By Jamie Makin
July 6 2005

Last season the British Grand Prix at Silverstone marked a turning point for team SAUBER PETRONAS when updates to the C23 allowed the team to fight for points for the remained of the season.
The team is hoping for similar improvements this season at a track that has always suited them well.

Willy Rampf (Technical Director):

"Silverstone is dominated by its high-speed corners where car balance and stability are mainly dictated by the aerodynamics of the car. The first corner, Copse, is very quick and leads to the sweeps of Maggots and Becketts where a car must have high-speed stability and the ability to change direction cleanly and quickly. This part of the track highlights any deficiency in the chassis set-up.

"This high-speed balance has to be combined with good traction out of Club, Abbey and the last two corners from the complex. Overall the braking energy here is low, but the nature of the track surface leads to relatively high tyre degradation, so we tend to run hard tyres here."

SAUBER PETRONAS - Prior Results at Silverstone, England:

• Starts: 24 (1993 - 2004)
• Finishes: 19 (79.2%)
• Best Finish: 5th, Kimi Räikkönen, 2001
• Average Finish: 8.7
• Best Qualifying: 7th, Kimi Räikkönen, 2001
• Average Qualifying: 13.3