Coletiva na versão Octetes
Hoje a FIA chamou para coletiva três de nossos guris. Assim, eis a transcrissão da coletiva oficial, porém só as partes de Jenson, Nico e Jarno. Q: Let’s start with a little question to Jenson and Felipe. Just talk about the battle that kept us so entertained in Australia. Jenson, your version perhaps.
Jenson Button: Looking back on it now, I would say it was a pretty fun battle to be involved with. Frustrating for me as I couldn’t find a way past. I think Felipe did a very good job of blocking and I couldn’t find a way past. So, it was frustrating but when you look at it now, it looks like a good race, I would say. But even with the DRS it is still very tricky to overtake at a place like Melbourne with such short straights. If you cover the inside line it is very difficult to overtake.
Q: Jenson, you are a former pole winner here and also a winner. You have spoken about this circuit and how it has improved with age. Perhaps you would like to expand on that.
JB: I always enjoy coming here. This is one of those circuits that really makes me smile when I land into Malaysia, as it is a very flowing circuit. I have had some pretty good races here in the past, not just the one that I won but also other races where I haven’t been on the podium but have had great races with people around here. It is one of those circuits where you can really have a good tussle as corners flow into each other. I think with the DRS system it is going to make overtaking a lot easier than it was in Melbourne. Maybe it will be a little too easy, as I think being within a second before the last corner, even without DRS, you can have a good chance of overtaking. I don’t know, we’ll see. But it is a fun place to race and the weather can really play a big part here, especially with the four o’clock start, it is pretty much on the dot when it starts raining, so it makes it tricky for every team in the pit-lane and every driver to really understand the conditions and to make the right call.
Q: You have said this is the toughest race physically. How do you prepare for that?
JB: It is very hot here. However much training you do, or what have you, you still can’t get away from the humidity here. It is tough. Looking at a few of the guys this morning, the journalists, they seem to be feeling it as well. I have done a bit of training over the last weekend. I was in Hawaii for the week which was nice, getting used to the humidity and pushing myself in the hot conditions which was good.
Q: Nico, it is also your favourite circuit this one? What makes it a favourite for you?
Nico Rosberg: It is definitely a track I really enjoy. Just the characteristics really. There is a bit of everything here and also I have some great memories. I led my first race here, finished third last year in a Mercedes so it is always nice to come back here.
Q: Really, for Mercedes, the season starts here after the disaster of Australia?
NR: Yeah, for sure, Australia was not a good start for us. But there were a few issues in Australia, especially reliability, which we didn’t get right throughout the weekend so that really hurt us. Also set-up wise, and that is mechanical, aerodynamic, everything, we just did not seem to find the right path on that, so a lot of effort has gone into making things better. We are a really strong team so we will get there.
Q: There is huge interest for Petronas and they usually make you do a few things. One or two local events. What have you been up to?
NR: Yeah, we did two days for Petronas during the week. One was an oil refinery visit which was a look into a completely different world. Quite interesting. Had some time with some school kids, too, and did some different games which was quite fun. Other than that, just an event in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Obviously, because of Petronas it is also a very important race for the team and we want to do very well.
Q: Jarno, great local interest in the team and you have been training by cycling in the hills somewhere. Tell us about that?
JT: Yeah, I did enjoy a little bit the Malaysia countryside. It was interesting. It was the first time I had a chance to discover Malaysia by cycling with a local professional cycling team. It was very nice. We went to the Fraser Hills first and then somewhere else, I can’t remember, up to 1,600 metres so it was really, really nice. There were rubber plantations around so It was a good view and good training so good preparation for this weekend which is very important for us as it is our home grand prix.
Q: Was this on road or off road?
JT: Normal road. Actually pretty nice, even though we were in the countryside. It was really good. I enjoyed the cycling but I also enjoyed the surrounding.
Q: What are the realistic hopes for Team Lotus this weekend?
JT: I think we need to get the best out of the car, which we didn’t in Australia, and be part of the midfield, as I believe the wintertime testing showed our good pace but actually we struggled quite a lot in Australia. We had several troubles with radiator, power steering, so we didn’t get the best out of the car, which we want to do here. We have got some fixes, several updates on the car, so we hope to get right into the tight midfield battle and let’s see then. It is very important first of all that we fix the problems and we show that we are really close to the others.
