Having a good Techinical Director

I started at 26, but that was a different era and I knew I was not going to F1, so concentrated on Sportscars and Dakar. My parents did not want me to race, so I had to find sponsors...the hard way. In my opinion, you will never know unless you have done karting and won a national championship. If you do so, then a…

He would be a star in a GP2. Have been keeping my eye on him. Lets hope he gets better soon and hopefully in GP2, where he belongs.

I agree. These days, the cars are very safe, so the drivers have less fear. Also, don't forget, the drivers get only two 30 minute sessions before being thrown into a race. For some of the younger or more inexperienced drivers, that is not really enough. But the most important factor is that they are trying to get…

Noticeable yes, but not like you would you would have trouble racing. Plus, everyone has the same problem, so the racing will be pretty much the same. The better drivers will get the most out of the situation.

Depends on the car, how long you can leave it for, and what is your budget you want to throw at it. Everything is possible, maybe the only restriction is time if we want to do a good job.

I used to watch the US Formula BMW all the time. Lots of talent there. But now it's very difficult to get any sort of races from the US apart NASCAR or Indy.

Lots of them...starting with Adrian Newey, the Red Bull Technical Director. But not everyone has the bug. Especially those that raced previously. Apart from maybe doing Le Mans or the Dakar, mostly for the toughness of the races, I personally don't want to race. Sounds strange, but after many years of this, you just…

Underrated is probably Kobayashi. He is very good.

Honestly, and you might be surprised, but I would pick the NASCAR.

Try, at whatever cost, to be a data engineer in and F3 or equivalent team. If you can afford to work for free for 6-12 months, that is the best experience you can get by far. But try to be a mechanic for a year before, you will understand cars and how teams work before going for the data position. Any engineer that…

Back then it was a great place to grow up. I used to walk to school every day and could go visit friends down the road without a care in the world. We are always outside and having a blast after school. I liked it...nearly 40 years ago.

Jeep Cherokee or Merc S Class. I know, boring. But when you work with race cars all day, you just want to get from A to B safely and without breaking down. Especially since in Europe we drive to most of the tracks.

Probably Justin Wilson, although he did make it to F1, although not with the best teams.

Communication with the engineers is a must, regardless how good you are. If you cannot speak to your engineers, then you will find it hard to stay at the top. Also, drivers need to be professional. I don't mean looking like a driver, but acting like a professional. You cannot how many drivers arrive late to briefings…

I sincerely hope so. The only problem we have in GP2 is that racing outside Europe is extremely expensive is the team transport costs are not covered. So we have to go to places that can cover it.

From a marketing point of view, yes, because most sponsors want to be associated with that. From a technical point of view no, because costs are constantly increasing when there is no need for it. Some innovation is always good, but what we are seeing at the moment, especially in this economy, is insane. Not good for…

Hard one. Probably Romain Grosjean in GP2 or Ricardo Zonta in World Series by Nissan. Currently working on a real star, but he might end up in F1 bypassing GP2 altogether.

The difference between good drivers and champions is that a champion knows when he is wrong and tells the team so. That way the team does not go on a wild goose chase trying to find out what is wrong with the car, when it's the driver at fault. It might seem like a simplistic view, but a driver that is honest with…

No one in GP2, at least not the top 15 drivers or so, are there just for fun. They are all there to get into F1, which is where the F1 teams are looking for their next stars. At least in Europe, feeder series are looked upon with favorable light. Especially in GP2, since we race with F1 and team principals actually…