“In Hungary, everything came together for us when it counted and it has given the whole team renewed motivation. We never doubted our potential but now we know we are winners. There are likely to be challenging times again over the coming races but our car is well-suited to the Istanbul Park Circuit and we are capable of a good result there. I really enjoyed the circuit last year and had a good race so I’m looking forward to the weekend.”
Rubens Barrichello meanwhile goes to Turkey ruing his missed opportunity when a poor tyre choice at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix proved his undoing, the Brazilian having to play second fiddle to Button, despite equalling his best result of the year in fourth.
He will also hope to do better than last year’s race when he was consigned to problems from both his
Bridgestone tyres and his uncompetitive
Ferrari, eventually crossing the line in a lacklustre tenth place. Nonetheless, he insists he enjoys the Istanbul Park circuit.
“It was good to visit Turkey for the first time last year. The circuit is fantastic and I was really impressed by the facilities and the layout. The undulations of the track make it very exciting and challenging from a driver’s viewpoint and there are some good overtaking opportunities. It is also quite tough physically and we’re expecting the race to be run in hot temperatures so it was important to keep training between the races, although the break has been good to recharge and get ready for this weekend.
“We showed a real improvement in Germany and Hungary so although we have done no testing prior to this race, we will be hoping to carry this performance forward to Turkey.”
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Christian Klien (#15):
In the news thanks to their driver re-shuffle for 2007, Red Bull Racing go to Turkey now just needing confirmation as to what engines they will be using next season.