Q: In your 'cockpit' column in La Republica, you expressed your disappointment with Pirelli tyres. Could you explain exactly where that came from.
JT: I think that came from a completely wrong translation. I actually said that Pirelli did a very good job for Australia. We didn’t expect to have problem with the tyre warming up, but actually we didn’t have degradation. I think one driver did a one-stop strategy, which, during the winter testing, was completely out of mind. For the Australian Grand Prix the tyres behaved completely different and extremely well for the experience we had during the winter testing. The only thing that I pointed out is that some people struggled for tyre warm-up, which was the case for several drivers. This showed that we still have a lot to learn, from a drivers and teams point of view, of the Pirelli tyres but as well Pirelli is trying to adjust themselves and trying to give us the best possible option for condition, weather, circuit...becomes inaudible.
Questions from the floor
Q: (Sarah Holt - BBC Sport) Hallo. Jenson, what are your expectations this weekend in terms of where McLaren might fall in the pecking order? Is it likely to be a bit different to what we saw in Australia? What are you thinking?
JB: It’s very difficult to say. We don’t know what other people have been doing over the last two weeks; what they are bringing to this race. But already in Australia, I think we should be happy with the performance that we had, compared to what we had in testing - we’re going to keep saying it! And it was the first step really with the package that we had. We have some upgrades here to sort of fine tune the package that we have, which will give us more lap time and hopefully better consistency - but whether it’s enough to challenge the Red Bulls, I don’t know. There’s a lot more that will come into play here, I think, in terms of the tyres. I think it will be a very different race to what we saw in Melbourne.
Q: (Julien Febreau -L’Equipe) For all of you: what is your opinion about the Red Bull front wing and are you working on a system which can comply with the FIA controls and which can work close to the ground at high speed?
JB: Wow. I don’t know the full details of the issues. I know a few people that I have spoken to say it flexes more than what they expect is correct but I haven’t really spent much time looking at it so I don’t know.
NR: I have nothing interesting to say, unfortunately.
SB: Not much to say. I think we need to leave it down to the technical guys. Obviously, if it makes it faster everybody is going to try to reproduce it.
JT: No, nothing to say.
FM: No
Q: (Fulvio Solms - Corriere dello Sport) Question for Felipe firstly, then Jenson and Nico: Red Bull is going to user KERS for the first time really here. Are you terrified, are you simply afraid of it, are they going to kill the championship?
JB: We lose more than a little bit of time if we don’t use the KERS. I think we have a very good system - well, both of us have a very good system (looking at NR) - and I don’t know what Red Bull’s system is like. Everybody has a different system in Formula One, a different KERS hybrid system so maybe it gives them a lot of time, maybe it doesn’t, I don’t know. I don’t know what the benefits are for them. And then there’s always reliability, isn’t there, with a new system? I’m sure that’s one of the reasons why they didn’t use it in Melbourne and if they use it here, it’s obviously a very new system so there’s always reliability issues, so I’m sure they’re weighing up whether it’s worth it or not.
NR: Well, for us, we don’t even really know at the moment where we are compared to other teams, so we’re going to concentrate on getting the best out of what we have and then we can start to think about where other teams are and what they’re doing.
Q: (Sarah Holt - BBC Sport) Jenson, I want you to clarify again why you think it’s going to be a different race to what it was in Melbourne? Do you feel it’s because we’re entering so many more ‘knowns’ here in terms of now we’re at a proper race track and the tyres?
JB: How dare you say that about Melbourne!? It’s a lot hotter. It’s a very tough circuit for the cars, for the drivers but especially for the four things that are touching the road, the tyres. I think we are going to see a very different race, mostly because of the tyres in the hot temperatures. I think there will possibly be more degradation. I think we’re all surprised at how consistent the tyres were at the first race. I don’t think that was the initial idea with the Pirelli tyres, to be so consistent. We saw a one stop from [Sergio] Pérez, which was obviously the highlight of the race for a lot of people and how he was able to be so consistent, but I don’t think it’s going to be the same here. I think it will be very different, it’s a lot more demanding and a lot tougher on the tyres. It brings another element into it which is good, I think.
