It is something that is beginning to see Honda?s top brass lose patience, with Geoff Willis proving the first of the senior personnel to be shown the door as the manufacturer looks to desperately claw back the ground they have lost to
Renault,
Ferrari and
McLaren since the first race.
The situation is unlikely to be any better a week later at Indianapolis but both
Rubens Barrichello and
Jenson Button claim to enjoy the circuit and the time they spend in the United States.
?I really enjoy racing in the United States and have a lot of friends based there so I always look forward to this particular race,? Barrichello said. ?The track itself is a lot of fun with some great overtaking places and it feels good to drive through the first corner of the oval banking flat out, although it is an easy corner for us in an
F1 car.
?I had a disappointing race in Montreal so we will be hoping for better this weekend, but it will be tough for us until we return to testing and work on improving the performance of the car.?
?It?s always exciting to race at a venue which has such a strong history and Indianapolis always has a great atmosphere,? Button added. ?The circuit itself is very slow with the tight in-field section. I generally prefer fast flowing circuits but you can overtake around here which should make for some exciting racing for the fans.
?We will be using different tyres at Indy to those we used last weekend in Montreal so I am hoping that we can have a better race there.?
Red Bull Racing ? David Coulthard (#14), Christian Klien (#15):
After a disappointing performance in practice and qualifying, Red Bull Racing could have been forgiven for thinking that they were going to come away from the Canadian Grand Prix with little to show for, even more so when David Coulthard was forced to start last courtesy of an engine change.
