Question: Your impressions of the circuit from a technical point of view?
Christian Horner: The guys here have done an absolutely unbelievable job. The effort that has gone into this circuit in the last 12 months is nothing short of phenomenal. I think the spectacle of a night race, but not only have we got a night race, we have also got a great circuit, a really challenging circuit. We have already test driven the barriers today and we can see that it is pretty unforgiving out there. I think it is going to be a real challenge of a race and I think it is going to be a fantastic weekend. Hats off to everybody involved. I think they have just raised the bar considerably for a new circuit and the spectacle of racing at night in a big city such as Singapore is really exciting.
Question: Do you think that the global credit crunch will have an effect on teams in the future?
Christian Horner: The global economy at the moment isn’t in great shape and it affects all areas of the pit lane. It is down to the teams to work collectively with the governing body to make sure that we are responsible in what we do to control our costs. But, on the other hand, venues and races such as this one are so powerful and strong for Formula One and demonstrate Formula One in such a strong and fantastic light, excuse the pun, I think there are other very positive aspects as well and I think this race, certainly this weekend, will be a big boost for the series in general.
Question: Could you tell us something specific that you learned about the track today, the way the grip levels changed or something unusual that you hadn’t perhaps foreseen?
Christian Horner: We learned that crashing on your third lap isn’t the best preparation for the weekend, and there is very little margin for error here. I think you saw quite a few incidents today. You can see that the drivers are right on edge and there is a very, very small margin for error which is the trait of a street circuit. It’s bumpy, it’s quick in areas, it’s a challenge set-up-wise. Obviously we’re running the soft tyres here as well which presents a challenge in itself. We’ve worked through our programme, which was compromised in some respects on one side of the garage, but we’ve learned a great deal from today.
Question: The result in Monza was a fairy-tale for Formula One and it did a lot of good among viewers around the world, but in the Formula One world, a customer car winning is costing constructors money. What are the attitudes of the four teams that we have here about customer cars, and do you think it will cause more opposition now that a customer car has actually won a race?
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