What were the upgrades on Nico's car this weekend and how did they affect performance?
Sam Michael: We brought out some upgraded bodywork components which we ran on Nico's car (Kazuki did not have them this weekend, but will for Barcelona). We obviously put them through their paces during the practice sessions and they all seemed to work fine.

Nico made a good start; what caused him to lose so many places into Turn One?
SM: Nico's start was excellent, but he was banked either side by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen who both have KERS. After the race, he reported that their speed going into the first corner was surprising and he was simply unable to keep them behind him.

How much damage was there to Kazuki's car after his crash on lap two?
SM: Kazuki damaged the left front wing endplate which, as we know, subsequently led to an unscheduled pitstop for a nose change. After that, he was able to continue the race unaffected.

What caused Kazuki's retirement from the race?
SM: The engineers were getting readings of oil pressure dropouts so we were forced to retire him early to avoid risking a failure.

Given the lack of chimneys on the sidepods this year, how much of an issue was cooling?
SM: Despite the temperatures in Bahrain, which saw ambients reaching 38 degrees C during Saturday's qualifying and track temperatures spiking at 57 degrees C during Friday's practice sessions, cooling wasn't an issue for the FW31 over the weekend.

What was the difference in performance between the super soft and medium compound tyres?
SM: Quite a lot, about 0.7seconds.

What was the biggest thing that the team learnt at the Bahrain Grand Prix?
SM: In summary, we didn't leave Bahrain in the position where we needed to be. We've only accumulated 3.5 points from four races this season and we need to improve upon that going into the European rounds if we're going to stay in the game. It's clear from this weekend's Grand Prix that we definitely need to perform better in qualifying and to assist the drivers going into the first corner, among other things.