Heidfeld heads home

Heidfeld and team-mate Giorgio Pantano added over 1000km between them to the EJ14's test mileage at the Northamptonshire circuit. Heidfeld admitted that the team also developed some new mechanical components which proved fruitful on the track.

"I am looking forward to Hockenheim as it is one of my home races, following Silverstone which was almost like a home Grand Prix," Heidfeld said. "The atmosphere at Hockenheim is probably the best in the world especially for the spectators, being in the stadium section. You feel that as a driver too and I hope there will be a lot of supporters for the German drivers, including me.

"At Silverstone we had a positive test and tried something new on the mechanical side which found us a good margin of lap time so hopefully that will help us in Hockenheim."

Team-mate Pantano has fond memories of Hockenheim having won the German F3 title there in his first year.

"I like the circuit," he said. "We haven't been able to change the car a lot before we go there, although we have done a bit of testing at Silverstone. Hockenheim is quite fun to drive because it's a high speed, high power track and since I enjoyed the flat-out sections of Indianapolis in the F1 car, I'm looking forward to it. It's about technicality from the driver, finding the brake balance and really being on the limit"

Jordan's Message from Bahrain at the German Grand Prix will be the emblem of the charity 46664 which raises money for the fight of AIDS in South Africa. Like all other logos featured so far this season through Jordan's partnership with Bahrain, the emblem will appear on the engine cover of both EJ14s.