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Rosberg optimistic ahead of British Grand Prix
17 June 2009Nico Rosberg expects to be competitive again at the upcoming British Grand Prix after finishing fifth last time out in Turkey. The 23-year-old is optimistic for the Williams team's home Grand Prix as he expects the car should perform well at a track such as Silverstone.
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"Silverstone is a great circuit," said German Rosberg. "It is one of the few remaining tracks that really challenge a driver; it has quite a varied layout but really is dominated by the fast corners - our car is much better suited to these types of circuits this year, so I'm going to Silverstone with more optimism than I did last!
"As well as taking into consideration the high-speed corners for setup, you have to consider the relatively slow sector three. We have to work quite hard to make sure we get the optimum balance on the car to hook up a competitive lap time, because of those extremes.
"Overtaking isn't easy at Silverstone, so qualifying is also really important here. Even though I'm German, it still feels special racing in front of the British fans when you drive for a British team. The atmosphere is amazing at Silverstone and I know that lots of people based in the factory come for the weekend. As a reward for all their efforts this year, it would be amazing if we could deliver a really good result on Sunday."
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