Germany preview quotes – Lotus, Pirelli, HRT & more

Hot on the heels of one legendary track – Silverstone – comes another, and this time it is the turn of the tight and challenging Nurburgring circuit to welcome the Formula One paddock. As the ‘home’ race for world champion Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Nick Heidfeld, Timo Glock and Adrian Sutil, the event has special significance for many on the grid. Here the drivers and senior team personnel explain why they can’t wait to head for the Eifel mountains