Allan McNish Q&A

"Yes, it is a step into the unknown. It's a new track for the team and a new track for me. Mika obviously knows it from driving there, so we'll have to lean on his experience a little bit, but it's going to be a tough one in every department. But we go there with a bit of relish."



"Starting from 19th, obviously your back's against the wall a little bit! At the first corner I was able to make up a few positions. I lost a couple at the second corner because I got nudged out wide. But then after that the race sort of settled down a little bit, and I was able to overtake quite a few people just on sheer speed, and pull away from them. From that point of view I was actually a little bit surprised how strongly competitive we were. I didn't expect to be that strong in the race. I passed Bernoldi and Massa, and a couple of others round the back."



"I came on my scheduled stop, and I think Mika had had a problem and he arrived in and they didn't expect the two cars to arrive so quickly. So there was a little bit of confusion there. All I know is that when I arrived in it didn't go according to plan!"



"I think it's certainly a surprise that we've had a sixth and a seventh out of the first two races. We have been more competitive than we expected, and certainly more competitive than everybody else expected! But we've got to continue that and actually get better, just keep pushing and keep fighting. So far I think we can pleased, and I think to be honest Ove [Andersson] can be quite proud of what he's done."



"Yeah, definitely. It was important to get the first race distance under the belt, there's no question. It was a little bit of a let down to say the least in Melbourne, because for one thing it was the first race, and the second thing is I was pretty sure if you made it through the first corner you were in the points. And that proved to be the case, so it was frustrating. Now I think generally as a team we're a lot more confident. Going to Malaysia there were no nerves at all for anybody."