Schumacher on the other hand blamed traffic early on for his anonymous finish at Magny-Cours, although it was at least a better all round result for the German, who wasn’t even expected to be in the Toyota seat by many who thought his time at Toyota was nearing an end.
Nonetheless, both drivers go to
Silverstone with an eye on more points as the battle for the top eight positions becomes more and more competitive, not least because of Renault’s upturn in pace and
Honda joining
Toyota,
Red Bull and
Williams in the battle for points.
Still, Schumacher is happy with the pace of his car and is looking forward to be returning to Silverstone for another year,
"I am looking forward to the British Grand Prix. I have always enjoyed racing in Britain because the fans there are so fanatical about motorsport, they really love the sport. They are always supportive of all the drivers, no matter what nationality they are.
“Even though the result at Magny-Cours was not what we expected, we can take some positives out of the weekend. I lost a lot of time held up behind another car early in the race but after that the car felt pretty good and my lap times were better than our position suggested. It was frustrating to miss out on points because we had a good opportunity but I am confident we can continue to improve and get back into the points."
Trulli too is hoping to last longer than one lap this weekend following his Magny-Cours indiscretion and believes the TF107 has the pace to challenge for the best positions.
“Unfortunately I go to Silverstone after a very disappointing race in Magny-Cours. We had a really strong chance to score good points but on the first lap I just misjudged the hairpin and crashed. But we know our race pace was good enough to score points so that is again the target."
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Mark Webber (#15):
The elder statesman of the British quartet that will line up on the grid this weekend, David Coulthard remains a popular figure at Silverstone and it is a track that has served the Scot well in the past.
