Question: Heikki, what caused your excursion into the gravel this morning? Was something wrong with the car?
Heikki Kovalainen: Nope, nothing wrong with the car. It was my mistake. Came out of turn two to turn three and went on the power too aggressively - lost the rear and tried to correct it, went into the gravel and into the wall. I missed the nose!
Question: How do you see the potential of the car?
Heikki Kovalainen: I think the potential is there, the initial feeling from this morning was good. In the slow-speed corners the car is behaving quite well, but it’s lacking grip - it hasn’t got enough grip - so in the high-speed (corners) we lose quite a bit of time, probably also partly because of the set-up problems as well. But fundamentally it is okay and I quite enjoyed driving it.
Question: You’ve previously driven for experienced teams, so it must be quite new to you having teamed up with an outfit starting from scratch. What is different and what is your impression?
Heikki Kovalainen: The biggest difference is the size of the team. Otherwise all the operations feel pretty much the same - the engineers, the mechanics, they are all working very much in a similar way - but we haven’t got enough time to prepare in all aspects. We don’t have enough spare parts for example. But that will come with time and for sure we will be able to improve the car and get quicker as a result.
Question: How do you think your relationship with Jarno Trulli will be?
Heikki Kovalainen: We are fine so far. We are on the same level so we know what we are talking about and I am sure that we can push the team forward, as he’s also quick and very competitive. We will also push each other and that’s always good that there is somebody to keep you awake. I think it is a strong line-up - I think it is a potentially good team and I think we will do a good job.
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