Drivers Comments - Indianapolis

By Andrew Hooper
February 15 2004

	Drivers Comments: Indianapolis
	18-20 June – USA Grand Prix, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis Da Matta: “It is a very special feeling to race at the Indy Speedway. Last year was my first taste of the track, albeit the wrong way, and it was an eventful weekend to say the least, but we have learned from that experience and are ready to put that right this year. With the race back-to-back with Canada in the summer, we will hopefully be racing in the dry! The trick to Indy is to find a compromise on the car’s downforce levels up to cope with the 17-second flat out pit straight, as well as the twisty infield section. The grid was extremely close last year – I qualified 9th and was only 0.4s from Olivier who was 3rd – so every tenth counts.”