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Saturday ,21 May 2011 Paul di Resta Q&A: “It’s a new philosophy” Spanish GP, 2011
It was a busy day for Force India in Barcelona today as Force India ran its new update package. Having sat out the morning session while Nico Hulkenberg drove, Paul Di Resta finished the afternoon session in 17th place as the team learned about the package and the latest hard tyres.
Of the tracks you’ve been to, is this the one you feel most comfortable at in terms of the mileage you’ve done in testing?
“Not really, because you’re probably at the same disadvantage given what some of the guys at the front have done here. Ten seasons, batting round here every winter, however many weeks it used to be. But yeah, I know it a bit more.”
Adrian had some problems in the afternoon. How did things go for you?
“My car was fine. We did 34 laps, which was quite a healthy programme in FP2.”
What are your thoughts on the new package?
“It’s a new philosophy, and it’s a question of understanding it. It’s not going to work straight away, it’s going to take a bit to fine-tune. It will definitely go forward, it’s just when we can understand it. It’s a difficult enough challenge to bring it to a track and expect it just to work and go straight on the car and be fast. You can’t be that optimistic. But at the same time that’s the way F1 is, and we’ll do our best to make it work.”
Some drivers have been critical of the new hard tyre. What did you think of it?
“It certainly looks difficult. Again, I wouldn’t judge it too early, but it’s making us work a bit harder. We’ll see how it pans out tomorrow in qualifying. I’m sure all the teams will be working hard to understand it. It’s difficult enough given that we brought a big upgrade and there’s a new tyre here as well!”
How will it impact on your strategy for qualifying?
“We’ll see that tomorrow. Everybody will think a bit differently. We’ll keep our plan to ourselves until qualifying tomorrow. It is quite a crucial time, and everybody can see advantages and disadvantages from it.”
It was a busy day for Force India in Barcelona today as Force India ran its new update package. Having sat out the morning session while Nico Hulkenberg drove, Paul Di Resta finished the afternoon session in 17th place as the team learned about the package and the latest hard tyres.
Of the tracks you’ve been to, is this the one you feel most comfortable at in terms of the mileage you’ve done in testing?
“Not really, because you’re probably at the same disadvantage given what some of the guys at the front have done here. Ten seasons, batting round here every winter, however many weeks it used to be. But yeah, I know it a bit more.”
Adrian had some problems in the afternoon. How did things go for you?
“My car was fine. We did 34 laps, which was quite a healthy programme in FP2.”
What are your thoughts on the new package?
“It’s a new philosophy, and it’s a question of understanding it. It’s not going to work straight away, it’s going to take a bit to fine-tune. It will definitely go forward, it’s just when we can understand it. It’s a difficult enough challenge to bring it to a track and expect it just to work and go straight on the car and be fast. You can’t be that optimistic. But at the same time that’s the way F1 is, and we’ll do our best to make it work.”
Some drivers have been critical of the new hard tyre. What did you think of it?
“It certainly looks difficult. Again, I wouldn’t judge it too early, but it’s making us work a bit harder. We’ll see how it pans out tomorrow in qualifying. I’m sure all the teams will be working hard to understand it. It’s difficult enough given that we brought a big upgrade and there’s a new tyre here as well!”
How will it impact on your strategy for qualifying?
“We’ll see that tomorrow. Everybody will think a bit differently. We’ll keep our plan to ourselves until qualifying tomorrow. It is quite a crucial time, and everybody can see advantages and disadvantages from it.”
