Pastor Maldonado believes Williams have nothing to fear heading into the Hungarian GP as their car has proved competitive on all types of circuit.
Pastor expects FW34 to be at home on twisty Hungaroring
Pastor Maldonado believes Williams have nothing to fear heading into the Hungarian GP given their FW34 has proved itself to be competitive on all types of circuit.
The Grove-based outfit have taken as big a step forward as any team this season and although Maldonado hasn't actually scored any points since ending the team's eight-year victory drought in Spain back in May, the Venezuelan has generally continued to show strong pace and qualified in the top seven at the previous three Grands Prix.
And with a victory to his name at the Hungaroring while racing in GP2 back in 2010, Maldonado is looking forward to tackling the tight and twisty circuit with optimism.
"The track in Hungary is really slow speed and so we will need to adapt our set-up for this sort of circuit but we have shown so far this season that our car has good pace at different sorts of tracks," he said.
"I have won here before so the track has good memories for me and the fans create a good atmosphere so I am looking forward to the weekend."
Team-mate Bruno Senna can also point to a strong past record in Hungary, having finished third in GP2 in 2008, and admits it is one of the most demanding tracks for a driver on the whole calendar due to the quick succession of corners.
"The Hungaroring is one of the most challenging tracks we visit all year. Technically it's a real test and it's quite a slow lap so reminds me in some respects of Monaco," the Brazilian said.
"It's also demanding physically because the temperature is often high and you have to do a lot of work behind the steering wheel so can get tired quickly. I have done well here in the past, particularly in GP2 in 2008, so I'm looking forward to this weekend."
