Although he failed to match rookie team-mate
Heikki Kovalainen in either Canada or the USA,
Giancarlo Fisichella is confident that he can get back to the sort of form that saw him take fourth in Monaco.
"As soon as I started running in Canada, I knew that we had taken a good step forward with the car," he notes, “We were quick, consistent and I thought that, in the race, we could fight with
Ferrari and
BMW – and that was how it turned out. At Indy, the car was good again, so it is getting better all the time. Scoring more points is a priority and, after that, we have to race with BMW and try to beat them. They are the team we are fighting in the championship, and we have to try and out-score them in each race from now on."
Kovalainen, by contrast, heads to Magny-Cours on a high, having finally found his rhythm as he scored good points in both 'flyaway' races.
"I think I have some good momentum going at the moment – and I want to maintain that in France this weekend," the Finn admits, "Montreal was my best result so far in
F1, and Indianapolis was my best race - a strong weekend, no mistakes, no problems, five laps led and a good level of performance from me and from the car. I am still improving every time I drive, learning and putting it into practice. And as we develop the car, that is showing in my race results.
