What do you think of Hockenheim as a circuit to race on?
It has lost the unique layout that it used to have. When it went flat-out through the forest for most of its length you had no choice but to run very low downforce and then you had to scramble through the tight stadium section. It was a bit like Indianapolis in that respect. Now, you’d have to say that it is an average layout with nothing really special but there is no doubt that the safety has improved even if it has lost some of its identity. But does it have an overtaking opportunity? Yes, you can pass at the hairpin. And it’s much more feasible than in Magny Cours, for example, because you have a hairpin and long straight and the corner onto the straight is a slow one, which are the ingredients that you need. What are the main factors behind the progress Toyota is making? When we introduced the 106B in Monaco it was mainly a mechanical upgrade but the target was to allow further aerodynamic upgrades and as a matter of fact we have had new things at all recent races. It is a constan
