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Self Belief: Interview with Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld has a job security that is rare for an F1 driver, but his long term contract with BMW could mean little when his teammate, a former world champion, has been replaced prematurely with a rookie tester. And, with the youngest ever driver to participate in a GP weekend breathing down his neck, Heidfeld cannot afford to become complacent. His response was the team's first podium last month, and a belief that they will win world championships together one day. Adam Cooper interviewed the German after his drive in Turkey

Nick Heidfeld really has experienced the full range of emotions over the past three races. First in Hockenheim he was involved in a first lap clash with teammate Jacques Villeneuve that compromised both their races, and frustrated the management at what was probably BMW's biggest race of the year.

Then the sudden departure of Villeneuve elevated him to the status of clear team leader for the Hungarian GP. Aware that all eyes were on his mercurial new partner Robert Kubica, he responded with a largely unheralded drive to third place.

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