Malaysia Preview Quotes: Bridgestone

Hiroshi Yasukawa, Director of Motorsport: "The Melbourne Grand Prix was a magnificent victory for both Ferrari and Bridgestone. And whilst that was just the first of many races, it was a fantastic boost to the Bridgestone Motorsport team who have worked tremendously hard over the past few months. We now move on to one of the most modern circuits in the world, in Sepang, where I expect our tyres and teams will once again prove their competitiveness. In Australia, Ferrari scored a great 1-2 on our tyres and now we want to go one step better by also adding Sauber, Jordan and Minardi to the scoreboards."

Hisao Suganuma, Technical Manager: "We have tested long and hard for races like Malaysia and the time has come to see if we have done our homework. There are many factors to take into account when developing tyres for Sepang but consistency in the heat is one area we have concentrated on. A significant part of our winter development programme was dedicated to making sure we are competitive in the heat this year. We know we have made important improvements and I'm looking forward to showing off our progress - just as we did in Melbourne. In addition to heat durability, tyres for Malaysia also need to be able to cope with the high speed directional changes so stability of the tyres is important for a good lap time. We finalised the tyre specifications for our teams after the Australian Grand Prix during testing in Spain and although weather conditions did hamper us a little, we got some excellent data which suggests our teams should be competitive in Malaysia."