Busy summer-break for Sutil

After a three week 'summer holiday' the FIA Formula One World Championship returns to action with the Turkish Grand Prix on 26 August, round 12 of the 17-event series. Adrian Sutil didn't really enjoy a relaxing break as he conducted a shakedown for the team and travelled to Rotterdam and Germany on PR and sponsor visits.

"I think Hungary was one of the best results of the season as we finished in front of a works team. For sure we have had some other good races this year, for example Indianapolis, where we have been able to get and stay close to the others but this last race was one of the best."

"No not really. I knew that I had a little bit more speed than the Honda and I could always keep a three to four second gap. At the Hungaroring it's always difficult to overtake too so I knew that all I had to do was keep concentrated on what I had to do and not make any mistakes."

"No, this will be the first time I have been to the circuit. As usual I have been studying the data trying to learn the track and doing laps on the PlayStation to try and get the right lines. In the end learning a circuit is not so difficult as there are always come corners that are similar to other tracks you've driven on. I'm looking forward to turn eight though - I saw it on the TV last year and it looks really tough. On a quick lap you're going really quick through there, perhaps 260kph, there's a lot of g-force - it's pretty spectacular."

"I didn't take a holiday - in fact it was the busiest week of the year for me! I went to Silverstone, Rotterdam and many places in Germany on PR and sponsor visits so I spent most of the time travelling around. I had a lot to do, but I did enjoy it and feel well-prepared for Turkey. I can take holidays later!"

"It was difficult to get a feel for the car as it was raining very hard, we only had 50km and we were using the short version of Silverstone, which has about four corners! I also knew that we had to take care of the car, stay on the track and not take any risks. We tested the engine temperature and set-up over longer runs and everything seemed to be working well."

"It was a great event, really fun and the first time I had done something like that. There was a huge crowd, all cheering whenever you went past or did donuts. I did two laps, but both were very enjoyable!"

"I don't go to Istanbul with many expectations, but hope that we can continue to have good races like we did in Hungary. We need to race other cars now on a more consistent balance. If we can overtake other cars and race? We'll have to see how it goes, but I hope so, definitely."