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2009 F1 Chinese Grand Prix preview: Williams, Nico Rosberg

”I can’t wait for this race. What I’m hoping from this race is rather a podium than winning, but a second or third place is possible.”

”We were 0.5 seconds behind Toyota in quali. Race-pace-wise we were as fast as them. Red Bull managed to get a car in front of me in qualifying, at each race. Therefore I think they’re also slighlty faster than us.”

”Other teams will find it hard to close the gap to us. Assembling a new diffuser is not enough. The whole car needs to be set up for it. Some teams maight stuggle to make their diffusers work.”

”We’re working hard and we cannot allow ourselves to make mistakes. The development rate is incredible since the regulations came into place. Between some races we can see improvements up to 3 tenths of second. That sounds very promising.”

Sam Michael: ”Shanghai should suit our car. It is similar to Sepang in terms of its characteristicsg. The second sector is especially suited to our car because of its several fast corners. The long straight is what worries me a bit. In the first two races we were lagging behind in top speeds list. Therefore, on Friday we will experiment a lot with the set-up of the wings. Nevertheless, we should once again be able to finish in the top five again. We have to convert our strong form into points. The other [strong] teams will catch up step by step. Therefore, it’s all even more important to collect as many points as possible now.”

(Courtesy AFCA-AtlasF1BB).