KR:
It doesn’t really matter. We know, between us, when we are going to stop, so in that way it’s an easier thing, but in the end you need to beat everybody to win the race, that’s our aim, and hopefully we can have a strong race as a team.
Q:
Are we going to see a different type of race to Australia, was that a bit of a one-off, all that incident?
KR:
I don’t know. We will see tomorrow. If it’s raining, it can be very tricky here, so anything can happen in a race. If it’s normal conditions, probably not as many mistakes and people going off. I’m expecting a few more people to finish the race.
Q:
Heikki, a bit of a surprise to out-qualify your team-mate?
HK:
Yeah, of course Lewis is a strong driver and it’s always difficult to beat him, but honestly, all weekend I’ve been fairly happy with my car since the first practice sessions on Friday. Yesterday I was feeling comfortable and we’ve been going in the right direction little by little all the time. The qualifying session was fairly straightforward for me, nothing special, but they were all clean laps and I managed to… probably the best lap was the last Q3 lap with more fuel in the car, so I think we’re in a good position. Of course
Ferrari seems to be very strong but we are right behind them and the race is long, so we can look forward to a good race tomorrow.
Q:
Interesting to see you trying both types of tyre in Q3. What was the thinking behind that?
HK:
We were not entirely sure which one was going to be the better one, so that’s the reason behind it really.
Q:
Does that mean you’re not entirely sure for the race either?
HK:
Now I am sure, yeah.
Q:
Last year most people were on the softer tyre.
HK:
Yeah, I think it was more the one lap pace that we were not sure of, seeing how the tyres were lasting throughout the lap, but to be honest, in the longer run, we have a clearer picture, so it’s no concern at all.
