Jarno Trulli - Hungarian Grand Prix – Preview


Feeling fine

By Renault F1 Admin
August 19 2003

Jarno Trulli - Hungarian Grand Prix – Preview. Driver and Technical Previews for Round 13 of the 2003 World Championship.

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Jarno Trulli

We saw you in some difficulty after the race in Hockenheim: have you recovered fully now?
Absolutely: they gave me some precautionary tests in the medical centre, but I was already feeling a lot better just a few hours after the race. I have spent some time in Italy relaxing with my family, and this week I will be busy doing a training camp to prepare for the hot conditions in Budapest: it will be a long race, but I am in the best shape to tackle it.

Jarno, the Hungaroring is often a circuit the drivers enjoy, in spite of producing rather processional races in the past. Is that the case for you?
Hungaroring is a challenging track: it can be tricky because the circuit is very narrow, with a lot of corners in quite a short lap. The track surface also used to be quite bumpy, although that may have changed for this year, and it is often dusty because it is not used much during the season. That makes it a difficult lap, and interesting for the drivers.

What are you expecting from this year?s race in Budapest?
Hungary has always been a strange race for me: it is one of those places where I have never managed to score points, even though I like the circuit a lot. This year, I think we have a good car for the track, and the testing on Friday morning will allow us to try a bigger range of set-ups to get it exactly right. I scored my first podium for Renault at the last race, so am more motivated than ever: the team is getting better race by race, and I think we can be on the pace wherever we go.

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