Keep up the momentum to finish the year strongly - Fisico
The ING Renault F1 Team previews round sixteen of the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship, the Chinese Grand Prix. Italian driver, Giancarlo Fisichella, hopes that the team can keep up the momentum to finish the 2007 season strongly.
"I have always felt comfortable driving in the wet. In Japan, the car didn't have a perfect set-up for the conditions because we had hoped it would be dry on Sunday. There was a lot of aquaplaning, and I was fighting with the car, but I still got to fifth place after what was probably one of the hardest races of my career! The points I scored were valuable and it was a very strong team result."
Do you enjoy the Chinese Grand Prix?"Yes, I do. It is a driver's circuit, and also a big challenge for the engineers to find the right set-up for the different sections of the track. Fortunately, we have plenty of time to find the right settings during the Friday practice sessions."
What areas do you focus on when tuning the car set-up?"The circuit includes some long straights and high speed corners but also a number of slow speed sections. As always, the key will be to find the best solution between having a stable, neutral car in the high speed curves and good straightline speed to overtake competitors on the straights. We will be fine-tuning the aero levels to find the best compromise from Friday onwards."
