“He obtained very deep into the questions and into the debriefs with the drivers. That is one thing that was shocking as a result of usually technical administrators do not become involved within the qualifying or testing debrief with the drivers.
“I used to be the third driver again in 2005 so we had the prospect of working three automobiles on a Friday. I keep in mind in Australia, first race of the season, we have been there with the MP4-20.
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“I did the FP1 session, so he was asking me all varieties of questions on going into Flip 1, steering angle, how a lot lock I used to be making use of into Flip 1, and what was limiting me from going quicker in that nook. He was very a lot into the main points of the automobile dealing with and stability, however he was all the time asking: ‘what was limiting you to go quicker?’
“Then he would go into the wind tunnel. He would search for options and the subsequent race he would say: ‘keep in mind what you instructed me in Flip 1 in Australia? We have introduced this new entrance wing so as to go quicker.’
“It was simply that stage of taking the feedback of the motive force, not solely counting on information and making use of what he may see on the information. He was counting on information, listening to the motive force and instantly on the lookout for options and bringing options as a result of, on the finish of the day, all of us perceive the issues.
