Williams Hungarian GP Preview

Sam Michael, Technical DirectorThe slow, traction-limiting corners of Budapest should suit the FW32 so we're going there expecting adecent performance. We obviously have to make some improvements to our starts set-up, so we'vebeen busy analysing and working on that since Germany. During Friday’s practice sessions, we willalso be testing some new aero parts which we were unable to test in Germany because of the badweather.

Rubens BarrichelloI like the Hungaroring and I have won there in the past. Of course the most critical issue is that youhave to qualify well to have a good race. The circuit requires a very different set-up and the tracksurface is pretty bumpy.We'll be looking to carry our present momentum on to Hungary. It is not as if we had a bad race lastweekend - it is just that the rhythm and pace of everyone is pretty similar, but we ended up in a badposition on the track after the start. I am confident the speed is still with us, we will just need to workhard in Budapest to make sure we are at the front of the pack we are in.

Nico HülkenbergWe have seen that we are pretty competitive in qualifying amongst the group of teams we are fightingagainst - Renault, Mercedes and Sauber. Hungary puts a major emphasis on qualifying well, so Ihope we can do a good job on Saturday and get ahead of this group as it will set us up well for therace on Sunday.I won at the Hungaroring last year in GP2, so it’s somewhere I am comfortable to race even if thecharacter of the race is defined by the amount of corners and the high temperatures, which makes it apretty physical test. I feel very positive looking forward to the weekend ahead.


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