Michael Schumacher says that he is looking forward to the challenge of adapting to a new circuit when Formula One moves to Valencia for the European Grand Prix.

"Valencia is a track which I have never raced on before so it will be another new experience for me but one which I am very much looking forward to," said Schumacher. "I always have been quite good in adapting quickly to new situations and I strongly expect that to be the case in Valencia. I like going into new experiences like this and having detailed discussions with my engineers about the challenge.

"We will bring further updates for our car which should help to improve the performance. We have already seen that the car has improved steadily over the last few races and in Canada, the pace was better even if unfortunately that did not show in the results. That's why I look forward to travelling to Spain a great deal."

Like Schumacher, team-mate Nico Rosberg is hoping that some new upgrades to the car will bring about further improvement.

"Valencia is a really good track and not what you would usually expect from a typical street circuit," said Rosberg. "There are a lot of corners but it's quite fast and flowing which combined with the barriers that line the circuit means that you have to keep your concentration levels high. I hope that the upgrades we have for Valencia will bring further improvements."