By role
April 15 2003

Italian Jarno Trulli is optimistic ahead of this weekend’s “home” GP. The San Marino GP is full of Italian that will be for sure rooting for him and for Brazilian winner Fisichella. He is not afraid of the extra pressure he gets by performing in front of his crowd as he states in Renault F1 official web site: "In terms of driving, no: my approach is the same for every race. Obviously, though, I will have more supporters. A lot of people come from my fan club, so we have a fun weekend meeting everybody. Imola will also be special because, although Interlagos was technically my 100th race, that figure includes Malaysia in 1999 when I didn’t actually start, so for me, I consider that this weekend will be my hundredth race in Formula 1: I hope we can get a good result to celebrate!"

Is he happy to be back in Europe for some racing? You bet: “Coming back to Europe feels good.”, he declares, “It is nice to get some time back at home and to be able to start training properly again. In terms of results, too, it’s good: although I was disappointed with my results in Malaysia and Brazil, I have scored points in every race so far, compared to last year when I hadn’t even finished a race! So yes, overall, I think I can go to Imola feeling very confident.”

“In terms of set-up, the key things are good speed down the straights and getting a good balance under braking: the car has been good in that area so far this season.”, he says, “From a driver’s point of view, the circuit isn’t very exciting, but it’s always a long, hard race.” Said the Renault F1 driver.