Question: Pat, a tough weekend for the team in Valencia - how would you sum up the overall performance?
Pat Symonds: We were certainly left disappointed and the source of our problems seemed to be qualifying, where we underperformed. If Fernando had managed a couple of clean laps in Q2, I think he would have been comfortably through to the final part of qualifying. As it was, the rest of the weekend was a direct result of our poor qualifying because starting in the midfield bunch always puts you at risk, just as Fernando found out. Nelson suffered similar trouble on the opening lap as he was held up with Fernando’s accident and then tangled with Coulthard.
Question: Fernando’s race in Valencia was brief. Will he be able to bounce back in Spa?
Pat Symonds: Yes, absolutely. But it’s not really a question of bouncing back because we know that we have a very definite level of performance that is strong enough to allow us to run in the top ten. Spa is a circuit that both the drivers particularly like and where the car will be good so I’m sure we will be back in our usual position.
Question: Spa is one of Nelson’s favourite circuits and he was a GP2 victor there. Will that give him a boost?
Pat Symonds: Although drivers can have favourite tracks, it shouldn’t really affect their ability to perform and we’ve already seen that Nelson can be strong at any type of track. However, racing at a track you enjoy is the sort of thing that helps you raise your game a little bit. Nelson will be strong and he’s looking forward to it.
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