Spain Preview Quotes: Bridgestone

Hiroshi Yasukawa, Director of Motorsport: "As you can imagine, with four wins out of four for the Ferrari-Bridgestone partnership, we are very pleased with our performance so far this season. The F1 calendar has presented Bridgestone and its teams with a variety of differing circuits and track conditions and it is satisfying to see how well each challenge has been met. However, Barcelona is one of the most popular circuits for teams to test at which means we can expect the competition to be even more fierce than usual. As always, Spain looks like it will provide yet another thrilling race weekend."

Hisao Suganuma, Technical Manager: "Barcelona is a very tough track for tyre wear and degradation - especially rear tyres. The nature of the track's abrasive surface means we have had to think carefully about our choice for this race. Fortunately, despite the rain last week, Ferrari was able to conduct some useful testing at Mugello for this purpose. The Barcelona circuit modifications which were made over the winter have resulted in the addition of quite a demanding corner so the need for a good car and tyre set-up is imperative. High braking forces and good traction out of corners will also be a factor. We do test at this circuit quite regularly and we have an excellent record here so I'm looking forward to this weekend's challenge."