(interview by formula1.com)
Eu gosto muito de ler as orginiais das entrevistas para tirar minhas próprias conclusões. Mais tarde muitas matérias que vemos saem dessas coletivas e é um exercício bacana ver como as coisas são trabalhadas tanto para o bem como para o mal.
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Jenson Button: Looking back on it now, I would say it was a pretty fun battle to be involved with. Frustrating for me as I couldn’t find a way past. I think Felipe did a very good job of blocking and I couldn’t find a way past. So, it was frustrating but when you look at it now, it looks like a good race, I would say. But even with the DRS it is still very tricky to overtake at a place like Melbourne with such short straights. If you cover the inside line it is very difficult to overtake.
Q: Jenson, you are a former pole winner here and also a winner. You have spoken about this circuit and how it has improved with age. Perhaps you would like to expand on that.
JB: I always enjoy coming here. This is one of those circuits that really makes me smile when I land into Malaysia, as it is a very flowing circuit. I have had some pretty good races here in the past, not just the one that I won but also other races where I haven’t been on the podium but have had great races with people around here. It is one of those circuits where you can really have a good tussle as corners flow into each other. I think with the DRS system it is going to make overtaking a lot easier than it was in Melbourne. Maybe it will be a little too easy, as I think being within a second before the last corner, even without DRS, you can have a good chance of overtaking. I don’t know, we’ll see. But it is a fun place to race and the weather can really play a big part here, especially with the four o’clock start, it is pretty much on the dot when it starts raining, so it makes it tricky for every team in the pit-lane and every driver to really understand the conditions and to make the right call.
Q: You have said this is the toughest race physically. How do you prepare for that?
JB: It is very hot here. However much training you do, or what have you, you still can’t get away from the humidity here. It is tough. Looking at a few of the guys this morning, the journalists, they seem to be feeling it as well. I have done a bit of training over the last weekend. I was in Hawaii for the week which was nice, getting used to the humidity and pushing myself in the hot conditions which was good.
Q: Nico, it is also your favourite circuit this one? What makes it a favourite for you?
Nico Rosberg: It is definitely a track I really enjoy. Just the characteristics really. There is a bit of everything here and also I have some great memories. I led my first race here, finished third last year in a Mercedes so it is always nice to come back here.
Q: Really, for Mercedes, the season starts here after the disaster of Australia?
NR: Yeah, for sure, Australia was not a good start for us. But there were a few issues in Australia, especially reliability, which we didn’t get right throughout the weekend so that really hurt us. Also set-up wise, and that is mechanical, aerodynamic, everything, we just did not seem to find the right path on that, so a lot of effort has gone into making things better. We are a really strong team so we will get there.
Q: There is huge interest for Petronas and they usually make you do a few things. One or two local events. What have you been up to?
NR: Yeah, we did two days for Petronas during the week. One was an oil refinery visit which was a look into a completely different world. Quite interesting. Had some time with some school kids, too, and did some different games which was quite fun. Other than that, just an event in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Obviously, because of Petronas it is also a very important race for the team and we want to do very well.
Q: Jarno, great local interest in the team and you have been training by cycling in the hills somewhere. Tell us about that?
JT: Yeah, I did enjoy a little bit the Malaysia countryside. It was interesting. It was the first time I had a chance to discover Malaysia by cycling with a local professional cycling team. It was very nice. We went to the Fraser Hills first and then somewhere else, I can’t remember, up to 1,600 metres so it was really, really nice. There were rubber plantations around so It was a good view and good training so good preparation for this weekend which is very important for us as it is our home grand prix.
Q: Was this on road or off road?
JT: Normal road. Actually pretty nice, even though we were in the countryside. It was really good. I enjoyed the cycling but I also enjoyed the surrounding.
Q: What are the realistic hopes for Team Lotus this weekend?
JT: I think we need to get the best out of the car, which we didn’t in Australia, and be part of the midfield, as I believe the wintertime testing showed our good pace but actually we struggled quite a lot in Australia. We had several troubles with radiator, power steering, so we didn’t get the best out of the car, which we want to do here. We have got some fixes, several updates on the car, so we hope to get right into the tight midfield battle and let’s see then. It is very important first of all that we fix the problems and we show that we are really close to the others.
Q: In your 'cockpit' column in La Republica, you expressed your disappointment with Pirelli tyres. Could you explain exactly where that came from.
