"I have a good feeling, a very good feeling," said Nico Rosberg on Thursday.
To watch him on track today, that might also be characterised as a before-the-fact description of how he felt behind the wheel during free practice, which given Lewis Hamilton seems to be firmly on the back foot with problems of his own could have big implications for the championship.
Of course, it's only Friday practice and there have been plenty of occasions when one or the other Mercedes driver looked to be behind and took a leap. Certainly, Hamilton is more than capable of turning things around and there's every possibility of things changing tomorrow.