Lewis Hamilton is hoping to repeat his win from four weeks ago in Hungary and he believes that the nature of the Valencia street circuit will allow McLaren to use their KERS system to the full.
The reigning world champion took his first victory of the 2009 season last time out in Budapest following a dismal first half of the season, during which the Woking-based team struggled to cure a significant ‘air-stall’ problem with MP4-24.
Having introduced a host of new upgrades at the German grand prix, Hamilton saw an immediate improvement and was able to fight at the head of the field once again and then carry that pace on to Hungary.
With further upgrades planned for the European grand prix this weekend, Hamilton said he is hoping to take another step forward with the car.
'It’s great to be getting back to business after the four-week break.
'I’m still buzzing from the win in Hungary and I’m hopeful of being able to carry that pace into the Valencia weekend – particularly with our new upgrades to the car.
'It’s a very demanding circuit, the kind of place that punishes any mistakes hard.
'It’s quite tight and relatively slow, so it should suit our package.
'It’s also very difficult to overtake, as we discovered last year – but, with our KERS, Mercedes-Benz has proved that anything can happen and I’m once again hoping that it will provide the difference in the race,' he continued.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is keen to continue the team’s winning form in Valencia. He said: 'While the summer break has meant we’ve had four weeks to enjoy Lewis’s victory in Budapest, it’s very important that we are able to maintain that winning momentum into this weekend’s race.
'Fortunately, I we have made a structured effort to bring further improvements to the car in Spain and the whole team has been buoyed by that win and is really looking forward to another strong set of results this weekend.
'I’ve no doubts that we’ll certainly hit the ground running on Friday,' he continued.
The reigning world champion took his first victory of the 2009 season last time out in Budapest following a dismal first half of the season, during which the Woking-based team struggled to cure a significant ‘air-stall’ problem with MP4-24.
Having introduced a host of new upgrades at the German grand prix, Hamilton saw an immediate improvement and was able to fight at the head of the field once again and then carry that pace on to Hungary.
With further upgrades planned for the European grand prix this weekend, Hamilton said he is hoping to take another step forward with the car.
'It’s great to be getting back to business after the four-week break.
'I’m still buzzing from the win in Hungary and I’m hopeful of being able to carry that pace into the Valencia weekend – particularly with our new upgrades to the car.
'It’s a very demanding circuit, the kind of place that punishes any mistakes hard.
'It’s quite tight and relatively slow, so it should suit our package.
'It’s also very difficult to overtake, as we discovered last year – but, with our KERS, Mercedes-Benz has proved that anything can happen and I’m once again hoping that it will provide the difference in the race,' he continued.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is keen to continue the team’s winning form in Valencia. He said: 'While the summer break has meant we’ve had four weeks to enjoy Lewis’s victory in Budapest, it’s very important that we are able to maintain that winning momentum into this weekend’s race.
'Fortunately, I we have made a structured effort to bring further improvements to the car in Spain and the whole team has been buoyed by that win and is really looking forward to another strong set of results this weekend.
'I’ve no doubts that we’ll certainly hit the ground running on Friday,' he continued.
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