By role
May 26 2004

Italian Jarno Trulli will start the European Grand Prix as a new member of the Formula 1 Grand Prix Winners Club. After a faultless race on Sunday at Monaco the Italian is quite confidence on his abilities and the performance of his R24. A new race is up and rulli is wel aware that he must start from scratch:
“This weekend we start again, it is a new challenge. The circuit is different, the conditions are different, and we will just work as normal, trying to make the car as fast as possible. We made some improvements to the car before Monaco, but it was difficult to judge them accurately last weekend because it is such a strange circuit. The Nürburgring will give us a much better idea of how much we have improved the car's competitiveness, and so I am looking forward to starting practice.” He said.
Jarno has been quite busy this week after his win as he ahs been touring some of the Renault factories around Europe:
“Well, this week has been very busy. On Tuesday I visited a Renault factory at Sandouville in France - it was planned before the win, but it was a fantastic day, everybody was so happy. And then today (Wednesday), I will be at the Lardy safety research centre, again meeting my colleagues in Renault, before going to the final of the Champions League tonight. That should be fun! Then from Thursday, I can concentrate on Formula 1 again. But my approach this weekend will be the same as always: working normally to find a good consistent set-up. Last weekend was fantastic, a sort of confirmation, but I will carry on doing my usual job and trying 100%.” He added.
The Italian know the Nürburgring quite well after having raced there several times during the years:
“To be honest, the Nürburgring is not a particularly technical circuit. I know it well from when I raced there in F3, and before last weekend, I got my best F1 result at the track when I finished second in 1999. The main thing is to find a good rhythm - there are lots of corners close together, and if you get into the right groove then you can be quick. When we are setting the car up, we obviously need to get a good balance as soon as possible, but you also need confidence in the car through the high-speed corners and stability during the heavy braking for Turn 1 and the chicane. Also, the conditions change a lot during the day, from very cool conditions in the morning to quite warm in the afternoon, and you have to take account of that when setting the car up on Saturday morning. Our car was competitive in cooler conditions in Melbourne, so hopefully we can be again.” He concluded.