Q & A with Renault's Fabrice Lom

Q. Fabrice, the team saw a fantastic opportunity go begging on Sunday in Japan, when Webber was knocked out of second place, but David scored a strong result even so...

Fabrice Lom, Principal Engineer, Red Bull Racing Trackside Engine Support: It was a good finish, but the race still left a bitter taste because of what might have been. Still, it is in the past now and what we need to remember is that our car-engine-driver package was performing very well. The target is to achieve the same thing at the next race in China.

Q. China is the penultimate round of the 2007 season, and it is also the second race for the engine in each car. Is that a worry?

FL: No, not really. The fact that the engines ran all weekend in wet conditions in Fuji should not prove to be a problem. We have good filtration of the water, the engines are in good condition and wet running is less demanding in terms of reliability.

That means their second race weekend in Shanghai shouldn't be too difficult, especially because it is not generally a circuit we consider demanding for the V8. So we are going into the race in a calm frame of mind.

Q. Do you think you will be able to put in a strong performance in China?

FL: We worked on our preparations for the Chinese Grand Prix a few weeks ago in Jerez, especially in terms of the aero package. The car performed very well and we made good progress during what was a promising test. Hopefully, that will all come to fruition in Shanghai, and allow us to move ahead of Williams. We are feeling confident ahead of this race.