"I think it's the highlight of this year for me, so I'm really looking forward to it," Sutil says, "It will be very challenging for sure. Everything is very narrow, and the barriers are very close, so you need to find the middle and not push too hard at the beginning. You have to learn the circuit and not crash the car! That's very important, especially in the first and second practice sessions. You want to show what you can do, but you can't afford to crash. I think on the first day you just have to take it easy, and try to learn as much as you can. Then, on the second day, Saturday, you have to push. You can risk something later in qualifying."
Both drivers have been encouraged by recent reliability, which could be a key to a good finish this weekend.
"Monaco is known as a hard race and you can never predict what will happen," team boss Colin Kolles admits, "You could start on pole and then be knocked out at the first corner, or start at the back, it rains, you get the strategy right and suddenly you're in the top eight. If we keep out of trouble and are reliable, we could be in the top ten."
The team won't be introducing any new developments for the race, but chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne concurs with Kolles' assessment of its chances.
"There are no major updates, but there will be some minor aero parts that we will put on the car to help provide the high levels of downforce required for this circuit," he reveals, "Some of the parts are specifically for Monaco, but some will be carried forward as part of our ongoing process of development.
"We are pushing on with the test programme, aero development and, of course, the B-spec car. This should be a move forward, but we shouldn't pin our hopes too much on suddenly moving up the grid and being competitive, but we will continue evolving until the end of the year. I'm sure that by then we'll be in a more competitive position than we are now.
