Paddy Lowe

It's the first time we'll see the supersoft compound used at this track... and that will likely create a more extreme example of what we saw in Bahrain, where the best qualifying tire is unlikely to be a great race tire, every team is bound to want to qualify on the supersoft, but if it grains( wears) in the race, we could see cars stopping in the first five laps.

There will be plenty of analysis to do on Friday and we could see some interesting calls on qualifying and race strategy.

We see them as our main threat coming out of where all the teams were last year, it remains to be seen how we position ourselves in the weeks to come.

It's probably closer than it looks from that timesheet to Ferrari... by Paddy Lowe

It's probably closer than it looks from that timesheet to Ferrari.

I think that should be fine for the race. by Paddy Lowe

I think that should be fine for the race.

I think Lewis is performing, really, at the top of his game, i’ve worked with Lewis actually throughout his Formula One career and I would say at the moment he’s really at his peak -- the best he’s been driving so far.

You saw he did some fantastic driving, some great overtaking, i think Nico is doing a good job, it's just tough to beat Lewis.