"Since I've been at
Toyota our car has always been competitive at Indianapolis. In 2005 I took pole position and last year I finished 4th despite starting from the pit lane. The Speedway plays host to one of the most important races in the world so it is a special place to drive. You can really see how the people are passionate about motor sport. I enjoy the atmosphere both at the circuit and in the town because everyone is so friendly.
“The
Formula 1 track is not particularly technical but it is slippery and we work hard on the mechanical grip in the slow corners to allow us to take off downforce for straight-line speed. We've been having a difficult season in 2007 and the Canadian Grand Prix was a very hard race for me but now I'm hoping for a better weekend's work."
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Mark Webber (#15):
Red Bull Racing were left to wonder what could have been in Canada when Mark Webber qualified an equal season’s best sixth, only to see a poor start followed by a spin down the field in the early stages of the race ruin his chances. Even so, the Australian fought his way up to third, but found himself out of luck with the myriad of safety car periods to plummet back down the order.
Nonetheless, while luck and strategy were not on Red Bull’s side in Montreal, speed certainly was, with Webber carrying on the pace shown in Spain and Monaco with a competitive weekend.
Still, it does leave Webber chasing his first points of the season still and he is going to be desperate to carry some of his superb qualifying form into the race.
Team-mate David Coulthard meanwhile will be eager to merely match Webber’s pace over a single lap at Indianapolis, even if he can take heart in the fact that his race speed has often been equal to – or even better – than his counterpart.
Williams – Nico Rosberg (#16), Alex Wurz (#17):
Although Williams may have had slight designs on a podium in the Canadian Grand Prix, chances are the identity of the driver stood on the rostrum would have been Nico Rosberg and not Alex Wurz.
