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Spanish GP 2010: Thursday at Barcelona; FIA Thursday Press Conference / Q&A with Vettel / Seb and Mark become Wings for Life embassators
FIA Thursday Press Conference:
Vozači:: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber), Bruno Senna (HRT), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). Na blogu su postavljeni samo Vettelovi odgovori, ali ako imate želju pročitati cijelu možete OVDJE.
Q: Sebastian, Red Bull always bring loads of modifications to every race.
Sebastian Vettel: We try our best. Similar for all the teams in the top. You try to at least stay where you are if not make a step forward, so we brought some new parts. I think we are in the same situations as the others as I said trying to make a step forward. I had a haircut. I saw Fernando had one to. I dropped more than he did, so I hope that our car will make a bigger step than his and we can stay ahead, so we have to see. Obviously it is a lot of work tomorrow. Not quite sure if we are in the right country. Usually it is always sunny. It is quite cold I think for Spain, but if any, it should help us coming from the north. We are used to this kind of weather but wouldn’t mind if it was a bit warmer, so what is wrong with your country?
FA: You have to go to my home town. It is hot.
Q: Another question to all of you. What is your target at this stage of the season? What are you looking to do to improve over the next few races? Jaime, would you like to start again.
SV: I think for us, like everyone, we had four races. One out of four was perfect. Two out of four we struggled for reliability, so we didn’t finish where we wanted to and then another one out of four was chaotic. In the end I think we saved a couple of points at least. It was not our strongest weekend in China but at least some points, so it is a bit up and down. For here and for the next couple of races just trying to execute a clean Sunday. On Saturdays we have always been very strong, so just trying to convert Saturday’s strength into a good Sunday result.
Q: Sebastian, you’ve had three poles, and actually won from the time that you didn’t have pole position. The last nine races here have been won by the pole-winner, you might like to hear. So, how important is pole going to be this weekend?
SV: Pole is always important. As Pedro said, where you put the car on Saturday will determine your race result by quite a bit on Sunday, but the race is there to find out and there are no points on Saturday. I think we have had good Saturdays. In the race that I won in Malaysia I started third which is still at the front, so not too bad, but obviously the target is the same again: start from pole and try to win the race. I had a similar comment, I remember, last year in Istanbul where someone came to me on the grid and said the last five winners at Istanbul all came from pole position but it turned out to be different on that day. Statistics are nice for you guys but for us it’s more the day that counts and the moment, so we try to do our best. First of all we need to focus on tomorrow, trying to get every part to work and then we will see where we can put the car on Saturday on the grid and on Sunday we will have a long race, so it will be tough.
Q: (Joris Fioriti – AFP) Sebastian, you’ve had the best car, but you’ve only won one race out of four, so now the championship starts. Do you think you can make it in this new championship?
SV: Well, that’s our target. I think I am in the wrong place if I don’t believe in us and in myself. Yes, the first four races were a bit up and down. We had only one win but in the end that’s history, we can’t change it any more. We have to look ahead and that’s all we try to focus on first of all tomorrow and then Saturday and Sunday and whatever comes after that is of zero importance now. All eyes are now on this weekend, so we try to go step by step and I think that’s the only way that you can be consistent and the only way that you can ultimately fight for a championship.
Q&A with Sebastian Vettel:
Seb je odgovorio na par pitanja o sezoni, prvoj europskoj utrci, o F-ductu...
Q: Sebastian, new game, new luck - or is the Shanghai race still a lump in your stomach?
Sebastian Vettel: Well, to start from pole and end P6 is not as intended by the inventor, but it was a very turbulent race and on top of that we weren’t fast enough at some parts of the race and probably lost the race in those moments. It also might be argued that strategically we could have done better in some situations, but to have a clear vision and judgement is always easy in hindsight…
Q: How do you see the fact that the RB6 was by far the fastest car in the first three races but not in the fourth race?
