09 Oct 2012

Nico, on Sunday you had a big smile on your face – how are you feeling a few days on…
I’m still smiling, to be honest. The result in Japan was not something I was expecting and I was especially pleased with the race pace and the balance of the car. It was not the most straightforward weekend so it felt good to recover things on Sunday and come away with some useful points.

The VJM05 performed well in Singapore and Japan, two very different tracks – that must be encouraging for the remainder of the season…
Suzuka was the track we were most worried about in the final part of the year and in the end we did okay. I think compared to the start of the year we probably understand the car a lot better and that’s helping us find more performance, and improve our race pace.

What are you expectations for this weekend in Korea?
I enjoy visiting Korea and the track is fun to drive. I didn’t drive there last year during free practice, but I have some good memories from 2010 with Williams when I scored a point in the very wet race. I think we can go there and get a good result because it’s a track that’s a mixture of everything: low-speed, high-speed and straights. The final sector feels just like a street circuit and it’s quite technical with some challenging corners.

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