Press Information 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix Thursday Press Conference Transcript

03.04.2014
DRIVERS Jules BIANCHI (Marussia), Jean-Eric VERGNE (Toro Rosso), Marcus ERICSS N (Ca!er"a#), Nico H$%&ENBERG ('orce In(ia), Jenson B$TT N (Mc%aren), Ro#ain GR SJEAN (%o!us) )RESS C N'ERENCE Jenson, i* +e coul( s!ar! +i!" ,ou- ./iousl, ,ou0ll reac" 123 4ran( 5ri6 !"is +ee7en( con4ra!ula!ions on !"a!- %a!er !"is ,ear I 4uess ,ou0ll .eco#e !"e !"ir( #os! e65erience( 4ran( 5ri6 (ri/er o* all !i#e- Ma,.e ,our !"ou4"!s on !"a! +"a! lessons ,ou0/e learne( alon4 !"e +a,Jenson B$TT N8 I0/e learne( a lo! alon4 !"e +a,, as ,ou can i#a4ine, racin4 *or 9: ,ears in 'or#ula ne- T"e !"in4 !"a! sur5rises #e is "o+ ;uic7l, i! 4oes .,- 'i*!, races a4o I +as in Hun4ar,, cele.ra!in4 #, 133!" 4ran( 5ri6, +"ic" I +on ., !"e +a,< So, i!0s a#a=in4 "o+ !i#e *lies- >ou reall, (o "a/e !o en?o, e/er, #o#en! o* i! as #uc" as ,ou can- 'or #e, .ein4 9: ,ears in !"e s5or!, I s!ill *eel li7e I "a/e #ore !o learn- I0# (e*ini!el, no! !"e 5er*ec! (ri/er ,e!, an( I ne/er +ill .e, .u! !"ere is al+a,s s!ill #ore !o learn- T"a!0s so#e!"in4, *or #e, !"a!0s e6ci!in4 a.ou! !"e s5or!Ne+ re4ula!ions o./iousl, are c"an4in4 !"e s5or! ;ui!e a lo!, es5eciall, +i!" !"ese ne+ re4ula!ions, an( a4ain, ,ou al+a,s "a/e #ore !o learn- 'or #e !"a!0s +"a! 7ee5s !"e s5or! e6ci!in4 an( !"a!0s +"a! "as 7e5! #e on #, !oes *or !"e las! 9: ,ears an( "o5e*ull, *or #an, #oreJu(4in4 *ro# !"e *irs! !+o races an( also *ro# so#e o* !"e #essa4es *ro# !"e !ea#, i! see#s !"a! Mc%aren is a .i! .e!!er 5er"a5s in !"e cooler con(i!ions !"an i! +as in !"e "ea! o* Mala,sia- @"a! are ,ou e65ec!in4 !"is +ee7en( +e0re in a +ar# 5lace .u! i!0s a ni4"! raceA JB8 @ell, +e "a/e a 4oo( en4ine, +"ic" "el5s us "ere- T"ere isn0! as #uc" "i4" s5ee( as Mala,sia an( Mala,sia +as also "o!So "o! an( "i4"-s5ee( corners are !ric7, *or us- I!0s an area +e 7no+ +e0/e 4o! !o +or7 on, "i4"-s5ee( (o+n*orce- So, "ere i! s"oul( .e ;ui!e a .i! .e!!er- 'uel consu#5!ion is 5re!!, !ric7, "ere !"ou4", I !"in7 *or e/er,one, so#e #ore !"an o!"ers *or so#e reason- T"ere0s a lo! o* +or7 nee(e( .e*ore !"e race !o 4e! !"e ri4"!

