Does a fast circuit like Silverstone suit the TF109?
We expect to be strong there because the lay-out should suit our package. So far this season we have been extremely competitive at tracks which require high aero efficiency so we are optimistic for Silverstone. Turkey was a return to form for us so we expect to build on that performance and deliver a genuinely competitive car this weekend. How did the team achieve such a big improvement from Monaco to Turkey? First of all, Monaco is a one-off combination of track lay-out and racing environment so we were confident the problems we had there would not be repeated in Turkey. But still we had question marks about whether we could regain our level from earlier in the season, simply because our race in Spain was ruined at the first corner and then we had Monaco so it was difficult to judge. We put in a huge amount of effort at the factory to improve global performance and also develop solutions to the Monaco issues we have identified. As with most races, we brought some new parts to Turkey,
