Pat Symonds
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"Patrick Bruce Reith "Pat" Symonds" is motor racing engineer, the current Chief Technical Officer to Williams F1.

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He lost some 50 horsepower and in fact drove a really excellent race, but he was eventually halted by an hydraulic leak.

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We should think more laterally and ask ourselves, do we need a Friday session?

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The real similarity I see between Michael [Schumacher] and Fernando is their self-belief. Like Michael, Fernando has total conviction in his own abilities - he is able to see the target he has to reach and then go out and achieve it. It is almost as if these guys set a personal best every time they get in the car. I think it is characteristic of champions, that ability to perform when it counts.

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Those early races really set the scene for the year.

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Certainly, the headline times produced at the end of every day probably have less relevance than anything else. We tend to concentrate more on the long-distance running people do, rather than the short runs.

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We had a fantastic amount of success last season, but the one-two finish eluded us throughout 2005. It is the ultimate team prize, and we are delighted to have achieved it today.

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Last week we had a good balance with the cars and there were no specific problems, but despite this there was a difference of 0.08 seconds on Montoya's fast lap with similar fuel quantities. We don't know why, but the results for us weren't as good.

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For sure he's going to be right up there. It's not that bad a penalty at a circuit like this. I think his main problem is that down in 11th place Turn One is going to be difficult for him. The guys around him are going to know that he's got a lot to lose, and they can lean on him.

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I am not at all happy about it. It is very clear what you can or cannot do. There might be specific rules about specific parts, but there are also general rules and I know exactly what that wing does. And that is not what I would expect.

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