.alance *or a ni4"! race our *irs! ni4"! race "ere, +"ic" s"oul( .e 5re!!, in!eres!in4Co#in4 !o ,ou Marcus- ./iousl, ,our *irs! 'or#ula ne *inis", in Mala,sia con4ra!ula!ions on 9:!" 5laceA Can ,ou (escri.e ,our *eelin4s an( !"e 5ro4ress a! Ca!er"a#A Marcus ERICSS N8 >ea", i! +as a 4oo( *eelin4 !o *inis" #, *irs! '9 race- I !"in7 +e "a/e (one 4oo( 5ro4ress- I!0s .een a !ou4", a (i**icul! ,ear so *ar, +i!" !"e 5ro.le#s +e "a( in 5reseason an( !"en Aus!ralia +as o./iousl, a /er, (i**icul! +ee7en( *or !"e +"ole !ea#- Bu! +e0/e .een +or7in4 reall, "ar( an( #a7in4 5ro4ress all !"e !i#e, +"ic" is !"e 7e, *or us- To "a/e .o!" cars *inis"in4 in Mala,sia in our "o#e race +as a 4rea! e**or! *ro# e/er,one- Ho5e*ull, no+ in Ba"rain +e can con!inue !o +or7 *or+ar( an( *irs! o* all a !rou.le-*ree 'ri(a,, so +e can s!ar! se!!in4 u5 !"e car an( !"en see +"a! +e can 4e! *or# !"e se!-u5I +on(er i* .ein4 a roo7ie in a ,ear +i!" suc" ne+ an( co#5le6 #ac"iner, 5ro/e( "ar(er or easier !"an ,ou e65ec!e(A ME8 I!Bs .een ;ui!e "ar( .ecause es5eciall, in 5re-season !"ere +ere ;ui!e a lo! o* issues- So i! +as (i**icul! !o 4e! rea(, *or i! .e*ore ,ou arri/e in Aus!ralia, +i!" /er, li#i!e( runnin4- So I +oul(n0! sa, i!0s easier .u! i!Bs .een alri4"!Jules, co#in4 !o ,ou, o./iousl, a /er, *rus!ra!in4 *irs! cou5le o* 4ran(s 5ri6 *or ,ou in Aus!ralia an( Mala,sia, +i!" /er, *e+ race la5s- Bu! !"e car see#s !o "a/e run & !"e res! o* !"e !i#e- I +on(er +"a! ,our *eelin4s are a! !"is 5oin!A Jules BIANCHI8 >ea", o./iousl, !"e *eelin4 is no! !"e .es!- @e are !r,in4 /er, "ar( !o i#5ro/e e/er,!"in4- 'or sure !"e car is runnin4 +ell a! !"e #o#en!- @e "a( a s#all issue in Aus!ralia .e*ore !"e s!ar! .u! no+ i!Bs *ine all !"a!- Ano!"er issue on !"e *irs! la5 in Mala,sia .u! ac!uall, +e (on0! "a/e .i4 5ro.le#s on !"e car, so !"is is !"e 5osi!i/e !"in4 an( no+ +e "a/e !o "a/e e/er,!"in4 4oin4 +ell *or !"e ne6! racesAs Jenson +as sa,in4 i!0s !"e *irs! !i#e +e "a/e a ni4"! race "ere in Ba"rain- I +on(er +"a! ,our !"ou4"!s are on !"a! an( "o+ i! +ill a(( !o !"e c"allen4e o* racin4 "ereA JBi8 @ell, o./iousl, !"e li4"!s +ill .e 4oo(, as i!0s al+a,s 4oo( on ni4"! races in 'or#ula ne, so I (on0! e65ec! !"a! !o .e a .i4 c"allen4er- Bu! i! +ill .e 4oo( !o "a/e a ni4"! race in Ba"rain- I !"in7 i! +ill .e a nice one *or usNico, o./iousl, !"e las! !+o 4ran( 5ri6, !+o *an!as!ic .a!!les +i!" 'ernan(o Alonso an( 'errari- Gi/e us so#e insi4"! in!o !"ose !+o .a!!les an( +"a! i!0s .een li7e *ro# ,our coc75i!Nico H$%&ENBERG8 @ell, I !"in7 Aus!ralia +as no! ;ui!e a .a!!le- I +as ?us! (ri/in4 in *ron! o* "i# an( "e o/er!oo7 #e ., s!ra!e4,- An( in Mala,sia !"ere +as no! #uc" I coul( o**er in !"e en(- I +as s!ru44lin4 on #, !,resC "e +as on a *res" se! o* so*!sS!ill I +as !r,in4 !o #a7e "i# +or7 a li!!le .i! *or !"e #o/e- Bu! i!

