Magny-Cours also sees a return to more standard aerodynamic set-ups and, while the team will benefit from several aero updates to the TF107, general manager Pascal Vasselon is confident that there can be some repeat of last year's French GP when
Ralf Schumacher took fourth place and
Jarno Trulli only missed out on a podium because of a brake problem.
“Ever since Monaco, we have been using special aero packages – Monaco because it is high downforce, but also Canada and Indianapolis, which are closer to a low downforce package," Vasselon explains, "In France, we will return to a package closer to that which we used in Barcelona, although we have since developed it with new parts for this weekend. We are looking forward with optimism to returning to the package which we have focused most of our effort on.”
While Trulli goes to France on a high, team-mate Schumacher will be looking to bounce back from a first corner shunt at a circuit where he has tasted success in the past.
"To retire from the race at the first corner in Indianapolis was obviously very disappointing, especially after a pretty good qualifying performance, but I am determined to have a better race in France," the German insists, “I have a good record at Magny-Cours, and have happy memories of my first pole position there in 2001 and victory there in 2003, and Jarno’s result [in the USGP] demonstrated what the team can achieve. I expect us to be fighting for points again."
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Mark Webber (#15):
The Red Bull team returned from North America buoyed by the fact that Mark Webber finally secured some points after a series of disappointing races, but unhappy that its other car had been taken out at turn one.
