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Q: The same question over to David, different situation obviously. Do you feel there is a bit of a war over the tyre choice with Williams?

DC: I don't think it's a war to choose the tyres because clearly Michelins bring tyres to develop to the tests and if you have a tyre which is significantly quicker then I would expect that to be the case in both cars. There may be small differences of opinion over tyres, the compounds that give some lap time and in that case I guess Michelins have to make a decision of where they think they have got the best chance of victory.

Q: How do you feel the testing has gone over the last couple of months?

DC: Well, first of all I enjoyed for the first time not testing December - that was great - and therefore I had a lot of energy for January, February testing and we have managed to complete more miles in the new car than we have ever done before. Probably brought on by the fact it was a little bit earlier than we have seen in previous years but certainly most ks we have ever done since I joined McLaren and statistically that shows on paper we have got a better chance of getting both cars to the finish here, and the car seems to be a step forward over last years's car and none of us know exactly where the performance is going to be until we get out and qualifying and see how we run the race.

Q: New team mates with Kimi, how are you getting on with him?

DC: Getting on fine, thanks.

Q: So you are missing Mika?

DC: To say no would be unfair and to say yes wouldn't be correct either. My goal in being here is not about having a nice team mate; it's about winning so Mika is a nice person and I've enjoyed a lot of good times racing against him and enjoyed some good social times and maybe we will get the opportunity to do both of those things again in the future. If not, it will be down the Rascasse having a few beers.

Q: Is Kimi contributing quite a lot already, considering his experience?

DC: I think that experience in itself doesn't necessarily just come from doing lots of Grand Prixs. Experience of the way you approach things and the view you have and the opinion that you give is something that we can all learn from, irrespective of whether you have been around for a number of years, and I think he can bring things to the team - and has brought things to the team - innocence of youth, that makes you think in a way that you probably wouldn't have thought before so he is learning things, and I'm learning things, and I don't believe there is ever a day in Formula 1 that that isn't the case.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR:

Q: Can I ask the team bosses what their opinion is of the proposed changes to the sporting regulations for next year, the limitation of engines and Friday becoming a promotion day?

OA: Well, I think it's probably a good idea to try to limit somehow the number of engines. Personally, I think one engine for the whole race weekend is a little bit too much maybe.

DR: I think it's a very sensible move forward. I think it's very clear that there are teams struggling at the back financially, we need to put a cap on some of the costs, and it just changes the challenge slightly. It's like doubling the race distance or something like that but it's just a different challenge. I don't see why it shouldn't be received very well by most teams.

Q: David, does it feel like your team now, do you feel like you own it because at least it seemed before like it was Mika's team but now you are the man; is that right?

DC: For a minute I thought you were talking to David Richards. I think that the team naturally have to, if they want to know something about the past, they need to come and ask me about it and I feel very comfortable with that position and I don't underestimate the challenge in the year ahead and Kimi is quick and he is going to be pushing very hard, and I'm quick and I'm going to be pushing hard, so the truth will be in the results at the end of the day.

Q: Can you feel a difference, can you sense the team being fully behind you now like never before?

DC: I think just from winter testing you have to appreciate the whole team isn't there so when I will be able to answer that question properly is in the heat of battle, and it's going to be in the course of the weekend and the future Grand Prixs. The biggest difference I feel at the moment is these .... trousers with the fitted underpants has given me an interesting time as I walk.

Q: Michael, compared to your first years with Ferrari would you say as a pilot that there is more pressure because the team is performing and the car is excellent?

MS: No. You have to imagine all the times we have had where every year we kind of wanted to promise the title to our tifosi and we weren't able to deliver, these were years of pressure. Now it's a lot more calm.

Q: Michael, on the whole, what are your expectations from last year's car for this weekend's race?

MS: That's what I'm very much curious to find out myself. I have no idea; we are going to be upfront somewhere but who is going to be in what position between the three teams sitting up here, I'm really looking forward to finding out.

Q: You say the three teams; is that the way you see it? Is this going to be the three teams?

MS: I mean, sport is never predictable 100 per cent but from winter testing that's the sort of idea you should have. There is a question mark on probably Sauber, which seemed to be very well in its performance. There have been here and there some other interesting times from Renault in Barcelona, but that's why it is so interesting to come here in the first race and see what is actually the real story because you never know - weather conditions, fuel capacity and all this kind of things, they don't give you the 100 per cent answer.

Q: David Richards has taken a very sanguine view about the possibility of a one engine per car per weekend regulation for next year. Could I ask the three drivers how they would personally feel if an engine failure docked them 12 places on the starting grid from the first race of next season?

DC: If you are offering me that, it doesn't sound good so can I have the one that is reliable, please?

Q: What do you feel about the one engine rule suggested in general?

DC: I think it's a suggestion, it was in last week one of the mags, so I haven't really been made aware of all the things that are being suggested so a bit reluctant to really give an opinion without knowing all the facts.

MS: I'm not 100 per cent into the picture but the basic idea is to save costs and I believe there will be no rule which if you have a problem that you don't have a backup situation, at least for whatever many times a year because it's no point if in the beginning maybe they all blow up on Saturday and we have no cars racing on Sunday so I don't think anybody is doing a rule like this, that's not the intention; it will be a clever rule worked out in the end.

Q: The idea would be that if you had an engine breakage on the Saturday, you could have obviously a spare engine but you might lose 10 places, 12 places on the grid?

MS: You see, this is all details we don't know. I don't think it's fixed anyway; it's a matter of discussion at the moment so there is no point to get into detail right now until all the team owners which in the end have to do the decision to see what is final and then we can go through all these kind of points.

Q: What are your feelings, Juan Pablo?

JPM: I think it would be bad if you actually - if you are in the front and suddenly ended up with a problem with the engine and you've got to start from the back of the grid, but everybody would be in the same position. I don't know. Have to wait and see what happens.