+as al+a,s clear !"a! "e, co#in4 !+o secon( a la5 a! #e, !"a! I (on0! "a/e !o o**er so #uc"- Bu! I !"in7 a reall, 5osi!i/e s!ar! !o !"e season *or us a! 'orce In(ia- Ei4"!een 5oin!s *or #e alrea(,, +"ic" is 4oo(- I *eel +e "a/e a 4oo( *oun(a!ion .u! +e nee( !o 7ee5 5us"in4 an( I nee( !o 7ee5 !"e #o#en!u# u5 .ecause i!0s a 4oo( o55or!uni!, !o collec! 4oo( 5oin!s !"is earl, in !"e seasonT"is race las! ,ear +as o./iousl, one o* !"e s!ron4es! *or 'orce In(ia las! season- Is !"ere #uc" o5!i#is# +i!"in !"e !ea# 4oin4 in!o !"is +ee7en(0s raceA NH8 A.solu!el,- T"e +"ole !ea# is /er, 5osi!i/e, e/er,.o(, is +or7in4 in !"e ri4"! (irec!ion- @e "a( !+o s!ron4 races, +e0re .asicall, !r,in4 !o 7ee5 !"e races an( 7ee5 5lu44in4 a+a, a! 4oo( resul!s- I !"in7 "ere !"is +ee7en( "ere is a li!!le !ric7ier- In Mala,sia, +e "a( sur5risin4l, 4oo( 5er*or#ance on Sun(a, #a,.e s!ron4er !"an +e e65ec!e(- @e +ere ;ui!e clear on Mc%aren an( @illia#s, +"ic" +as a li!!le .i! o* a sur5rise, .u! I !"in7 "ere !"in4s #i4"! .e a .i! #ore !ric7, an( a .i! #ore !i4"!D8 Jean-Eric, (ou.le 5oin!s *inis" *or Toro Rosso in Aus!ralia, Daniil &/,a! in !"e 5oin!s in Mala,siaC is i! *air !o sa, Toro Rosso "as s!ar!e( !"is season on !"e *ron! *oo!, *eelin4 co#5e!i!i/eA Jean-Eric VERGNE8 >ea", I !"in7 Toro Rosso "as (one a #assi/el, 4oo( ?o. (urin4 !"e +in!er an( e/en .e*ore !"a!, 5ro(uce( a 4oo( car an( I .elie/e !"ere is s!ill a lo! #ore !o co#e *ro# !"is !ea#- Man, !"in4s "a/e c"an4e( in a 4oo( +a, an( ,ou can (e*ini!el, *eel i! insi(e !"e !ea# an( I0# reall, "a55,, !"e,0/e s"o+e( so#e reall, 4oo( resul!s- I !"in7 i* I (i(n0! "a/e a 5ro.le#, I !"in7 +e coul( "a/e *inis"e( a4ain in !"e 5oin!s, a (ou.le 5oin!s *inis" in Mala,sia as +ell, an( !"a!0s +"a! +e0re 4oin4 !o !r, an( (o "ere in Ba"rain- Bu! o/erall, I !"in7 i!0s a 4oo( s!ar! .u! !"e 4oo( !"in4 is !"a! I0# sure !"ere is a lo! #ore !o co#eD8 S5ea7in4 o* c"an4es, can ,ou !al7 a li!!le a.ou! !"e c"an4es !"a! ,ou0/e #a(e, in !"a! so#e o* !"e 5eo5le ,ou0re +or7in4 +i!", !"e +a, ,ou0re 4oin4 racin4 !"is ,earA JEV8 I0/e c"an4e( #an, !"in4s, I +oul( sa,- I +ill no! 4o in!o #uc" (e!ail .u! I nee(e( !o c"an4e #, a55roac" a li!!le .i! an( I !"in7 !"e c"an4es !"a! I0/e #a(e "a/e .een in !"e ri4"! (irec!ion- I *eel .e!!er as a "u#an .ein4 an( as a racin4 (ri/er as +ell, an( en?o,in4 #ore o* +"a! I (oC I can see !"a! alrea(, insi(e !"e !ea#, ou!si(e !"e !rac7 an( on !"e !rac7- As *or !"e !ea#, I !"in7 I s!ill "a/e a lo! #ore !o 4i/e, so i!0s all 5osi!i/e so *arD8 Ro#ain, o./iousl, 99!" in Mala,sia, close !o !"e 5oin!s .u! no! ;ui!e !"ere- I!0s .een a real u5 an( (o+n cou5le o* Gran(s )ri6 *or ,ou- I +on(er i* ,ou coul( (escri.e ,our e#o!ions an( "o+ !"e,0/e e/ol/e( o/er !"e las! cou5le o* racesRo#ain GR SJEAN8 >ea", I +on0! sa, e6ac!l, e/er,!"in4 I coul( sa, insi(e #, "el#e! so#e!i#es- I !"in7 i! +as 4oo( *or all !"e 4u,s !"a! +e coul( *inis" !"e Mala,sian Gran( )ri6- * course i! +as no! !"e +a, ,ou +oul( li7e !o see +"en ,ou s!ar! a Gran(

