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Ericsson hopes for boost from Swedish fans

Marcus Ericsson is expecting a big influx of Swedish fans at the Hungarian Grand Prix and hopes it helps him raise his game.

The Sauber driver has scored points on just two occasions so far this season with a best finish of eighth place in the Australian Grand Prix. Having missed out on points in the chaotic British Grand Prix, Ericsson says he will have a number of friends and fellow Swedes in Budapest where he hopes Sauber will prove more competitive.

“The Hungaroring is a difficult circuit - a small track, quite narrow, also bumpy, with a lot of corners," Ericsson said. "Budapest and its surroundings usually have extremely hot temperatures at the end of July, therefore, we require good tyre management and need to make sure they are working in the right way.

"That will be one of the big challenges. We have to see in practice how competitive we are on this type of track with the car.

"As far as I know a lot of Swedish fans are coming to the race, including more than a dozen friends of mine. So it will be nice seeing a lot of Swedish people around the track, and hopefully they can help to push me even more.”

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.