Honda Racing F1 Team: 2007 French GP Preview
by: Wahlberg
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After the North American double header - the 2007 Canadian
and US Grand Prix races, the Honda Racing F1 team now arrived in Europe and
completed the three-day testing for the Honda RA107 at
The team is now fully prepared and ready for the 8th round
of 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship season.
Check out what the Honda team driver's and staff has to
say about the forthcoming race in Magny Cours.
Jenson Button (No. 7):
"The Circuit de Nevers is quite a tricky circuit to
get your lap absolutely right however it is a lot of fun to drive and very
fast. The start is particularly important, regardless of what side of the grid
you are on, and you have to position yourself well for the first two corners to
get a good run down the straight to the
"The key to a really quick lap around here is getting
the front end of the car working well, particularly for turns one and two. You
can lose a lot of time at turn two if you have too much understeer in the car.
You also need to have good car stability to make the most of the high speed
chicanes."
Rubens Barrichello (No. 8):
"I really enjoy racing at Magny Cours and it is a
really flowing circuits which the drivers generally enjoy. The track has a
mixture of high and slow speed turns, and although the track surface is smooth,
it can be hard on the rear tyres. The high speed changes of direction between
turns four and five, and also turns seven and eight, are particularly
challenging. The weather conditions are usually very hot so the team will be
well prepared for high track temperatures having spent three days testing in
Shuhei Nakamoto (Senior Technical Director):
"We made some good progress at the three-day test in
Before heading to
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