Q&A - Mark Gillan, Williams

Q:
How satisfying was Pastor's eightꦉh place in the Japanes🦂e Grand Prix?
Mark Gillan:
It was very pleasing to secure the four points, but as a team our goal this year is to get both cars home in the points at all races, so th💜ere is still work to be done.
Q:
Bruno's true pace was masked by incidents in qualifying and the race. How was his 🌃pace when he w✅as running in clear air?
Mark Gillan:
Bruno had a good start but unfortunately got tangled up in an incident at the beginning of the race which led to him having to come in for an unscheduled pitstop for a new front wing and a subsequent drive-th🥃rough for conta𒊎ct with Rosberg. Despite these two additional stops Bruno remained focused and was very quick in terms of race pace which gives us and him additional confidence going into Korea.
Q:
How ea🎃sy was it t꧑o set-up the FW34 for the high-speed demands of Suzuka?
Mark Gillan:
To be honest we struggled a little in qualifyin♛g set-up but had a much better race car come Sunday.
Q:
Resurfaci💜ng work had been carried out at the track since 2011. How did the new asphalt affect performance?
Mark Gillan:
It did not really seem to🌠 affect our performance, although we did see a few o🌄ther drivers making mistakes at T13.
Q:
Some teams were worried about tyre wear during the race. How much of a💎n issue was it on the FW34?
Mark Gillan:
We suffered a number🐠 of blisters during the event and tyre wear was an issue, but it was under control and communication with the drivers and engineers during the race in terms of 🀅tyre management was excellent.
Q:
The Korean Grand Prix comes next. What are your h🌟opes for next we😼ekend?
Mark Gillan:
Simply, we🐭 want to get both cars home💛 in the points.