We need to have a strong finish with both cars - Kolles

The Brazilian Grand Prix will mark the end of the Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team's debut season in the FIA Formula One World Championship. After a stable, if unspectacular, start to the year, the team has moved onwards and upwards throughout the season; it has led one race, introduced a new B-spec car and scored its first point at last month's Japanese Grand Prix.

Additionally, and somewhat surprisingly, only reigning World Champions Renault and former champions McLaren and Ferrari have led more laps than Spyker, thanks to Markus Winkelhock's sterling performance at the European Grand Prix!

The team will be hoping to continue its progress and secure a strong finish at this final event of the year. Following on from his solid race in China just over a week ago, Sakon Yamamoto is hopeful of a good result at one of his favourite tracks. Last year, the Japanese driver put in a good race to finish 16th however set the seventh fastest lap of the race en route. Team-mate Adrian Sutil meanwhile has no previous experience of the bumpy 4.309km Autodromo Carlos Pace in Interlagos, Sao Paulo, however he will be sure to have a small, dedicated pocket of support on account of South American heritage - the German-born driver is half-Uruguayan from his father's side.

"If you look at the year as a whole, it has not been easy. We have had many challenges and tests, but I think we can be proud of how far we have come and what we have achieved. We said this would be a year to stabilise the team, set new standards and procedures and really put down the foundations to let the team move forward over the coming seasons. I think we have achieved all of these aims. The technical team is now working very well together and we are seeing the rewards of the investments in the B-spec. I hope next year with increased resources we will be able to really challenge."

"We set out to get a point this year and we did, but now we need to do this on track so we can celebrate properly! I was delighted to hear the point was confirmed, Adrian did a brilliant job to get from the back of the field and although we did not know about the point until well after the race, he thoroughly deserved a good result after such a tough race."

"We still have one owner who is the same! Michiel Mol remains with the team as he and Vijay Mallya have 50% each. It's very encouraging to see Michiel and his family stay for further seasons as he has been a big figure in the team and we're very appreciative of his continued support. Together with Vijay I think we can look forward to a new stability that will help the team find its former glory again."

"Well I know what would be a dream result, but we have to be realistic. We need to have a strong finish with both cars to get as much data as possible for next year. If we finish in the points it would be a good result for the winter, but let's see what the conditions are like, where we qualify and what is possible on Sunday."