Pedro de la Rosa Q&A

"Some people are happy, some people are not so happy, but in the end I ended up in the best team possible."



"It is, especially in F1 where there are very few changes in the driver line-up during the season. I think I always kept a positive feeling, and it's very important for me to have experienced three different teams, three different chassis, three different engines, different people. At the end of the day it's good experience that I'm happy to bring to Jaguar."



"Well, obviously we have a lot of work to do, and that's why Niki Lauda and Bobby Rahal are here. They're going to reorganise the team and take it forward. Obviously a lot of changes have taken place and will take place, but the team won't change in one week. I think all the changes will start to deliver for next year, because basically the car was already designed for this year before Bobby came to the team."



"It's going to be very difficult. In F1 you make progress but everyone else makes progress. The key thing is how much progress you make in a limited time. I think that's the basic stuff. On the other hand we have more to progress than some other teams, because we are far away in some aspects of the car. So we have more to catch up. The first second is easier to make up than the last tenths."



"Yes. I think all the electronics are working quite consistently in our car, which is very important. I think all teams will improve their systems of launch control and traction control. But I think we have a good starting point, and the electronics guys have done a good job."



"No, I'm afraid to say that. There's not much thinking involved. You just have to be quick at the change of the lights, and the electronics systems do the rest. The problem with electronic systems is that they are very good when they're working, but sometimes they don't work, and then you're in trouble. You have to press the right buttons. If you make a small mistake, you pay for it. It's just a matter of not making any mistake in the procedure, because if you do then the launch control is not activated and you can have massive wheelspin at full throttle."



"I think traction control is not a help. It doesn't reflect on lap time, and it makes our life too easy coming out of the corners. Launch control is different - for me it's a good way, because it's very easy to lose a lot of positions."



"I've never been to Russia, so I don't know what to expect from it. If they build a nice circuit, it will be OK. I think whatever can make F1 more international is good. I think we have to expand F1 more, because at the moment we are too locally based in Europe."



"Because we are a major country. We conquered the world in the 15th century and we're back! I think it's just a matter of more people coming from karting. I came into F1 in 1999, and I think this helped the people to go to F1 a little easier. More sponsors were involved and it just created more expectations for drivers. I think the important thing is not just to be in F1 - now we have to start to be competitive. At the end of the day people want results."



"For me it's not special. I don't like Monaco. Nowadays we're talking about a safe championship, and it's a massive step backwards. So I'm not happy with Monaco."