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Sutil expects step forward

Force India F1 driver Adrian Sutil expects to see his team take a good step forward at the upcoming British Grand Prix. While the team was unable to battle at the French Grand Prix with its closest rivals Toro Rosso the team's driver Sutil is positive after a fruitful week of testing at the British track last week.

"I'm looking forward to Silverstone this year," Sutil said. "It's good to be at a circuit you really know well and you are comfortable at. We test here a lot and of course the factory is so close, it's like our home race. Personally I like the track, it's quite challenging and really one of my favourites. The atmosphere is great too, and with all the Lewis fans it should be a fantastic race.

"The test here last week went well, we tried out the complete new aero package with the wheel covers, engine cover and of course the inerter damper that we hope will give us more stability. If everything works well together, both on the aero and mechanical side, it would be a good step forward for us, which we need at the moment.

"My target for this race would be to get everything working well and hopefully being in a position where we could race and pass some cars. In Magny-Cours we were quite close, especially on my middle stint where the lap times were good, but we just need that little bit more to be able to get ahead of some others."

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