RK:
I don’t think it’s been any one thing, more like a combination of factors all coming together at the same time. We’ve had lots of little issues that have affected us this season, our gearbox problems in South Africa being a good example. We had to sit out a qualifying run there, whereas otherwise I believe we would have been very strong in the session. I think the team has sorted all the niggles that were affecting us and the results have been there for all to see in Mexico, China and Great Britain!
Q:
Did you have time to soak up the atmosphere at
Brands Hatch on Sunday morning as you sat on pole for the sprint race?
RK:
I was just focused on the job at hand, but you couldn’t get away from the noise of the crowd. It was great to know that so many people were supporting you. I didn’t take it on-board as pressure to win, but I used it as support to spur me on. It definitely felt special to be on pole for the British round.
Q:
You helped steer Great Britain to victory in the sprint race, in doing so becoming the first team in A1GP history to win their home event – what does that achievement mean to you?
RK:
It was a very proud moment for me, although we should have done it at the very first A1GP race at Brands Hatch [in 2005-06] had it not been for the battery failure in the feature back then. Obviously, it was great to get back out there and make up for the disappointment of the previous home race. The crowd went nuts and it was a real privilege to be there on the podium with the national anthem playing knowing you’d taken a win on home soil.
Q:
You subsequently captured pole for the feature race, but the German entry slipped by on the run to Paddock Hill Bend – can you describe what happened?
RK:
It’s always difficult being on pole at Brands Hatch for a standing start. You’re immediately faced with racing uphill rather than enjoying the benefit of a little downhill run off the line which everyone else has. You have to make an absolutely perfect start and I actually thought my initial getaway was good. Suddenly, the car bogged down as I hit the hill and that was it, Nico [Hülkenberg] got by and there was absolutely nothing I could do, it was a gutting moment. It was just one of those things though, we
knew we had a quick car so we had to push for the whole race.
Q:
Did you ever think you could get a run on Germany or pressure them into a mistake?
RK:
When Germany pitted we knew we could have a chance to take the lead and try and stretch our advantage in clean air but, unfortunately, the Brazilian car spun out, so we pitted straight away as we knew a safety car period was likely. That really sabotaged our chances of going for the win as we could have edged out a gap on-track that would have seen us rejoin ahead of Germany after our pit-stop.
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