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Sun, 5 September, 2010Q+A: Hispania Racing team principal Colin Kolles

  • Colin Kolles (DEU) HRT Team Principal in the FIA press conference. 2010 European Grand Prix, Rd 9, Practice day. Valencia, Spain. Friday 25 June 2010. © HRT.
  • Colin Kolles (DEU) HRT Team Principal in the FIA press conference. 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, Rd 4, Practice day. Shanghai, China. Friday 16 April 2010. © HRT.
  • Colin Kolles (DEU) HRT Team Principal and Geoff Willis (GBR) HRT Technical Director. 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 8, Practice day. Montreal, Canada. Friday 11 June 2010. © HRT.
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Q: The Team has improved a lot from the first race in Bahrain until today...
Colin Kolles, HRT-Cosworth (Team Principal): Yes, the team is becoming more and more one unit and we are making progress.

Q: The Belgium race was the 13th of the season. What can you say about the performance of your drivers?
CK: I think that both drivers are doing a good job. We had the best qualifying result in Spa so far and Sakon's lap times were at the same level as Kovalainen's and Glock's in the race. I think there is no reason to make any changes so far.

Q: Now, there are more sponsors logos on the car. What do you think about this?
CK: Obviously this is a positive sign but we have to work hard to get as much sponsorship as possible for 2011.

Q: Are you proud of the members of your Team and the job they are doing to get the car on the grid at every race?
CK: I am very proud because we cannot say that we had an optimal preseason preparation. I think they are doing a fantastic job.

Q: How is the financial situation of the Team?
CK: With more sponsors on board the situation is improving. As I mentioned before, in F1 you need a lot of support and this is what we are trying to achieve.

Q: What are your expectations for the upcoming race in Monza?
CK: Monza is a special race with the highest top speeds. So far we were quite competitive on circuits were high downforce levels are not required.

Q: Where do you think Hispania Racing, HRT F1 Team will end up at the last races of the season?
CK: We push to end up in 10th position in the constructors championship.

Source: HRT F1

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