JT: I think that came from a completely wrong translation. I actually said that Pirelli did a very good job for Australia. We didn’t expect to have problem with the tyre warming up, but actually we didn’t have degradation. I think one driver did a one-stop strategy, which, during the winter testing, was completely out of mind. For the Australian Grand Prix the tyres behaved completely different and extremely well for the experience we had during the winter testing. The only thing that I pointed out is that some people struggled for tyre warm-up, which was the case for several drivers. This showed that we still have a lot to learn, from a drivers and teams point of view, of the Pirelli tyres but as well Pirelli is trying to adjust themselves and trying to give us the best possible option for condition, weather, circuit...becomes inaudible.
Questions from the floor
Q: (Sarah Holt - BBC Sport) Hallo. Jenson, what are your expectations this weekend in terms of where McLaren might fall in the pecking order? Is it likely to be a bit different to what we saw in Australia? What are you thinking?
JB: It’s very difficult to say. We don’t know what other people have been doing over the last two weeks; what they are bringing to this race. But already in Australia, I think we should be happy with the performance that we had, compared to what we had in testing - we’re going to keep saying it! And it was the first step really with the package that we had. We have some upgrades here to sort of fine tune the package that we have, which will give us more lap time and hopefully better consistency - but whether it’s enough to challenge the Red Bulls, I don’t know. There’s a lot more that will come into play here, I think, in terms of the tyres. I think it will be a very different race to what we saw in Melbourne.
Q: (Julien Febreau -L’Equipe) For all of you: what is your opinion about the Red Bull front wing and are you working on a system which can comply with the FIA controls and which can work close to the ground at high speed?
JB: Wow. I don’t know the full details of the issues. I know a few people that I have spoken to say it flexes more than what they expect is correct but I haven’t really spent much time looking at it so I don’t know.
NR: I have nothing interesting to say, unfortunately.
SB: Not much to say. I think we need to leave it down to the technical guys. Obviously, if it makes it faster everybody is going to try to reproduce it.
JT: No, nothing to say.
FM: No
Q: (Fulvio Solms - Corriere dello Sport) Question for Felipe firstly, then Jenson and Nico: Red Bull is going to user KERS for the first time really here. Are you terrified, are you simply afraid of it, are they going to kill the championship?
JB: We lose more than a little bit of time if we don’t use the KERS. I think we have a very good system - well, both of us have a very good system (looking at NR) - and I don’t know what Red Bull’s system is like. Everybody has a different system in Formula One, a different KERS hybrid system so maybe it gives them a lot of time, maybe it doesn’t, I don’t know. I don’t know what the benefits are for them. And then there’s always reliability, isn’t there, with a new system? I’m sure that’s one of the reasons why they didn’t use it in Melbourne and if they use it here, it’s obviously a very new system so there’s always reliability issues, so I’m sure they’re weighing up whether it’s worth it or not.
NR: Well, for us, we don’t even really know at the moment where we are compared to other teams, so we’re going to concentrate on getting the best out of what we have and then we can start to think about where other teams are and what they’re doing.
Q: (Sarah Holt - BBC Sport) Jenson, I want you to clarify again why you think it’s going to be a different race to what it was in Melbourne? Do you feel it’s because we’re entering so many more ‘knowns’ here in terms of now we’re at a proper race track and the tyres?
JB: How dare you say that about Melbourne!? It’s a lot hotter. It’s a very tough circuit for the cars, for the drivers but especially for the four things that are touching the road, the tyres. I think we are going to see a very different race, mostly because of the tyres in the hot temperatures. I think there will possibly be more degradation. I think we’re all surprised at how consistent the tyres were at the first race. I don’t think that was the initial idea with the Pirelli tyres, to be so consistent. We saw a one stop from [Sergio] Pérez, which was obviously the highlight of the race for a lot of people and how he was able to be so consistent, but I don’t think it’s going to be the same here. I think it will be very different, it’s a lot more demanding and a lot tougher on the tyres. It brings another element into it which is good, I think.
(interview by formula1.com)
Eu gosto muito de ler as orginiais das entrevistas para tirar minhas próprias conclusões. Mais tarde muitas matérias que vemos saem dessas coletivas e é um exercício bacana ver como as coisas são trabalhadas tanto para o bem como para o mal.
By Lu
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