Kubica: Consistency key in 2009

The Pole took advantage of his consistent results during 2008 to be in the title hunt until the penultimate round of the season, despite having a slower car than his main rivals.

However, towards the latter part of the year, BMW Sauber were unable to match the development rate of Ferrari and McLaren and Kubica dropped out of contention.

The Pole, winner of one race in 2008, reckons his team will need to be able to keep their consistency all year long next season if they are to fight for the title.

"My job is driving to the best of my ability while avoiding mistakes," Kubica told the official Formula One website. "The rest is not really in my hands. Of course I need a competitive car and good strategies in order to win races, which simply means a lot of good people behind me.

"In the early part of this season we had excellent reliability and strong pace, which brought me to the unexpected position of leading after seven races.

"In 2009 we will need to replicate that period, but over the entire season. It won't be easy, since we will face a lot of new factors and in our case also the KERS issue, which is a concern for all the 'heavy' drivers like me."

Kubica admitted he felt satisfied with his season despite the late performance drop-off.

"I am fine, since I think that from my side I have not done anything that has contributed to this disappointing end to the season. Also, we should not forget that in Singapore I lost a lot of points purely due to bad luck...

"Without going into the details, I think that several circumstances worked against me, especially in the last two races. I do not have a clear picture yet of what happened, but clearly something went wrong."