Question: Flavio, it is a point that your engine won but not your chassis. What makes the difference?
Flavio Briatore: The chassis.
Question: And where in the chassis? What part of the performance?
Flavio Briatore: Red Bull at this moment do a better job. We have no excuse. What we need is to improve the chassis and we have our first version of the diffuser which is not what we believe is the best but at least we have done something. In Barcelona we will have another step and I am sure in Monte Carlo we will have a big one. We started very late like everybody and we try to have the short cut and to be ready, at least in Monte Carlo, to be competitive and to fight for the podium and to win races.
Question: How do you feel about the performance of the two drivers for the start of the season?
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Flavio Briatore: The problem is that in two races we were gambling and in the last race we made a mistake to call Fernando (Alonso) in too early. And this was our own mistake and after Fernando spun we did not finish in the points. With Piquet it is not possible to tell you he is happy as he is not. This is the first race that is normal if you want, with a normal situation, so let’s see what happens. The performance of the team as well, we have not done well at all and it is quite frustrating. But we need to catch up. We need to catch up to Red Bull. Red Bull have the best car without a diffuser in the business at this moment and we need to catch quickly Brawn and all the hole people. We need to catch up these people.
Question: What you think of the proposals for a budget cap. The FIA wants you to come back with an answer. Have you come back to them yet? And do you think it can work and will be a good thing for Formula One?
Flavio Briatore: Again the same line. We need to have a target for 2010, 2011, 2012. It is very difficult to cut it dramatically in one year but I am sure we are arriving in 2012 with the number that everybody will be happy. Again, like Ferrari for me the budget cut is very difficult to put in place. I believe what we need to do is have a clear rule like wind tunnel, like CFD, etc. as then the costs start from the beginning to the development of the car and to be sure the rule is black and white and everybody understands. If you are framing the rule, in a very tight frame, afterwards maybe it is possible to put the cut as well. But cut or whatever solution we find, it needs to be a dramatic and drastic reduction of the costs. With this we agree with the Federation and with Max Mosley and with everybody. This is what we are doing. But again, it is very difficult to do in one year. We need to have a target and after that we will work together with the Federation to achieve to control this target. But you know it is something we will have to see in what way we control this budget and in a way we have the rule for the future but it is not only 2012 as in 2012 the work is not finished. We will have to look at 2014, 2015 but it is absolutely mandatory to have a big cut with the budget and to arrive at least with a budget ... (becomes inaudible). This is what we are talking about and I think everybody agrees that we have a human team around a human number and we need to work with FOTA and with the Federation to achieve that.
Question: How much confidence do you have in Nelson Piquet to perform as you want and as the team would like?
Flavio Briatore: This question is not really a great question. But you see the performance as well, everybody is watching TV, including me, and it is what you see. What can I say. It is a difficult moment for him and we need to support him and the situation is like everybody sees, difficult for him and in a moment like this you don’t kill anybody. What you need is to support and hope he will get better. But like I said before this is the first race with the normal situation and let’s see. Sunday or Monday maybe we have a different idea, I hope a better idea, of what is going on.
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