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Sutil ready for Spanish challenge

Spyker F1 driver Adrian Sutil is looking forward to race at Circuit de Catalunya this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix. The German had some time to prepare himself last week during the official test session although the weather wasn't perfect.

Looking back at his Spanish Grand Prix preparations last week Sutil commented: "It was slightly frustrating as we didn't run until late and then it was very, very wet so the team made the decision to stop running. It was the right decision as conditions were very bad and we couldn't risk any problems. It was difficult to get any sort of information when the track was that slippery, but I did 11 laps and got a feeling from the car. I've driven in the wet before in a Formula 1 car - last year in Suzuka free practice - but it's always useful to get some more experience, especially if we get more rain during the Grand Prix next week."

The fourth round of the 2007 Formula 1 world championship is the first track Sutil has raced at before. Speaking about the track he said: "So far not knowing the tracks hasn't been a problem - if you prepare well, then you will know the layout and then it's just a case of fine-tuning. But it will be good to get to a track and know its characteristics straight away. I put in a lot of kilometres at the two tests in February, so hopefully I can work on the set-ups from the first practice without having that installation period."

"It's got to be to have a clean first lap and get to the end of the race without any major problems," he said looking ahead of Sunday's race. "At this stage, we've just got to concentrate on getting as much experience as possible and not make any mistakes."

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