Pascal Vasselon has confirmed that the TF107 will have a special aerodynamic package for the special requirements of Monaco, with changes to the front and rear wings. The team was encouraged by the performance of its last new aero package in Spain because it gave two or three extra tenths, culminating in Trulli's sixth on the grid, even if it was disappointed to have been able to exploit it in the race after the Italian retired early and Schumacher was delayed by a first lap incident with Alex Wurz.
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Mark Webber (#15):
Red Bull Racing heads to Monaco buoyed by its first points of the season, courtesy of David Coulthard in Spain, and the memory of its first
Formula One podium, again secured by the Scot, a year ago.
Testing in Barcelona before the Spanish Grand Prix began to unlock some of the potential in Adrian Newey's RB3 design and, although
Mark Webber's weekend was frustrated by a string of problems in both qualifying and the race, DC held on for fifth place, opening the team's account. Gearbox problems marked the Scot's closing laps, however, making reliability a key component of the team's Ricard test last week.
"We have consolidated on our good result in Spain, by improving both in terms of performance and reliability," chief test engineer Ian Morgan claims, "Even though a gearbox problem stopped David slightly early [on the final day], the component had exceeded its usual life and, generally, we managed more than our target mileage over the four days. So we have moved forward but, of course, so have the other teams, but the new race weekend timetable means we will be able to continue with some development work at the races."
Williams – Nico Rosberg (#16), Alex Wurz (#17):
Following a marked upturn in performance in Spain - underlined by Nico Rosberg’s return to the points - Williams is looking to improve on its current share of fifth place in the constructors' championship in Monte Carlo.
