The F1.08 started the year as one of the strongest cars in the field, but it steadily slipped away from rivals McLaren and Ferrari over the course of the campaign.
And with Robert Kubica having vented his frustrations several times about that lack of development compromising their title challenge, Theissen is sure that the team will get to grips on why their development work did not pay off.
"It was definitely not down to slow work or a cut back on development projects," Theissen told autosport.com. "We did what we could, it just did not pay off on the track.
"Obviously you learn most from the mistakes you make and we are now analysing all the projects, checking out why we didn't see on the track what was expected by simulation or by rig testing. I am convinced we will learn from that, the same way we learned before the start of the season."
Kubica, who remains a dark horse for the championship after his second place in Japan lifted him within 12 points of title leader Lewis Hamilton, is equally optimistic that the team will learn from what happened this year.
"For sure there are lessons to be learned," said Kubica. "But I am saying that in a negative way, I am saying it in a positive way. In my first season here I saw massive improvements during the years and we really did a lot of improvements. Every race there was something that gave an advantage.
"This year, for more than a couple of months, there is not really anything that improved our car. Of course the guys are trying, there are new parts that are coming but we are not using them because the car is not getting quicker. So for sure there is something to improve, and for sure we have to analyse and improve and see where we can improve.
"I am pretty confident for next year because I have seen out of three years, two years where the improvements were very good, and the development was right, this year we struggled more. To be honest I don't know the reasons but there are some. For sure we have to understand them and come back to our full development potential."
Although Kubica admitted there was little he could do to help influence the rate of development at the team, he felt sure the team management knew what had happened this season.
"I believe in the team and in what they are doing, otherwise I would not be here. A lot of old guys who are working on the car, they have shown they know the job to do and they know how to work.
"Now, next year is completely different. It is even more related to the engineers and designers, with the new regulations there is a wider window of finding the right way and the right potential. Fingers crossed, that is what we can do."
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