Bahrain GP - Red Bull Renault - PreviewFabrice Lom gives his first report of the season and talks about the ambitions of Red Bull Racing-Renault ahead of the third race of the season in Bahrain.
Fabrice, what are your thoughts on the first two races of the season
for Red Bull Racing?
"We can look at the beginning of our season in two ways – as a glass that is half empty or as a glass that is half full. There are many positive aspects from the first two races: the car is competitive, the reliability is there and we have scored points. On the other hand we broke an engine in Sepang, which was our first technical problem with Red Bull Racing since the start of our partnership. We need to make sure that this does not happen again."
How does the team prepare for Bahrain?
"We are preparing in a calm and focussed way. In the first few years of racing in Bahrain we used to protect the engine from sand by using a special air filter, but this type of filter became the norm and today we use it at all the races.
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What is the situation with the engines for Mark Webber and David Coulthard this weekend?
"David’s V8 will be on its second race because we decided to give him a fresh engine in Malaysia after his retirement in Australia. As for Mark, he will have a new engine in Bahrain."
Is it a problem to be out of synch with the engines?
"A little bit. The performance of an engine is never identical and depends on whether it is new or if it has already done a race. That makes the comparison between our two drivers more difficult."
"As far as logistics are concerned, you always need to be extra careful when transporting a new engine. Instead of having to take care of this every one in two races, we now must do this for each Grand Prix. That being said, if this remains the case until the end of the season, I will be delighted, as it will mean that we have not retired from any of the races."
Source: Renault
