Germany preview quotes: Bridgestone

"We fully anticipate that this weekend's race will be a hard fought one but we hope that for them, it will be a particularly rewarding one. Furthermore, the Bridgestone teams have generally been growing in strength as the season has progressed and I am eager for them to do well here this weekend."

Hisao Suganuma - Bridgestone Motorsport Technical Manager: "In the past, the Hockenheim circuit has been heavily modified and top speeds reduced. However, there are still several high speed sections and some very tight hairpins. This makes it a tough track from a tyre perspective.

"The stadium section of the track requires very good grip so we need a tyre which can provide the necessary grip and performance in both high and low speed conditions on a track surface of medium roughness.

"At Hockenheim there is also the weather to contend with as it can vary from cool to really quite hot temperatures. Taking all these factors into consideration, Bridgestone is providing its teams with specifications in the medium to soft compound range.

"These specifications were decided following recent testing with the Bridgestone shod teams. Super Aguri completed a shake down at Silverstone of their new car, which we are looking forward to seeing race for the first time this weekend, while Ferrari was in Paul Ricard and Toyota, Williams and MF1 Racing were in Jerez.

"The Paul Ricard and Jerez tests were particularly helpful, giving us data not just for this weekend but also for the next races in Hungary and Turkey."