)ri6 .u! a! !"e #o#en! !"a!0s +"ere +e are 5lus +e +ere no! !"a! *ar *ro# !"e 5oin!s- I !"in7 +i!"ou! a s#all issue a! !"e en( o* !"e race, +e coul( 5ro.a.l, "a/e 4o! closer an( #a,.e *i4"! *or 5oin!s .u! i! +as 4oo( an( as I sai(, !"e 4u,s "a( !"ree ni4"!s in Mel.ourne +"en !"e, (i(n0! slee5, all !"a! *or no! a .i4 re+ar(An( !"en +e +en! !o Mala,sia an( a4ain, !"e, +or7e( /er, "ar( an( +e all 7no+ i!0s "u#i( an( "o! !"ere so con(i!ions +ere !ou4" .u! +e #ana4e( !o 4e! !o !"e en( o* !"e race- I !"in7 +e learne( #ore a.ou! our car an( +e +is" *ro# no+ on !"a! +e 4e! !rou.le*ree +ee7en(s as +as !"e case on Sa!ur(a, an( Sun(a, an( !"en *ro# !"ere +e can learn, i#5ro/e an( 4e! closer !o +"ere +e +oul( li7e !o .eD8 Do ,ou *eel !"a! !"e !ea# is on a 5a!" .ac7 !o +"ere i! +asC "o+ lon4 is i! 4oin4 !o !a7eA RG8 >ea", I (on0! 7no+, !o .e "ones!- I 7no+ !"a! +e s!ill "a/e in our 4enes !"e +innin4 s5iri! an( +e can s!ill *i4"! .ac7- * course, +"en ,ou s!ar! !"e season +i!" e/er,!"in4 in !"e ri4"! (irec!ion i!0s easier !o #o/e *or+ar( .u! a! !"e #o#en! +e0/e "a( so#e issues, +e0/e sol/e( #os! o* !"e#, "o5e*ull, no #ore co#in4, !"en +e can 4o *ro# !"ere- * course, Renaul! is +ell a+are !"a! !"e 5o+er uni! nee(s !o i#5ro/e a li!!le .i! co#5are( !o cer!ain o!"er #anu*ac!urers, .u! I !"in7 i!0s 4oin4 !o .e 4oo( an( +e can +or7 on our carD$ESTI NS 'R M THE '% R

D8 (Vincen! Marre S5or!s Eei!un4) Jenson, in all !"e seasons !"a! ,ou0/e .een racin4 no+, +"ic" car "as .een !"e #os! #e#ora.le *or ,ouA No! !"e ,ear or !"e season .u! !"e s5eci*ic carT"ere #us! .e oneJB8 T"ere "a/e .een ;ui!e a *e+, *or (i**eren! reasons- 133F o./iousl, +as 4oo(, i! +as !"e ,ear I +on !"e @orl( C"a#5ions"i5 so an en?o,a.le car !o (ri/e- I li7e( !"e .i4 *ron! !,res !"a! +e use !o "a/e as +ell- 1399 +as 4oo( *un- I! +as ;ui!e (i**icul! .ecause +e "a( !"e .lo+n (i**user !"a! e/er,one "a( .u! i! +as ;ui!e unusual !o (ri/e, .u! +"en ,ou 4o! use( !o i!, !"ere +as so #uc" (o+n*orce, i! +as 5re!!, a+eso#e- Bu! !"en i* ,ou loo7 .ac7, 133: +as also a 4rea! ,ear8 V93 en4ines, F33 "orse5o+er, re//in4 !o 13,333r5#- ./iousl, !"ere +as a !,re +ar !"en as +ell- Mos! o* !"e la5 !i#es !"a! +ere ac"ie/e( !"en, !"e *as!es! la5s, "a/e no! .een .ea!en in !en ,ears- T"a! +as a 5re!!, s5ecial car !o (ri/e as +ell- All /er, (i**eren! eras in !"e s5or!, i* ,ou li7e-- I!0s 4rea! !o "a/e .een aroun( !"rou4" !"e V93, VG an( no+ !"e VH 5erio(s- I !"in7 i!0s .een so#e e6ci!in4 !i#es !"a! I0/e "a( in #, careerD8 (%uis 'ernan(o Ra#os Racin4 Ma4a=ine) To all (ri/ers8 in less !"an one #on!", #o!or s5or! +ill 5a, !ri.u!e !o A,r!on Senna on !"e 13!" anni/ersar, o* "is 5assin4- I +oul( li7e ,ou !o recall +"a! i#5ac! !"a! Sun(a, a! I#ola "a( on ,our li/es an( !"e ones

