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Bahraini Grand Prix 9th March-12th March 2006 - Friday Press Conference

Length: 5.417 km
Number of Laps: 57 (308.769 Km)
Best Lap: M. Schumacher - 1'30''252 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole: M. Schumacher - 1'30''139 (2004, Ferrari)
2005 Pole: F. Alonso - 1'32''054 (Renault)
2005 Podium: F. Alonso - J. Trulli - K. Raikkonen

Q: Jean, tell us about the atmosphere within the team after last year. Do you see a different atmosphere within the team in comparison to last year?
Jean TODT: Not really. It’s good because we start from scratch again, so we have all our chances to try to do the best result as possible. Everybody is very motivated and of course we are just expecting to see the way things are going to develop because it’s far too early to know where we are. So there’s always some tension, some expectation to see how the situation is, and that’s why the first race will be quite interesting.

Q: Do you think Bridgestone has gained from having other teams, Williams and Toyota?
JT: It definitely allows Bridgestone to have some other input so they don’t have to just listen to us to develop the tyres. They did a very good job over the winter. Again, at the moment, the only thing we can say is that it seems encouraging but no more.

Q: There’s talk of an agreement in terms of testing. Is that the case and can you tell us a little bit more about it?
JT: Yes, I got the document which was signed by the 11 team principals so we can say that an agreement has been made regarding testing for ’06.

Q: How many days?
JT: I think 36 days during the season. I think. I’m not sure.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Giorgio Tardozzi – RAI) We have heard Gerhard talk about his point of view on Toro Rosso. But the real deal is that Toro Rosso cannot have points because it is not a V10 engine and do we discuss this every time or not?
JT: When it was decided to allow some private teams to have access to V10 with a restrictor we informed the FIA that we could object depending on the outcome of the championship with the car, so I am confident it is going to happen. Of course we cannot avoid having agreements like this one, but I am confident that the FIA can do the right thing.

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