August 4, 1995
Preview Hungarian Grand Prix


Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha aiming for the top ten

The Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha team tested for two days at Silverstone this week 
(Wednesday and Thursday) with Ukyo Katayama, Mika Salo and Gabriele Tarquini 
and two 023 cars. All three drivers reported significant progress with the 
handling of the car. Ukyo's quickest time was 1 min 32,3 sec and Gabriele's 
1 min 32,8 sec. In Hungary, Mika and Ukyo will be aiming for a top ten 
qualifying position to confirm the return of the team to the front of the 
grid.

Harvey Postlethwaite, Managing Director - Engineering, said: "During those 
two days we concentrated on set-up work with the new  conventional  front 
suspension. We also practiced several starts. We will go to Hungary with a 
new rear wing which will increase the level of downforce. With the recent 
improvements we made on the car, we will have the potential to qualify in 
the top ten. We wished we had our new fly-by-wire throttle control ready for 
this race but it is still under development and is looking very promising."

Ukyo Katayama is in good spirits after his strong race at Hockenheim: "I am 
delighted with the improvements we achieved on the set-up at Silverstone. 
The car feels much better now, I am happier with the balance and we found 
some more grip. I am looking forward to Hungary because the team has been 
working hard and I want to reward them with a good result. The Hungaroring 
is very tight and twisty. It's very slippery and the weather is generally 
hot. The race is always hard physically and the driver's fitness can make 
the difference. I qualified fifth last year..."

Mika Salo, who will have to learn another  new  circuit commented: "Ukyo and 
Gabriele did most of the running this week and I did not set any time. The 
team continued to work in the right direction after the test we had in 
Magny-Cours before Germany. Things are looking better and better and I m 
sure we will be more competitive in Hungary. I am going to work on my 
computer game this weekend to learn the circuit as much as I can. It will 
save me time during the practice and give me more time to concentrate on the 
set-up. I don't think it's such a slow circuit, but the driveable corners 
are very important."

Mike Gascoyne, Deputy Technical Director: "It's a very demanding circuit, 
the weather is always very hot and cooling the car is crucial. The circuit 
is very tight, twisty and bumpy, with lots of long third gear and slow 
corners. It's traditionally a place where it is difficult to overtake, so a 
good qualifying performance is essential. You need a car which is good over 
the bumps, with good traction out of the slow speed corners. All the cars 
will run in their maximum downforce configuration."

The Hungarian Grand Prix will be held on the 3.968 kms / 2.465 miles 
Hungaroring circuit near Budapest. The 77 lap, 305.536 / 189.892 miles race 
will start at 14.00 hours local time on Sunday 13th August and is expected 
to last around 1 hour 50 minutes.