It’s an exciting corner, known for having not one but four apexes. It has a very high entry speed, almost flat, although you then have to lift slightly and the lateral G forces you experience are very high indeed. That is what makes it exciting. To drive it perfectly is not easy and you have to get everything right, but when you do it’s a great feeling.

Our approach was not aggressive enough at the design stage and there was a problem with the correlation between data gathered from the wind tunnel and what we saw on track, so this did the damage in these first few months.

If there is one thing you don’t want to do, it’s panic as it definitely does not help you do better. Now we are about to tackle three races in four weeks: it will be important to show that we are back on form and to make it to the podium, something that has escaped us in all of the first three races of the season.

The package we will have this weekend was drawn up prior to the Chinese Grand Prix, therefore we have not been able to make significant changes to it in these past weeks. Definitely, we will have new wings, both front and rear and new brake ducts. I can’t say if this step forward will be enough, but I do expect to see the consequences of this change in approach over the next few races.

Even though there is a freeze on the development of all F1 engines, within our department we are doing all we can to improve our position on the grid. There is much talk about the importance of the exhaust system on the aero package of the car. Тhe engine guys would always like the exhaust system to prioritise producing as much power as possible and, in fact, the exhaust system is one of the few areas linked to the engine which is free in terms of allowing development. It’s true the exhausts have a big effect on the aerodynamics of the car and therefore we work closely with our colleagues on the aerodynamic side to further develop the exhausts in such a way as to contribute to improving airflow around the car.

It has been enjoyable to renew our acquaintance with KERS. Ferrari had acquired a good working knowledge of the system back in 2009 and based on that, we updated our system for this year and, so far, it has definitely proved to be a good step forward. It has run pretty much trouble-free and we will continue to work on it throughout the year, in search of further improvements.