Heidfeld excited to return to Francorchamps

Many Formula One drivers can't wait to return to the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. One of the is BMW Sauber F1 Team driver, Nick Heidfeld. The German didn't participate in the test session at the Belgian track in July, so he isn't familiar with the changes made to the circuit.

Nick Heidfeld “I am happy Spa is back on the calendar. I didn’t attend the test in July so for me the last time I was there was in 2004 – and those days I was in a car which wasn’t competitive at all. It will be different this time. Althoug Spa isn’t too far from my home town of Mönchengladbach, I didn’t race there very often. The circuit wasn’t on the Formula Ford and Formula 3 calendar when I was racing, and I had to miss the 2005 Formula One race after I injured myself in a bicycle accident.

“Spa is a very beautiful circuit with some very special parts. The combination of turns that make up Eau Rouge through the depression is world famous, and for spectators it is a must. The speed and power of the cars are really impressive if you see them rushing down the hill, going through the turns and accelerating uphill again. For us drivers the depression is not at all a physical problem, we are just not used to it. Normally we have to deal with g-forces in cornering speeds or under braking.”