“The people, though, are always really friendly, very polite and they love to make a big effort. The weather is very changeable in Japan at this time of year due to the season. There are often typhoons, so we always have to be a bit wary of that. Although it’s a little north, it’s also close to Australia as well which is nice for me, but I won’t be making a visit home until the end of the season.”
Another race, another new circuit for
Nico Rosberg as his maiden season begins to draw to a close. Still, while Suzuka will be another experience for the youngster, the German has high hopes from his Japanese weekend, not least because of the pace shown by the team in adverse circumstances in China.
Interestingly, Rosberg points out the only time he has driven in Japan was the 2000 Karting World Cup at Motegi - something
Robert Kubica can relate to…
“I’ve already raced in Japan in 2000 at the Karting World Cup in Motegi. Well, actually, I started on the first row but then I had a puncture and my race was quickly over! Visiting Japan will be an interesting experience.
“I’ll be there from Tuesday as I have some PR work to do in Tokyo before heading to Suzuka. With regards the Suzuka track, it looks like it’s a very good one so I am looking forward to driving there. Our car showed some improvements over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend and we hope we can carry on the momentum.”
Honda Racing F1 – Rubens Barrichello (#11), Jenson Button (#12):
A circuit they have always performed well on as BAR, Honda are determined to achieve a good result on their own circuit for the final time as they bid to bring their first season as a full-works team to a competitive close.
Although fourth and sixth in China signalled another solid result for the team, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello had lined up on the grid fourth and third respectively and struggled somewhat in the race compared to
Ferrari,
Renault and
McLaren, the three teams they are eager to get on terms with.
