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Theissen urges teams to remain positive

By Jonathan Noble

Thursday, May 21st 2009, 12:57 GMT

BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen has urged fellow team principals to remain 'positive' that a solution can be found to the controversy over a voluntary budget cap in Formula 1.

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