+"o +ere !oo ,oun4 !o re#e#.er, #a,.e "o+ A,r!on Senna rela!es !o ,ou as a (ri/erA NH8 @"a! !"a! Sun(a, "a(, !"e i#5ac! o* !"a! Sun(a,A No! #an, #e#ories, i! +as ?us! #, *irs! con!ac!s +i!" #o!or racin4 an( !"ere*ore I can0! reall, re#e#.er so #uc" o* i! .u! o./iousl, "a/in4 "ear( a lo! o* s!ories an( "a/e seen a (ocu#en!ar,, o./iousl, "e +as a /er, 5assiona!e 4u, a.ou! !"e s5or!, a.ou! racin4 an( +as al+a,s 5us"in4 !"e li#i! /er, "ar(JB8 ./iousl, I +as *our ,ears ol( +"en !"is "a55ene(, so I (on0! re#e#.er #an, !"in4s .u! le!0s sa, I re#e#.er ?us! !"e *ac! !"a! all !"e 5eo5le +ere lo/in4 "i# so !"is is +"a! I re#e#.er !"e #os!JEV8 Sa#e as Jules- I +as *our ,ears ol( so I "a/e a.solu!el, no #e#or, o* !"is .u! o./iousl, i! !oo7 #e a *e+ ,ears !o realise +"o "e +as an( +"a! "e "as (one *or !"e s5or!- I !"in7 e/er,.o(, "as a #assi/e res5ec! *or !"is 4u,- ./iousl, I lo/e all !"e s5or!s#en !"a! c"an4e( !"e 5"iloso5", o* +orl( s5or!, li7e Mic"ael Jor(an in .as7e!.allC I .elie/e "e is 5ar! o* !"e reall, .i4 s5or!s#en o* an, 7in( o* s5or!, A,r!on Senna, an( I !"in7 !"a!0s +", e/er,.o(, lo/e( "i#ME8 >es, !"e sa#e, I +as *our ,ears ol( so I (on0! re#e#.er an,!"in4 .u! o./iousl, "e +as a 4rea! (ri/er an( a 4rea! 5erson *ro# !"e loo7 o* i!- @"en ,ou +a!c" !"e (ocu#en!aries an( s!u** li7e !"a!, ,ou can see "o+ 4rea! "e +as .o!" on an( o** !"e !rac7RG8 >ea", I !"in7 i! +as !"e *irs! or secon( ,ear !"a! I +as s!ar!in4 !o +a!c" 'or#ula ne an( o* course i! +as )ros! an( Senna +"en I s!ar!e( +a!c"in4 in 0F:- I re#e#.ere( !"a! Sun(a,, I +as +a!c"in4 !"e race +i!" #, Da( an( I (i(n0! un(ers!an( +"a! e6ac!l, +as 4oin4 on an( +", !"e race +as s!o55e( an( i! +as so lon4- An( !"en, +ell, I *oun( ou! a li!!le .i! la!er an( o* course, A,r!on "as .een 5ar! o* !"e s5or!--- A4ain, I s!ar!e( +a!c"in4 'or#ula ne +"en "e +as *i4"!in4 +i!" Alain, I !"in7 i! +as a 4rea! era an( !"e, +ere *an!as!ic (ri/ersJB8 I +asn0! *our ,ears ol(, I +as *our!een ,ears ol(, s!ill /er, ,oun4 o./iousl, .u! I +as racin4 in I!al, !"a! +ee7en(, 7ar!in4, I "a( ?us! s!ar!e( racin4 !"ere so i! +as a #assi/e s"oc7- Basicall, !"e 7ar! #ee!in4 +as o/er as soon as +e "ear( !"e ne+s *ro# I#ola- A "orri*ic (a, *or e/er,one .u! as !"e 4u,s sai(, so#e!i#es i! !a7es so#e!"in4 li7e !"a! a !erri.le !ra4e(, !o reall, c"an4e !"e s5or! *or !"e .e!!er an( in !er#s o* sa*e!, *or us 4u,s, i!0s "a( a /er, .i4 i#5ac!En(s 'or *ur!"er in*or#a!ion on !"e 'IA, 5lease consul! our In!erne! si!e8 +++-*ia-co# 'or Me(ia In*or#a!ion )ur5oses - No Re4ula!or, Value