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Gascoyne expects to be more competitive in Monaco

Spyker F1's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne believes Monaco can be an interesting opportunity for the team to achieve a good result. Since the street race in Monaco is in such extreme conditions the car will be less important than at normal tracks. The driver is far more important in the streets of Monaco.

When asked if the Monaco Grand Prix could be one of the best opportunities for Spyker to achieve a good result Gascoyne said: "I think Monaco is certainly our best chance in the first two-thirds of the season to achieve a good result. Obviously aero efficiency isn't the key here as cars are running with max drag, so we believe we should be more competitive here than we have been at other circuits. It's also a race where if safety cars come into play, it can rain and so on, so we have to make the most of it. An advantage is that our drivers know it well too; it's a circuit Adrian has driven at before and has done very well at, and Christijan has a good record here."

Speaking about an updates to the car Gascoyne said: "There are no major updates, but there will be some minor aero parts that we will put on the car to help provide the high levels of downforce required for this circuit. Some of the parts are specifically for Monaco but some will be carried forward as part of our ongoing process of development."

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