Two translated Q&A's with Symonds:
Q: Next year there are a whole lot of changes in the regulations. Does this lead to you presenting the car earlier than usual ?
Symonds: ''We will drive with the new car at the first official test in the second week of January. The car will be ready shortly before christmas, we use the time (in between (?)) to carry out tests on the benches and so on.''
Q: What do your simulations say about the loss in downforce ? The aim was to reduce the downforce levels by 50%...
Symonds: ''It should be made clear that a 50% reduction was the aim because they knew that the teams would regain downforce again. With 50% less downforce you'd be around 5 seconds a lap slower. In the end we will surely come back again to the old speeds.''
''I even think we'll be a bit faster. We thought we would gain 8% more grip because of the slicks but the ones we've tested lately offer an increase of 11%.''
Premiers tests officiels la seconde semaine de janvier,la voiture sera prête peu avant noel.La voiture devrait être un peu plus rapide à cause des slicks.