Indeed, the Finn has been on a good run of form in recent races and has begun out-qualifying and out-racing Fisichella on a regular basis, something that is likely to be taken into account when
Renault decide their driver line-up for 2008 with a number of other drivers in mind.
However, what the drivers are doing personally though continues to pale into comparison of the overall team performance, with Renault looking almost certain not to catch ultimate rivals
BMW over the remaining six races, despite their best attempts and claims.
Nonetheless, Renault are looking to forge a gap between BMW and remainder of the mid-field over the next few races and it is something Fisichella is confident of achieving in Turkey.
I am focused on the weekend ahead. We will be trying to have a strong race, it's important for me and for the team's championship position as well.
It is a new generation circuit, everything is still very new and it is a properly challenging circuit. I have always raced well here in the past, and I hope it will be the case again this year.
Kovalainen meanwhile cannot wait to get back out on circuit, despite admitting he needed a break to take stock on a first two-thirds of a season that started slowly but is beginning to pick up.
I actually drove an
F1 car here last year when we did a demonstration run as part of the World Series by Renault race weekend, so I have some idea of how the circuit feels in an F1 car. It is a very tough circuit and I must say, one of my favourites. Everything has been really well thought-out, they did a fantastic job to bring F1 to Turkey and the atmosphere is always special, because the Turkish fans seem to really enjoy the race weekend. I can't wait to race in Istanbul.
Ferrari Felipe Massa (#5), Kimi Raikkonen (#6):
No doubt hoping to capitalise on the furore surrounding
McLaren, Ferrari are heading to Turkey confident they can get back to winning ways on a circuit that is likely to suit the F2007 better than most.
