FM:
Many, many. Last year I set six pole positions, so it means that I can be competitive on many tracks and I started a lot on the front row, so even this year I can be competitive at every race, so I cannot say this yes and this not. Every race I can be competitive.
Q: (Livio Oricchio –
O Estado de Sao Paulo)
A question for all drivers: sorry to come back to the question of the temperature of the tyres, but are you worried in the case of the safety car on the first lap of the race when it restarts?
FM:
For sure, we need to warm up our tyres even more under the safety car. In cool temperatures like these, when you back off, for sure you lose a lot of temperature in the tyres, so you need to be even stronger when you’re warming up.
HK:
Exactly the same as Felipe said: you just need to work them a bit more. Apart from that, I don’t think it’s any concern in terms of safety but I think we are nowhere near the limit of being dangerous, so no problem.
Lewis Hamilton:
No problems.
Q: (Frédéric Ferret –
l’Equipe)
I have two problems for Lewis: first of all about qualifying. You seem quite unhappy with your lap, any mistake or was it because of the handling of the car or traffic or something else?
LH:
I chose the wrong tyre. It didn’t give me the performance and the car didn’t feel great, no.
Q: (Frédéric Ferret –
l’Equipe)
The second question is about the race tomorrow: you said on Thursday that you miss winning, do you think you can win tomorrow?
LH:
I think tomorrow we just have to wait and see. For sure, we are not in the best position to do so.
Q: (Ian Parkes –
The Press Association)
Lewis, you have said you are very disappointed and your body language suggests you are not too happy if you don’t mind me saying…
LH:
I just need the toilet, that’s all! And I’m really wondering whether Heikki’s really Finnish because his answers are longer than I’ve ever known!
