Europe preview quotes: Bridgestone

"So far this season they have accumulated between them two pole positions, a second place, a third place and a win, and we are determined to give our teams, who have considerable support in Germany, the best tyres for the job.

"This is a home race for Toyota, Michael and Ralf Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, and we are looking forward to seeing them race hard in front of their fans."

Hisao Suganuma, Technical Manager: "After the win at Imola it is important that we keep pushing forward with developments for our teams. Recent tests at Paul Ricard and Fiorano have been particularly helpful for the forthcoming race, especially as we had wet conditions on some days.

"The European Grand Prix is earlier in the season than normal and its mountainous climate could mean cool, as well as wet, weather. We have therefore taken this into account when deciding the specification of wet tyre for this race.

"The Paul Ricard test also allowed us to further our dry tyre comparisons of compounds and constructions. The success of the Bridgestone tyres at the San Marino GP recently played a large influence when making the decisions for the dry tyre specifications for the Nurburgring round.

"The compounds come from the softer side of our range due to the track's relatively smooth surface and expected cooler weather conditions. Grip in the first set of corners will be especially important.

"With the uncertainty over the weather we shall also need our tyres to perform in a relatively wide working range."