Walkinshaw: We wanted a winner
Arrows boss Tom Walkinshaw claims his team has to show its worth this year after signing a proven race-winner in Formula 1 veteran Heinz-Harald Frentzen. According to this week's AUTOSPORT magazine, Walkinshaw believes the arrival of the German, who replaces Jos Verstappen, will be a major boost for the team
"We wanted a driver who was capable of winning races and in the past had won grands prix, because it will provide us with no hiding place," said Walkinshaw. "It will be up to us to achieve results."
Frentzen was an outsider for the 1999 world championship, winning two races for Jordan. He also won one race during his two years at Williams, and Walkinshaw is keen to rekindle the spark in the German, who endured a tough season in 2001.
"We wanted Frentzen because we feel we have a good car and we wanted to make the most of it," he added.
The full story, along with Frentzen's first interview as an Arrows driver, appears in this week's AUTOSPORT, which goes on sale tomorrow (Thursday).
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