Team boss Mario Theissen says he has no desire to make BMW-Sauber the paddock’s biggest formula one outfit.

A report by the British newspaper The Times compared the steady and conservative development of the Hinwil based squad with that of Honda; who, like Toyota, are a languishing team with a huge budget.

Japan’s Honda finished ahead of BMW in the constructors’ standings last year, but Theissen’s team is now not only beating the embattled Japanese giant but also every other rival with the exception of ‘big two’ runners Ferrari and McLaren.

Theissen happily admits that the German manufacturer is “ahead of schedule” in its F1 project, but hinted that some of the success is down to his desire to keep BMW simple.

“My personal conviction is that resources are to a certain extent necessary but will never guarantee success,” he said.

“I see a big chance to get distracted if you have too many opportunities. So that is why we don’t want to have the biggest team, why we don’t want to have two wind tunnels or even three.”

Theissen explained: “Focus is more important than sheer size.”

[GMM]

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