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Formula 1
F1: Hulkenberg Upbeat On Force India Pace
Force India's German driver Nico Hulkenberg feels positive for Singapore's Formula One night race...
Force India's German driver Nico Hulkenberg powers his car during the second practice session of Singapore's Formula One night race on September 21, 2012. (Photo: Getty Images)
After showing well in Monza Force India again displayed good speed in Singapore as Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg finished sixth and seventh in FP2.
The team had hoped that its impressive showing in Valencia in June would be reflected at the similar street venue.
“It wasn’t a bad day, although again it was a bit compromised for everybody with the rain,” said Hulkenberg, “After that I think we ran through the program quite nicely. Our one lap competitiveness looked quite strong, although in previous events we looked quite strong on Friday and dropped a little bit on Saturday and Sunday. So now we have to make sure to be as competitive tomorrow and Sunday as we were today. That is the task.
“We were quick in Monza qualifying for sure, but in the race it was not quite as expected, and as we would have liked. But I think this track comes towards our car a little bit, a lot of low speed corners, and that suits us I think. And you can see that in today’s result. But today is not important, it’s about tomorrow and Sunday.”
Hulkenberg expects rear tires to be a key issue this weekend.
“It’s a rear tire killer circuit, that’s for sure, it was the same in 2010 for me. But now the Pirellis are even more sensitive, so there’s definitely a challenge on Sunday, how to manage the tires and get the right strategy.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
The team had hoped that its impressive showing in Valencia in June would be reflected at the similar street venue.
“It wasn’t a bad day, although again it was a bit compromised for everybody with the rain,” said Hulkenberg, “After that I think we ran through the program quite nicely. Our one lap competitiveness looked quite strong, although in previous events we looked quite strong on Friday and dropped a little bit on Saturday and Sunday. So now we have to make sure to be as competitive tomorrow and Sunday as we were today. That is the task.
“We were quick in Monza qualifying for sure, but in the race it was not quite as expected, and as we would have liked. But I think this track comes towards our car a little bit, a lot of low speed corners, and that suits us I think. And you can see that in today’s result. But today is not important, it’s about tomorrow and Sunday.”
Hulkenberg expects rear tires to be a key issue this weekend.
“It’s a rear tire killer circuit, that’s for sure, it was the same in 2010 for me. But now the Pirellis are even more sensitive, so there’s definitely a challenge on Sunday, how to manage the tires and get the right strategy.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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