German needs a good performance in Belgium to save his career

BMW technical boss Willy Rampf clearly wasn’t impressed with Nick Heidfeld’s sluggish drive at Valencia a couple of weeks ago. The German qualified in eighth but ended up out of the points, in ninth. “His pace was simply too slow,” Rampf said, not making any effort to honey his words.

Robert Kubica’s seat is assured for 2009 - indeed, BMW may struggle to keep the Pole if he continues to impress - but Heidfeld’s is in serious danger. If Heidfeld doesn’t score any points at Spa this weekend, his fate may be sealed.

Lewis and Kovi feeling benefit of power boost, claims BMW

Rival teams believe Mercedes’ V8 engine is kicking out about 25 horsepower more than any other 2.4 litre unit on the F1 grid. That might explain why the team has managed to gain an edge on Ferrari in the last three GPs.