SV: Well, I think that Sunday in Shanghai was a hot pot - and I don’t mean that in terms of temperature. The conditions were extremely unpredictable - like obviously also this weekend here in Barcelona. Five minutes ago it was raining, now the sun is out again. I hope that is no sign for Sunday! Generally I don’t see anything to worry about because our car has the right pace and we’ve some upgrades on the car, so let’s hope that will do for the race. Hopefully better than P6!
Q: The first European race almost feels like a new start to the season. What have those four flyaway races taught you so far?
SV: One race felt really good: Malaysia was ours. At two races we’ve been en route to the top spot on the podium, but something came between the trophy and the RB6. And then there was that race in Shanghai that was rather chaotic, with a kind of fluctuation in the positions that we weren’t able to use to our advantage. In the end we were able to pocket the points for P6. Shanghai was one of those races where in the end you are just happy to finish and to collect points.
Q: What you’ve just said was a narration - but not an interpretation…
SV: The interpretation I’ve given before: the car is fast and there is no reason to worry. The season is still very young and there are many opportunities for wins ahead. Sure, it’s about time that the car delivers on Sunday and we have a smooth race ahead.
Q: How happy are you that the European season has finally started?
SV: The biggest difference for sure is the distance to the venues. There is no real change in the conditions this weekend, so I was told. It is pretty cold for Spain at this time of the year and there is even a chance of rain on Sunday. But let’s see what the weekend brings.
Q: You are still talked about positively in the media commentaries, in contrast to Michael Schumacher. Is that something that you follow and do you think these commentaries as just?
SV: I think it a bit unjust. Sure, people expected a lot but if would be fairer to give him more time. Sure, everybody has his own window of time so I don’t want to add another commentary to this discussion. All I can say is that I am sure that he knows what he is doing and it is always difficult to comment on internal team matters from the outside. But I am sure that if there is someone to pull it off after three years of sabbatical then it is Michael. I am sure that we will see him fighting for the front in the next couple of races.
Q: If you look at the current pecking order in the paddock - Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and so on - do you think that this will change in the near future to the advantage of Mercedes? Or is the situation rather stalled?
SV: It is possible. If you are able to make a huge leap in development - more than all the other teams - then it is within reach. But of course I don’t believe in a real revolution in the hierarchy of the pecking order. If you bet money on the big four you sure can’t go wrong.
Q: How far along is the development of Red Bull’s ‘F-duct’ system? Wouldn’t that be the huge leap you just mentioned?
SV: We are developing and planning to introduce it at one of the next races, but that’s not so easy as people might think. The chassis are homologated since the first race and to add it to a fully designed chassis does not happen in the twinkling of an eye - but we are close.
Q: A leap forward in a personal way: how huge will your jump be on Sunday? When looking at the standings is there already some sort of pressure when it comes to the championship?
SV: I don’t think that 15 points behind is the end of the world if you get 25 points for a win!
Webber i Vettel ambasadori Wings for Life
Heinz Kinigadner i predsjednik Red Bull kompanije Dietrich Mateschitz organizatori su udruge Wings for Life koja je dobila dva nova ambasadora, vozače Red Bulla Sebastiana Vettela i Marka Webbera. Oni su se pridružili ostalim ambasadorima Davidu Coulthardu, Gerhardu Bergeru, Philippeu Streiffu i Felixu Baumgartneru.
Sebastian Vettel kaže kako je već sudjelovao u ovoj udruzi te mu je jako drago što je postao ambasador: “Jako sam ponosan što sam postao ambasador. Kroz moje prijateljstvo s Heinzom i njegovim sinom Hannesom koji je u kolicima od 2003. nakon strašne sportske nesreće, postao sam umješan u Wings for Life. Kao su njih dvojica zadržali svoju vjeru me impresioniralo. Vjerujem u važan posao organizacije kako bi paraplegija postala izlječiva." kaže Vettel koji je prošli vikend bio na motorsportskome showu udruge.
Source: formula1.com / sebastian-vettel.org / motorsport.com
Post je objavljen 06.05.2010. u 20:51 sati.