Q:
The team introduced a blown diffuser at the British Grand Prix. What performance benefits did it bring and did you have any reliability issues𒐪 with it?

Sam Michael:
Using the exhaust to blow the diffuser improv🥂es 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 upgrades, such as a new rear wing. How did they perform▨?

Sam Michael:
All the other parts♚ worked as𒆙 expected and improved the downforce of the car.

Q:
The drivers followed different tyre strategies in the race, with Nico staying on the option tyre until lap 27. I𒆙n 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 decis🐻ion 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 engineering c꧂hallenge than the old confi🅺guration?

Sam Michael:
The new layout was very bumpy. That improved as rubber was laid 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 overtakꦏing during the race.

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

Sam Michael:
Rubens is꧟ doing a great job driving our development programme as well as delivering strong qualifying performances and racꦑe results. We are very satisfied with his contribution to the team 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 2010 seasoꦰn. Can you sum up the team's first half performance?

Sam Michael:
We aren't happy with our fi🦹rst 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 l🎃ot more work to do.

Q:
The German Grand Prix is next on the calen🍨dar. How do you expect the FW32 to perform at Hockenheim?

Sam Michael:
B✱ased on the results we've achieved at recent 🔯races where the tracks have all been fairly disparate, Hockenheim should go well.