Nico, how much of a difference does knowing this circuit make to you?
Nico Rosberg: I think it’s going to help me, for sure. Just coming here often makes you more comfortable, you know what’s awaiting you, you can go out and you can push straight away, you don’t have to find your way around for the first few laps. So I think that’s going to be a bit of a help for me, for sure.

You’ve obviously shown speed during the first few races, but the reliability hasn’t been so hot; what are your feelings about that coming to this race?
NR: Yeah. We’ve worked flat out on the reliability, especially in the factory and also in testing and everything. I think we’ve made some good progress but in the end, we are just going to have to wait and see if we last the race.

What have you been up to since the last race; you didn’t do any testing…
NR: I’ve had a bit of relaxation, actually. I had a nice Easter with the family and everything. It was very nice. It was good to get away from racing also for a couple of days.

So are you ready to come back?
NR: Ah, for sure, now, ready, on it, I feel good and really looking forward to this weekend.

Tonio, is the motorhome big enough?
Vitantonio Liuzzi: It’s not big enough, I think, we can make it better! No, compared to last year it’s a big improvement but now there are two families living in it so maybe the one from last year was a bit small. I think Red Bull have shown again how strong they are in this kind of job and they did really good things with the big motorhome, the big tree house for the engineers. I think we have got a lot of space to play with.

You mean for girlfriends…
VL: Both.

Tonio, since the last race you’ve tested for Red Bull Racing as well. How did you find that?
VL: I was really happy because I tested a V8 engine for the first time and I definitely saw the technical difference between the two, and I was really impressed by the difference and how to utilise the two engines. The Red Bull car was pretty interesting because it was quite a big step into the ex-RB1. They did a really good job and the car is really good. Regarding the engine, I think the V8 is different, it has got a really short range of torque but in the areas where it works I think it is really strong, so I don’t think that, as many reports said, that the V10 can be an advantage because I felt the V8 was really strong in that range. For sure, it is a little bit different in the bottom slower corners but after, when you pick up the right revs, I have to say that it has big power. So I was pretty impressed about the car, especially because I think the team did a really good job developing the RB2 and now I think they will soon be getting the results they deserve.

What about your teammate? He’s been pretty quick in the first three races. Is he pushing you a little bit?
VL: Yeah, he’s doing a good job, I think. He’s a rookie and he can be quick in qualifying, especially he can make some good laps. But he needs to work a little bit on the consistency but in Formula One you don’t get into it in a few races, you need to learn experience and cover kilometres so I think he’s doing some good performances but for sure he’s still got a lot to learn.

Jarno, have you recovered from your ear infection that you suffered in Australia?
Jarno Trulli: Slowly, but yes. I’m actually still recovering but I feel much better now.

How does it affect you, because very often the ear affects balance?
JT: Yeah, effectively it was imbalance if I could keep my ears open. As soon as I could close them, it was OK so I spent most of my time with my ears closed, so I couldn’t hear much but I was well balanced and I was actually feeling better.

But you feel OK for this race?
JT: Yeah, I have felt OK for the last week. I’ve been taking some specific antibiotics which only affect the ears and now it’s definitely a good step.

Your teammate scored a podium in Australia; what sort of effect has that had on the team?
JT: It was definitely a good boost for the team because after a slow start at the beginning, we needed a bit of a result and now the results are coming and we are definitely moving forwards because Ralf’s podium showed that the performance can be reached during a test weekend. And during the last (test) session at Barcelona I showed very good performance, always topping the time (sheets) and this is definitely giving the team a good boost.

But at the same time, you’ve lost the technical director.
JT: Yeah, this is part of Formula One: people coming and people going and that’s what happened with Mike.