Q:
T🅰he team introduced a blown diffuser at the British Grand Prix. What performance benefits did it bring andꦯ did you have any reliability issues with it?

Sam Michael:
ﷺUsing the exhaust to blow the diffuser improves downforce during on-throttle conditions. Besides some minor work on heat shielding, we had no reliability issues with it.

Q:
The FW32 also featured other ꦬupgrades, such as a new rear wing. How did they perform?

Sam Michael:
All the other pꦏarts worked as expected and improved tღhe downforce of the car.

Q:
The drivers followed different tyre strategies in the race, with Nico staying on th🌞e option tyre until lap 27. In what state were his tyres 🥀at the end of the stint?

Sam Michael:
Nico's tyres were fine. He could perhaps have stayed out even longer, but his lap times were starting to level off. Combined with the debris on the Hangar Straight threatening the release of the safety car,🤡 we decided to pit. It was the correct decision because the safety car was released just one lap later.

Q:
What was your feeling about the new layout at Silverstone? Was it🌞 more or less of an engineღering challenge than the old configuration?

Sam Michael:
The new layout was very bumpy. That improved as rubber was l🍬aid during the race, but it's something that needs to be addressed for 2011. On a positive note, I was impressed by how the new layout seemed to promote overtaking during the race.

Q:
Rubens had another good weekend, coming home fifth. How much is the team benefitting ൲from his speed and experience?

Sam Michael:
Rubens is doing a 🥀great job driving our development programme as well as delivering strong qualifying performances and race results. We are very satisfied with his contribution to the tಌeam as a whole and specifically with the role he is playing when it comes to which direction we take with the car.

Q:
Lap 26 of the British Grand Prix marked the halfway point of the 201♔0 season. Can you sum up the team's first half performance?

Sam Michael:
We aren'𓆏t happy with our 🔥first half performance, it hasn't been good enough. We're playing development catch-up with the whole car package. That work does seem to be paying off now, but there's still a lot more work to do.

Q:
The German Grand Prix is next on the calendar. How d🎐o you expect the FW32 to perform at Hockenheim?

Sam Michael:
Based on the results we've achi�ꦡ�eved at recent races where the tracks have all been fairly disparate, Hockenheim should go well.