Trulli's drive to seventh place in Bahrain has the team in upbeat mood ahead of round four, and the TF107 has undergone an upgrade, with several aerodynamic changes including improved turning vanes, gearbox cladding and cooling chimneys, which were tested successfully in Barcelona last week.
"We will have a significant upgrade of our aerodynamic package for the Spanish Grand Prix, including a new engine cover, a new floor and new rear crash structure," senior general manager Pascal Vasselon expanded, "We are confident it will bring better performance in Barcelona, and the Circuit de Catalunya is usually a good judge of whether a car is competitive - if you are quick at Barcelona, you should go well at most places. We have finished in the points in every race so far this season, so clearly that is again the expectation."
While Schumacher admits that he needs to raise his game after two disappointing showing in Malaysia and Bahrain, team-mate Trulli is hoping to continue his scoring streak at a circuit where he has visited the podium in seasons past.
"I had a great race in Bahrain to finish seventh, so I am going to the Spanish Grand Prix in a good mood," the Italian commented, "It was a difficult race for me but I was very pleased with my performance. However, we saw in Bahrain that we need to work on a few things if we are to compete with the fastest cars. We will have an updated car for this race and, in testing, that seemed to be a good step forward. Obviously, everyone else is likely to have improvements on the car, but I hope we can make a performance gain. My most recent podium finish was in Spain two years ago - I don't know if we can repeat that result but I am certainly hoping for more points."
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Mark Webber (#15):
Bahrain would have provided optimism if nothing else for the Red Bull Racing team, with both Mark Webber and David Coulthard enjoying strong showings before retirement.
