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Ralf hopes to repeat last year's result in Shanghai

Ralf hopes to repeat last year's result in Shanghai

22 September 2006

Next week Formula 1 will travel to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. It will be the third time F1 will visit China. Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher finished third last year and hopes he can repeat such a result again.

GP China 2005
GP China 2005

"I have good memories of last year's Chinese Grand Prix, when I took my second podium for Toyota," said Ralf Schumacher looking ahead of next week's Chinese Grand Prix. "That was the result of great strategy work and it was a great way to cap off my first year with the team."

"I still haven't seen much of the city of Shanghai but I do remember that the traffic is crazy! The Shanghai International Circuit is an impressive facility, with a combination of technically challenging corners without being too high speed. It was well designed and it has some features that are unique, especially the long corners. Turn 1 is so long that you almost complete an entire circle so you need to be committed to stay on the limit all the way round without making a mistake. The whole circuit is very wide so there are chances to overtake, particularly at the end of the long straight into turn 14. That makes the track a fun place to race and I look forward to trying to bring home another good result this Sunday."


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