Q & A with Colin Kolles

Q. Are you excited by the driver pairing you will be running for this weekend's race?

Colin Kolles, Spyker's managing director: Markus has been a very popular and respected member of the team and has contributed much to the test and development of the car and I think the pairing is strong. I am very pleased that Markus has the opportunity to race the Spyker this weekend.

It is very fitting that he has the chance to finally race after being the team's reserve driver for the past two years, particularly in front of his home crowd in Germany. I believe that in Adrian and Markus we have a young, dynamic line-up who are hungry for success and will fight to achieve the best results they can.

Q. Is this the permanent driver line-up for the rest of the year?

CK: At present Markus is only confirmed for the European Grand Prix and we will review the situation once more after the weekend. We are still considering other drivers for the permanent role, Markus is obviously still one of them.

Q. Why did you choose Markus for this particular race?

CK: Markus already has knowledge of the car from his tests this year and is already integrated into the team so there will not be any installation period as such. He is also very familiar with this track from his previous racing experience. He is quick, professional and I think he'll do a very good job for the team in challenging circumstances.

Q. Will the mid-season driver line-up change affect the team's performance as a whole?

CK: No, I do not expect we will be put into any difficulties. As a smaller team we are very able to adapt to new situations without many issues. Our test was able to run as scheduled in Spa last week and we completed the programme that was written some time ago.

The B-spec chassis remains on target, which is obviously our short-term goal. Long-term this has not affected our plans in any way; as a team we still want to move forward up the grid.