Ron Dennis Q&A

"I don't think the distance we were behind reflects any more than the grid position and the strategies. We didn't get the cars as optimised as we would have liked, and that's a comment that applies to qualifying as well as the race. But overall we weren't that far off the pace."



"He was struggling with the balance at the end, and chose by himself to let David past. I think it was just a nice gesture."



"It's been fine. Once we'd taken the decision together that was the beginning and the end of it, really. The rest of the year just unfolded. It's nice to see him smiling, and at least with a result of sorts. He could have finished third - that wouldn't have been a problem."



"He's already on holiday!"



"He's won two World Championships, and was in contention for two more, or at least one more. It's a relationship that's worked very well. We've never had an argument - in fact arguments between the team and our drivers are very few and far between. I've got a lot of great memories, certainly the best being how well he did when he came back and started testing again in Paul Ricard after his accident."



"It's already started. We started in July with the new car. Normally we make better cars every year, and obviously we've got to improve. That's the objective."



"If we were we'd hardly share it!"



"The testing is the same, it's just spread out a little bit differently. All the programme we've been talking about unfolds next year. It has no relevance to this year."