Pat Symonds Quotations

Last week we had a good balance with the cars and there were no specific problems, but despite this there was a difference of 0.08 seconds on Montoya's fast lap with similar fuel quantities. We don't know why, but the results for us weren't as good.

If you feel that you can get through a season with 10 sets of parts, but you make 20 just in case, that's wasteful - but if you make 12, that's a small insurance policy.

Fernando looks a little further back on the grid than normal. However, we have managed our weekend with our main challengers in mind, and we feel that we have done the right thing to get the best possible result in tomorrow's race.

The team is in a very strong position now after three races, but there are still 15 to go. We have some important test sessions coming up in the next fortnight and we are still working hard to improve the performance of the car.

Those early races really set the scene for the year.

He lost some 50 horsepower and in fact drove a really excellent race, but he was eventually halted by an hydraulic leak.

Certainly, the headline times produced at the end of every day probably have less relevance than anything else. We tend to concentrate more on the long-distance running people do, rather than the short runs.

We had a fantastic amount of success last season, but the one-two finish eluded us throughout 2005. It is the ultimate team prize, and we are delighted to have achieved it today.

We should think more laterally and ask ourselves, do we need a Friday session?

Were it not for the third cars, the Friday session would just be dire.