Trulli Happy with Benetton Switch Decision

Italian Jarno Trulli said on Friday that he feels he has made the right decision in joining the improving Renault team next season.

Trulli will leave Jordan after a two-year stay at the end of the current season to join the Benetton team, which will be re-branded Renault, and he claimed the switch is the right one for his career.

"Probably when I first signed for Renault no one could believe it because the team wasn't performing really, really well but just after I signed, they proved that things were moving on," Trulli said.

"They improved the car, they are getting better and better and this makes me feel very happy, not only because I will be driving for them, but also it means that I've been looking very deeply in what they've been doing, and I trust them.

"In the end, hopefully, it will be alright. I'm very happy about my decision for next year."

Trulli admitted that he is focused on landing points for Jordan in the final three races of the season and said he will be sad to leave the Silverstone-based team. But he claimed that a lack of reliability has stifled his talent in his two seasons with the team and said he would have scored many more points had he not had problems with his equipment.

"Obviously I'm pushing really hard because I want to finish high with Jordan," he added. "There's a very good feeling and atmosphere in the team and somehow I'm sad that I'm leaving, but I want to give the most I can give to the team anyway.

"As always, I've had a good relationship with Eddie and with everybody in the team. We are still pushing very hard. We know that we have a competitive car but unfortunately not a very reliable one, especially in the races."