Quite confident going into this race thanks to updates, says Sutil

F1 Grand Prix, GP Great-Britain, Silverstone Circuit

The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship reaches its halfway point at the British Grand Prix, round ten of the series. For the Force India F1 Team the British Grand Prix always has a special resonance, with its factory based just metres from the gates to Silverstone circuit. Adrian Sutil talks about his expectations for this weekend.

Adrian Sutil (car 14, VJM03/03)
Valencia was a weekend of ups and downs for you - what's your perspective of it overall? "Sixth position in the end was very good for us and really a reflection of where we are in the field now. There are some tracks where we might even be a bit higher up but we are right there close to the front and anything from third to sixth is always a possibility. It was disappointing we couldn't show how quick we were in qualifying but we now know what went wrong and how to avoid it in the future. I don't think I've felt so comfortable in F1 - everything is gelling together very well and we're getting the results to prove it now."

Next on the calendar is Silverstone - with the team being based so close to the track, do you have a special affection for it? "Silverstone is the closest to the team's factory and a lot of the staff go over to the track to watch the race. This year as well they are hosting a staff event at the factory on Saturday so it should be an even better atmosphere. Everyone is working so hard for the results it would be perfect to get a good finish in front of our 'home' crowd. There's a lot of history there for the team as well, it's where we shakedown our cars at the start of the year, where we have tested so many times, and getting some points would be a fantastic feeling."

Have you been round the new track, or studied the new layout? "We've done all the usual simulation work for the new layout, and I will go into the simulator this week but there hasn't been so much exceptional preparation. There's only one new section and the rest of the circuit has stayed the same so, in fact, it's not such a big workload for us. They seem to have kept the best sections and the overall character will stay the same, so high speed and flowing for the majority of the lap."

What do you think is possible over the weekend? "We have some new developments, I would say a very similar step to Valencia, around the front wing and floor. As we saw last year, every update we put on - whether large or small - does move us forward so I think it will put us in a similar position to Valencia, top ten, higher if we can. We've also got the SRW working really well now too so the combination of the new parts and the extra top speed makes me feel quite confident going into this race."