It was very important for our team - Sutil
Fresh from scoring its first-ever World Championship point in last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, the Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team moves to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. Adrian Sutil, who collected the important point for Spyker, of course hopes to repeat his performance on Sunday in China.
"It was very important for our team. I have to say we deserved it. We already got a lot of motivation after Spa, and now we have been successful here and got our first point."
What was the race like for you?"The conditions were very special, so I think even to finish the race was a very successful result. This was the main thing, don't make mistakes, go through to the end, and then we'll see what's going on. But we also had some times where we were very competitive."
You seemed to be able to pass other drivers with relative ease."Yes, especially in the restarts. They were taking it so easy, and I passed at least four cars in braking for Turn One. I braked maybe 100 metres later than everybody, but I was fighting, and always the first three laps after the restart our set-up was very strong."
Overall, did you enjoy being back in Japan after a year away?"Yes, it was a nice weekend, and I really enjoyed driving here in Japan. It's always something special, the people are very nice, and the fans are very polite. The track is one of my favourites and very, very nice to drive. To get a point was also the best feeling. I now really want to get going in China and get some more!"
