"Montreal is the first time we will race our medium/low downforce aerodynamic package, which consists of new front and rear wings and other small changes, so our first task in Friday practice will be to maximise this package, which we also plan to use at Indianapolis," senior general manager Pascal Vasselon comments, "The Montreal track is very tough on brakes, so we have also introduced improvements to our brake ducts which will help aero efficiency and also cooling, as this is very important.
"Monaco was a very disappointing weekend for us, but we will put that behind us. We go to Canada with the goal of closing the gap on the front teams and scoring points again."
Both Schumacher and team-mate
Jarno Trulli admit to being fans of the Canadian trip and both have decent records in Montreal.
"It is such a great place to hold a race, with a beautiful city and lively atmosphere," the German explains, "I find it an enjoyable place to be and I have a good record in the race - I won in 2001 and was second in 2003. The circuit itself is one of the best of the season - technically challenging, as it has long straights followed by heavy braking, which really takes it out of the car. But the team has taken this into account and we have made changes for this race, with a totally different aero package compared to Monaco. Obviously, Monaco was a bad weekend for the team but we are working hard on the issues we had there and I hope we'll see an improvement in Canada."
Trulli is confident that the team can bounce back from its poor weekends in Europe.
"I certainly hope I can enjoy this weekend more than our race in Monaco, which was very difficult after the problems we had in qualifying," he says, "Montreal is a completely different kind of circuit, which makes different demands on the car, particularly when it comes to the brakes. I am sure we will move forward from our Monaco performance and I expect to be fighting further up the field. It has been two races now where we have not scored points, so we are really motivated to do better in Canada. I scored points there last year after one of my best races of the season and that is the target again. I'm optimistic we can get a good result."
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Mark Webber (#15):
From a position to score more points, Red Bull Racing left Monaco empty-handed as
Mark Webber's RB3 again succumbed to reliability gremlins and David Coulthard paid the price for a moment's inattention in qualifying that saw him demoted to mid-grid. For the Scot, Sunday was a hard afternoon as he came home 14th, while Webber's frustration at losing another top eight position was clear.
