Carry on moving forward - Fisico

The ING Renault F1 Team previews round eleven of the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix. Giancarlo Fisichella is looking forward to the race at Budapest after a rather disappointing race at the Nürbürgring two weeks ago.

"We were all quite down on Sunday evening, but since then a lot of work has been done to understand where we went wrong, and to avoid repeating our mistakes. It is in the past now, we have learned what we could from the weekend, and we are now fully-focused on the race ahead. We need to carry on moving forward…"

"I have always enjoyed this race, I like the track and I have been competitive here in the past. I crashed out of the race last year after making a mistake, but the conditions were very difficult indeed. We are expecting much hotter temperatures this year, which will be a very different challenge!"

"It is always a fun race. We get a big crowd, probably because the race is held during the summer holidays. There is a relaxed atmosphere and lots of spectators in the stands."

"As at every race, our first meeting will be on Thursday to discuss the technical programme for practice. Friday is the day for race preparation, doing the basic set-up work and then comparing the two types of tyre available during the weekend. Then after the meeting, we will walk the track with our engineers, corner by corner, to see any changes and discuss driving lines. We have well-established working methods."

"Hungary is quite a selective circuit, and the very high temperatures often make things a bit more complicated, especially for the drivers and also the powertrain. To be quick here, you need an effective high downforce set-up, good grip and good traction out of the slow corners. We will be working on those areas as soon as we start running on Friday morning."