Drivers: Jenson Button (Brawn GP), Timo Glock (Toyota), Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), Kazuki Nakajima (Williams), Adrian Sutil (Force India)

Press conference:


Q:
Adrian, you have had a certain amount of experience at this circuit.

Adrian Sutil:
Yes, I know the circuit quite well from my time in Formula Three here. A very nice circuit and in general one of my favourites. Very high speed. You need a lot of grip here, but also with the long straights it is good for racing in general. I have had some good races here and I am really happy to be back.

Q:
Have you had a look around to see what changes have been made?

AS:
Yeah, I had a circuit walk today. It is not too much of a difference. Just the first sector. I think the first two or three corners are different. A new surface and a little bit safer in the run-off areas, but I think everything else looks quite similar.

Q:
Some people are saying Force India will be once again suited to this circuit, but I would have thought it is still quite a high downforce circuit, isn't it?

AS:
It is high downforce, but also you need a really good engine which is what we have with the Mercedes. There are also two very long straights, so you need some kind of top speed. I would say it is not comparable with Spa, it is more downforce definitely, but I would say a mix of Spa and Silverstone, so it should suit us much better than the last one.

Q:
So you are quite optimistic?

AS:
Yes.

Q:
Kazuki, tell us about the pressure of racing at home. I think you have had quite a busy lead up already to this grand prix.

Kazuki Nakajima:
Well, actually it is not as busy as last year which was quite nice. I managed to have some time off yesterday and I managed to go back to my home as it was on the way from Tokyo to here. There is a pressure, but this is only the second time for me and the first time to be in Suzuka, so I never know what is going to happen. Last year I really enjoyed the Japanese Grand Prix and I didn't really have too much pressure, so hopefully it is the same for this year. As it is my first time to drive Suzuka with an F1 car I just feel quite excited. Hopefully the weather will be good but it doesn't look like that at the moment.

Q:
It doesn't look good at the moment. Is that local knowledge?

KN:
I haven't got any special forecast with me. We will see.

Q:
How much racing have you done here in other categories?

KN:
I have done quite a lot with F3 or like GT but it is the first time since 2005, so it is a long time and I will have to dig into my brain to get it back.

Q:
What are your thoughts on your future in terms of F1?

KN:
At the moment there is nothing I can say really. I think it is the same for many drivers. I think the situation is really tricky at the moment and we will have to just wait and see. The results have not been there but I think my performance is certainly better than last year. There has been some good races, so I hope that I can do the same job next year.

Q:
With Williams or with another team?

KN:
No idea. If I could stay with Williams that would be the best but we will see.

Q:
Nick, obviously a disappointing end to the grand prix in Singapore but Mario Theissen says there is quite a lot more to come from the car. Would you agree with that?

Nick Heidfeld: