27/08/2008 21:17. Formula One Grand Prix debrief after the European Grand Prix : -

After several weeks’ simulation and preparation, did the European Grand Prix weekend play out largely as you had expected?

"It’s fair to say we predicted more drama from a track lined with concrete walls and had factored the appearance of at least one Safety Car period into our pre-race calculations. The reality is that the race had its moments of controversy but never quite delivered the level of incident we’d been anticipated beforehand.

"I don’t know whether that’s down to us misinterpreting the level of risk involved in racing around this track or whether it was just a testament to the good driving standards of modern Formula 1 drivers. Nonetheless, we came away from Valencia having made gains in both... // F1SA