Kamui, as we're at your home race, can we start with you? Last time we saw you here you were on the podium. Just tell us what that was like for you to be on the podium at your home grand prix?
Kamui Kobayashi: Well, first of all, thank you for this special seat! I think in 2012, my first podium ever, in Suzuka, it's a great memory. After 2012 I break for a year and then come back in 2014. It's a very difficult situation right now but still I'm back at Suzuka. Of course, I think we have a lot of rumour before coming here but at least we can announce that we are here and we will race this week. I'm very happy about that.

Indeed. In terms of the likelihood of being on the podium, it's perhaps a different story this year, but what do you say to those who have supported you. You've got a huge amount of fans here and of course it's a fantastic grand prix in terms of the home crowd?
KK: Yeah, I really appreciate all the support. I'm here because of only fan donation and these donations are very important for me and we show how the Japanese supporter is always supporting Formula One, also myself as well. Next year, Honda will be back and I think this will be helpful for all the Japanese fans and also maybe other Japanese companies as well. This could help one day. At least I'm here for this year and I think it will be really exciting and still it's only Thursday so many fans try to get [things] signed and it's still very nice to see for me.

Thanks very, I hope you have a great weekend. Jenson, you sometimes say that this is a home grand prix for you as well and I remember being told you're very much a Honda driver as well, which we'll talk about in a moment, but first tell us what you feel about this race. You've finished 14 out of 14 Japanese Grands Prix, plus one win, it's a remarkable record.
Jenson Button: Yeah, I think the one win stands out for me as a result, rather than just finishing 14 races. Winning here in 2011 was a very special victory for me and also being chased down by Fernando and Sebastian at the end of the race was a proper climax. Really stands out in my Formula One career.

But a little bit of a shadow on the horizon at the moment, in that we don't know which way your career is going. What do you know? What can you tell us? Is it likely to be decided fairly soon?
JBu: I... I don't know! As you know I can't discuss anything to do with the contract.

It's the same with your team-mate?
JBu: Exactly.

So, what are your hopes for the grand prix this weekend?
JBu: I hope that we can race on Sunday, that's the first thing, I think. With a typhoon coming this way it's always very tricky. Hopefully it will miss us. It's going to be a mixed weekend in terms of weather; tomorrow there's a good chance of rain as well. I think it's really just thinking on your feet and staying on top of all the different weather forecasts. But this is a circuit I think we all love. It's fast, it's flowing, there's a lot of support here from the fans, not just for Japanese drivers but for every driver in Formula One as a whole, so it's always great coming here and I'm looking forward to getting out there tomorrow.

Nico, if I can come to you next. Since the summer break you've been beaten by your team-mate at every single race. What's changed? What's happened there?
Nico HulkenbeRG: I think obviously race weekends didn't go as flawlessly as before and for one or other reasons we didn't always achieve our maximum on my side of the garage but nothing too concerning I think. Obviously Hungary was a mistake, technical issues in Monza, unlucky in Singapore, so there is always a story behind it. But overall, if we put it together we are still a candidate for points and still looking competitive.

And your team principal is full of praise for both drivers, so what does the future hold?
NH: We'll see. I think there's not much to report at the moment but everything is looking quite positive.

OK, Jules, just rate your season so far, how do you think it's gone?
Jules Bianchi: After the break it was a bit more difficult for us. In Spa I had an issues and in Monza we were not so competitive and then Singapore was a difficult race again. I think overall it was a good season and I'm quite happy. Now I hope we can do some good results again.

You've sort of served your apprenticeship, if you understand that expression, at Marussia. Do you think you have achieved all you need to achieve there to continue in Formula One and to move up?
JBi: Well, you can always do better for sure but it was a good season for me. I'm still trying to do my best in the next races we're going to have and we will see. But for sure I have no regrets.

Romain, also rate your season so far if you would.
Romain Grosjean: Kind of missed the podium. It's a tough season for all of us. We started a little bit on the back foot and it takes time to recover but things are going slightly better since Singapore. I think we have seen that the car was a little bit more competitive and hopefully it will be the case until the end of the season. There are a few updates coming. Even though they are small pieces it makes a good difference in how you prepare for the future. I think the key now for Lotus is to get on top of issues to prepare as good as we can for next year.