"We had a good result in Shanghai in 2004 when I finished in P2 behind Rubens, and I think that the track will suit our car this year. Our final test of the season in
Jerez went well this week and we hope to end the season on a high note with some good performances at the final three races."
Red Bull Racing - David Coulthard (#14), Christian Klien (#15):
No points in the Italian Grand Prix - indeed, the team struggled to fend off the attentions of stablemate Toro Rosso - meant that the post-race announcements that Christian Klien would be replaced with immediate effect by Robert Doornbos and that Red Bull would get a supply of
Renault engines for 2007 took the headlines. The engine supply has yet to be allocated to one or other of the Red Bull teams, however, with
Ferrari's stubbornness suggesting that it may be headed for STR rather than RBR.
Doornbos will return to a racing role in grands prix for the first time since ending the 2005 season with Minardi, while GP2 race winner Michael Ammermuller fills his seat as third driver for the two Asian rounds. Both drivers - as well as
STR's Tonio Liuzzi - were on hand to assist senior partner David Coulthard at last week's Jerez test, where the programme centred on tyre choices for the three flyaways. Doornbos was able to concentrate on race preparation rather than pure testing, while Ammermuller got used to
F1 power for the first time.
BMW Sauber - Nick Heidfeld (#16), Robert Kubica (#17):
The BMW Sauber team has seen its cars finish in the points in 13 of the 15 races so far this season but, after Nick Heidfeld stole qualifying honours with third place on the grid at Monza, it was rookie team-mate Robert Kubica who left the
autodromo in glory after claiming a podium finish on only his third appearance in a grand prix.
