QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOORQ: (Peter Windsor ? F1 Racing) Sebastian, forgive this hypothetical question, bear with me. Beautiful pole lap. If you could go back 12 months and drive last year?s RB11 as you are now, do you think you?re a better, slightly faster, more experienced driver. Do you think you?d be quicker in the RB11 now, if you could get back into the car as it was.SV: It?s a very difficult question to answer because there?s no way I can do that. Look, it?s very simple: last year for sure I didn?t have a great year and all in all Daniel had a very good year and beat me fair and square, many times. Other times I was in front but overall it was not the best year for myself. A lot of stuff that I learned? yeah, obviously didn?t have a good start to the season. Didn?t drive the car very often. I think I did about one day of testing, one proper day of testing, before the season, and then we had lots of issues ? but still, I think I?m experienced enough to know what to do to go quick but yeah, simply wasn?t good enough. Daniel showed that he could go quicker with the car on occasions. So, to try and answer your question? I don?t know ? but I think I?ve learned a couple of bits about this generation of cars, let?s say and yeah, probably the way the season went last year has helped me for this year.
Q: (Lim Say Heng ? The New Paper) This question is for Sebastian. You must be quite familiar, comfortable and confident here since you?ve won here three times. How much of that comfort and confidence helped you in getting pole today?
SV: I think it?s crucial if you?re confident around the track. You need to be confident in your car. It is a street circuit and the better you feel, the closer you can get to the walls. It is a circuit where the driver can make a difference. If he feels comfortable? I don?t know, I?ve always loved this track since I came here. I had a very good result in 2008, I think 2009 was OK as well. It?s a tough one, a tough lap. It?s an extreme challenge but it?s the sort of race where you?re kind of excited. Not scared but nervous as well, before you start. There?s a lot of things happening, it?s intense, you need to keep your focus up. So, looking forwards to tomorrow.