Sauber

Pedro de la Rosa: “Actually I know the old Hockenheimring better than the new one, but the shorter lay-out definitely makes for very good racing. This is especially down to the great overtaking opportunity before the hairpin. I hope we can carry on with the performance we had in Silverstone, although Hockenheim doesn’t offer so many high speed corners. The team has improved the car quite a lot since Valencia, and in Silverstone we were able to get the most out of the car’s potential. It was very good on Saturday and, of course, I was deeply disappointed when I could not finish the race and score. But I have to look forward, and I think I can fight for points. The Hockenheim track tends to be hard on the rear tyres and we will have to work around that.”

Kamui Kobayashi: “I know the Hockenheim circuit pretty well as I have raced there in Formula Renault, Formula 3 and GP2. I actually quite like the track. It has some narrow sections, but also a long straight and this combination makes it a very technical circuit. It is not easy to find the right set-up for the car there, and this is an interesting challenge. After two good races recently I hope we can keep our momentum and develop the car further. If the new update we will be getting for the German Grand Prix also works, as the last two did for Valencia and Silverstone, I’m confident of scoring points again.”