Valtteri Bottas:
Ez egy nagyon fontos nap volt számunkra, persze sajnálatos, ami Felipe autójával történt, de nincs szó nagy problémáról, így holnap minden különösebb probléma nélkül visszaülhet az autójába. Természetesen az adatokkal segíteni fogok neki, hogy mindkét autónk versenyképes legyen.
Az autónk nem volt rossz a hosszú és a rövid etapokon. Azt közel sem mondanám, hogy mindent kihoztunk a csomagból, mert nem. Úgy érzem, hogy sokkal több van az autóban, de a mai napon nem erre koncentráltunk. Egyszerűen megpróbáltunk egy erős alappal dolgozni a hétvégét illetően.
A Mercedes gyors volt, de ez nem meglepetés számunkra, ugyanakkor arról sem feledkezhetünk meg, hogy mi még nem futottunk igazán gyors kört. Szóval érdekes lesz látni azt, hogy hol állunk a többiekhez képest.
Ferrari? Nem igazán aggódom miattuk. Persze ott voltak a második helyen a két Mercedes mögött, de ez egy pénteki edzésnap volt. Lehetséges, hogy előre tudtak lépni a tavalyi szezonhoz képest, de pontosat csak szombaton fogunk tudni ezzel kapcsolatban, valamint a pontokat vasárnap osztják ki.
Remélem, hogy elég versenyképesek leszünk, de meglepődnék, ha nem lennék harcban a legjobb helyekért.
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The 2014 season was a special one for Valtteri Bottas - not only did the talented Finn notch up his first F1 podium finish (and five more to boot), he also proved a consistent threat to the dominant Mercedes duo, eventually finishing an impressive fourth in the drivers’ standings. In an exclusive interview with Formula1.com, Bottas discusses reprising his fight with the Silver Arrows in 2015, Williams’ pre-season form, the prospect of winning his first Grand Prix, and rumoured interest from Ferrari…
Q: Valtteri, what can you say about your new machine right now? Williams had a miraculous season in 2014, so is 2015 the miracle part two?
Valtteri Bottas: Ha, why not? I can say it is a very good starting point for us right now. The car has been reliable and felt pretty good. Sure there is still a long way to go, but I am sure that goes for everybody up and down the pit lane. Our plan is to draw in a better result than last year. So a miracle? Actually not really; more building on what we’ve achieved last year. So my feeling right now is positive about the season.
Q: Thinking back to this time last year, did you already know back then that in 2014 Williams could make it big, and if you knew back then, do you know now that it could be even better this year?
VB: Well, last year was pretty hard to see where we were at the same test. 2013 was a dreadful season, so of course you hope to hit it big when the changes are so massive - that you are the ones who get it right - but you couldn’t pin these hopes down to anything. Now the car is pretty similar, but a bit improved. It is hard to say where that puts us compared to the others - how much they have improved over the winter - so the first couple of races will show a clearer picture. My gut feeling is that it’s going to be a good year. I am pretty upbeat because I see that they are making the right calls in this team.
Q: Being marked as one of the only real challengers to the two Mercedes guys this season: how does that feel?
VB: I do enjoy that. We are a racing team and we want to win races, and right now I feel it’s a good place to be. When people say that they believe that we are the main challengers to Mercedes, that’s really cool. We will do everything to give them a hard time!
Q: If that scenario really happens it would mean winning races…
VB: Yes! But we never underestimate other competitors. Red Bull sure will be strong, Ferrari as well. McLaren is a question mark because of their new engine, so I have a feeling that we will see a much tighter season this year.
Q: If you could choose, at which race would you want to record your first win?
VB: Maybe Budapest. Budapest in Finland is known as the ‘Finnish Grand Prix’. There are always so many Finns in Budapest. Finns flock into Budapest in huge numbers - that would be really cool. But I also wouldn’t mind scoring my first win at the first race.
Source:http://www.formula1.com/
