Carroll expects to keep improving

The Ulsterman took a victory on home soil at Silverstone, just one week after he returned to the series at Magny-Cours, and he is hoping to build on that momentum this weekend at the Nurburgring.

"The great thing with the team is that since I got back into the car in France, every time we go out on track, both the car and myself have progressed," said Carroll.

"That is a credit to us all. The key to it now is to keep working hard and keep that momentum going."

The 24-year-old is looking forward to returning to the Nurburgring, where he has finished on the podium for the past two years.

"I like the Nurburgring and I've had some good results here," he said. "In 2005 I started 22nd and worked my way up to second, it was amazing.

"We have the pace and I want to be fighting at the front, it is as simple as that."