Kubica hoping for sustained title push

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After victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, gifted to him by Lewis Hamilton running into the back of Kimi Raikkonen in the pit lane, Kubica led the drivers' championship. The Pole continued to remain in touch until the closing races when he dramaticalsly fell away, eventually finishing in fourth place and a distant 24 points adrift of Hamilton.

Kubica said: "Quite a lot of effort and resources went into the 2009 car in the second half of the season. Of course, I'm hoping all that effort will pay off with this car because last year I had a good opportunity, maybe not to win the title, but certainly to finish higher."

During the final few weeks Kubica did not hide his feelings, citing his frustration at the team's decision to stop development on the 2008 car to instead work on their new challenger, which was unveiled at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia on Tuesday.

Now the 24-year-old is aiming to improve on his performance in the 2009 season.

"It's a completely different year, last season is gone, and now we have to concentrate on this year, to extract the maximum potential from the car and get everything sorted out before the first race."

Kubica at least concedes last season "was a very special one" as he claimed the team's first victory, so maintaining a dramatic upward curve in their history following the takeover of Sauber in 2006. But there are still lessons to be learned as Kubica feels the team occasionally attempted to run when they should have been walking.

"I joined BMW Sauber in 2006 when the team was completely new, and since then we have improved a lot," added Kubica.

"We have kept pace with the top teams in terms of development, but there are times when we get lost.

"The development we made last year did not bring the results we were expecting because although we had new parts, they didn't add to the performance of the car. That was our biggest problem, and when you lose your way, it is very difficult to get back on track."