Hungary preview quotes: Bridgestone
Hiroshi Yasukawa, Director of Motorsport: "Last weekend we reached a milestone in Bridgestone's history in F1 - the 100th win on Bridgestone Potenza tyres. This weekend we hope to start the next century by putting a Bridgestone runner on the top step of the podium in Hungary. We are approaching a crucial time in the championship for all our teams and we shall be supporting them as much as we can."
Hisao Suganuma, Bridgestone Motorsport Technical Manager: "The Hungaroring is one of the slowest circuits on the F1 calendar and because of this continuous flow of cornering the tyres do not get the opportunity to cool down. Racing in Hungary in August also means the tyres are exposed to quite high track temperatures so we need tyres with a compound with good heat durability.
"The nature of the circuit also means that good rear traction is required and the track surface is relatively smooth so we shall be using tyres from the softer end of the compound range to give our teams the necessary grip.
"All in all, it can be a tough track from a tyre point of view but our July tyre tests at Paul Ricard and Jerez proved particularly helpful in identifying the tyre specifications for Germany and Hungary.
"After seeing the results at Hockenheim we are confident we can keep up our competitive challenge in Hungary this weekend."
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