What were you thinking when Kamui Kobayashi launched his attack on Fernando Alonso?
PS: “I just hoped it would have a good result. Kamui was ninth when he took on Alonso; in other words, there were points at stake – points we desperately needed. When he managed to get by and then also passed Sbastien Buemi, I was clearly overjoyed, just like everybody else.” How much of this success can be attributed to the car? PS: “These kinds of lap times are only possible if both the driver and the car are quick; there’s no other way. The C29 has a huge amount of potential, but it doesn’t make it easy for our engineers and drivers to fully exploit this potential every time. When I compare our qualifying performance in Valencia with the lap times in the race, I can’t work it out.” — James Key Why was the C29 so competitive in the race? JK: “There are several reasons. When a driver finds himself in a competitive position like that he always finds something more in himself because he’s following quicker cars. And Kamui did a very good job. The race also showed that the car works wh
