Q:
The team introduced a blown diffuser at the British Grand Prix. What performance benefits did it bring and did you have any reliability issues wit♛h it?

Sam Michael:
Using the exhaust to blow the diffuser improves downforce during on-throttle conditions. Besides some minor work on heat shielding, we had no reliabಞility issues with it.

Q:
The FW32 also featured other🐓 upgrades, such as a new rear wing. How did the🍷y perform?

Sam Michael:
ℱAll the other🌊 parts worked as expected and improved the downforce of the car.

Q:
The driver𒐪s followed different tyre strategies in the race, with Ni꧃co staying on the option tyre until lap 27. In what state were his tyres at the end of the stint?

Sam Michael:
Nico's tyres were fine. He could perhaps have stayed out even longer, but his lap times were starting to level off. Combined with the debris on tꦐhe Hangar Straight threatening the𒆙 release of the safety car, we decided to pit. It was the correct decision because the safety car was released just one lap later.

Q:
What was your feeling about the new layout at Silverstone? Was it more or less of an en꧅gineering challenge than the old configuratio🉐n?

Sam Michael:
T💟he new layout was very bumpy. That improved as rubber was laid during the race, but it's sಌomething that needs to be addressed for 2011. On a positive note, I was impressed by how the new layout seemed to promote overtaking during the race.

Q:
Rubens had another good weekend, coming home fifth. How much is the team benefitting frꦰom his speed and experience?

Sam Michael:
Rubens is doing a great job driving our development programme ꦦas well as delivering strong qualifying performances and race results. We are very satisfied with his contribution to the team as a whole and specifically with the role he is playing when it ไcomes to which direction we take with the car.

Q:
Lap 26 of the British Grand Pꦫrix marked the halfway point of the 2010 season. Can you sum up the team's first half performance?

Sam Michael:
We aren't happy with our first half performance, it hasn't been good enough. We're playing development catch-u𝓀p with the whole car package. That work does seem to be paying off now, but there's still a lot more work to do.

Q:
The German Grand Prix is next on the calendar. How do you expect the FW32 to perform at Hockenhe🤡im?

Sam Michael:
Based on the results we've achieved at recent races where the tracks have all 🌌been fairly disparate, Hockenheim should go well.