Mumbai: Having crashed out of the inaugural edition for the Indian Grand Prix last year, Marussia-Cosworth F1 team driver Timo Glock says he is determined to do well this time around. Glock is impressed with the Buddh International Circuit and said that though the track was a challenging one it provides you with lot of options.
"Last year I went out unfortunately, let's see what we can do (this year)," the German driver told PTI here on Wednesday. "The circuit has a lot of unique qualities which makes it special. The track is quite wide which gives you lot of (overtaking) options. It is challenging but has a very nice drive. I hope they didn't do any track changes. I look forward to be back again," Glock said.
Glock who is currently placed at 19th position in the drivers standing, however, said the heat factor can make the weekend race quite demanding. "It is not the most challenging (GP), but the combination with the heat can make it quite demanding for everyone," he pointed out.
The German racer who is the lead driver of the low-ranked Marussia-Cosworth said the smaller teams find it tough to compete with the teams having big budget. "It is very difficult to close the gap. The big guys have 200-300 million euros and we have 60 million euros. So it is very difficult," he said.
Glock, though, said the team will look to finish within top-ten among the 12 participating teams, which will ensure a better budget for them next year. "Every race which comes up now is very important for us.
We are trying to keep the tenth place in the constructors standings this year, which will give us more money for next year. The only way to move forward is to have a better budget.
This is what we are targeting," he said. Glock who stood 12th at the Singapore GP, his best finish so far in the season, was modest enough to admit that he had some luck going in his favour that day. He added that he will aim to break into the top-10 drivers standing next year.
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