heidfeld (you know the guy, funny voice, silly sunglasses, big beard, drives for BMW?) was so angry on Sunday after Adrian Sutil punted him out of the Singapore Grand Prix, that he very nearly… raised his voice a semi-octave and some observers thought they saw him move an eyebrow.

Heidfeld, who had been in F1 for three years before anybody even noticed he was there, was on course for his forty second consecutive race finish when Sutil cut up his BMW (now there’s a nice change) ending both of their races.

Nick, positively fuming, said that he thought that in addition to giving his countryman a $20,000 fine, officials should also give him a brain.

He is assuming of course that the FIA have any spare brains, which given the events of the last week or so, has to be deemed unlikely.

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Tags: Adrian Sutil, BMW, BMW Sauber, FIA, Nick Heidfeld, Singapore Grand Prix
Posted in BMW Sauber, Singapore F1 | Boring man ends boring run

Brawn to be riled

Nick Heidfeld naturally has an expression that looks similar to a child who has just had his lolly stolen, but it would now appear that the German has every reason to feel down in the dumps. In an interview ahead… of the German Grand Prix with with the Suddeutscher Zeitung newspaper, Nick reveals how he came close to signing for Honda last year which probably would have meant he would now be sat behind the wheel of the all conquering Brawn BGP001 rather than the truck of a BMW he is currently lumbered with.

Said a glum Heidfeld; “Of course I think from time to time what would have happened, especially now I see them winning race after race”

Apparently, according to a source close to the driver, he can sometimes go whole minutes without thinking about what might have been.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Tags: BGP001, BMW Sauber, Brawn, German Grand Prix, Honda, Nick Heidfeld
Posted in Brawn GP, Germany F1 | Brawn to be riled

Heidfeld launches helmet design competition

In the face of what will no doubt be another trying weekend at the German Grand Prix, BMW’s Nick Heidfeld has decided to cheer himself up with a competition to design him a new helmet. The lucky winner will get two VIP tickets to… the race, where they will be able to watch their winning entry go round very slowly.

You can enter the competition via Heidfeld’s website. Here is our effort.

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Tags: BMW Sauber, German Grand Prix, Nick Heidfeld
Posted in BMW Sauber, Germany F1, TEAMS AND DRIVERS | Heidfeld launches helmet design competition