Ross Brawn Q&A

"There was nothing to lose really. If he'd got past Montoya it might have worked, and of course we could have let him past Michael and it could have been different. But only a win was going to be good enough for Rubens, so we thought we'd take a chance, and it almost worked. It all got messy after that. He wasn't able to use the tyres at the right time. He got stuck behind cars when our tyres were good and their tyres were not so good. So the whole thing fell apart after that. It was one of those situations where there was nothing to lose, because Rubens had to win the race today. We gave him an opportunity to do that, and it didn't quite come off."



"It was very straightforward to be honest."



"Yes, that made us think that they were on one stop. We got such a big lead so quickly, so then I got a bit anxious, because if they were on one stop, it was looking a bit difficult. We didn't want to have a repeat of the USA, where we lost it in the middle of the race."



"Yes, but it wasn't too much of a problem. It was a little strange!"



"I think it's true. He was in top form this weekend. I think he realised how much he enjoys it, so he got stuck in."



"That's what we needed, and that was partly the problem with Rubens' strategy. We had two new sets to start with, but he wasn't able to use them properly. Then it was used sets after that, and it became more difficult. Michael had three new sets of tyres, and he was just in good shape all weekend."



"I don't know what Montoya was doing, but we were able to run a pace, we didn't have to push to the maximum."



"He's not slowing down is he? It's true that you don't know when someone's peaked and he's going over the other side, and he's certainly not going over the other side. He seems to be getting stronger. Today was just a win he wanted on enthusiasm. There was no other reason to win today, apart from the fact he loves winning."



"He's had an excellent year, and it's just a shame he hasn't won a race, because he really deserved a race this year, and it didn't happen. Perhaps it will be different next year."



"It was a fantastic season, but you've always got to try to do better. We won nine races, and we want to win 10. We won it by I don't know how many points, we want to win it by even more. You just have to try harder. I think it will be very strong opposition next year, right from the first race. Really this year Williams didn't get going until part way through the season, McLaren had a very difficult start to the season. I honestly can't see next year being quite so straight forward, but I see no reason why we shouldn't be very competitive, and still able to win races."



"I don't know. It looks like Williams to me, but McLaren are going to build a new car, and it could be fantastic, so you can't really say. But I'm certain it's going to come from McLaren or Williams."