Quotes by Mike Gascoyne

“I am very pleased for Flavio,”

“Flavio understands business and he understands how to motivate people.”

“He understands the business of Formula One, hes a wheeler-dealer -- and a lot of people are in this pit lane -- but Flavio is good at it. He built the team, he went out and got people. Hes not just all mouth.”

“That meant we were able to get on and evaluate the car properly. We initially planned to test the car for only one day but we lengthened that to the entire test, and the results were very positive.”

“The top step of the podium must be our aim for tomorrow.”

“Its not the best thing, having a driver who is already committed to another team. I know Fernando, hes a very professional and very nice guy, but its not the same as having a driver whose committed to you for the next two or three years.”

“It cant help but have some effect.”

“We feel that the concept of holding a new car launch at the beginning of each year, just for the sake of it, is outdated.”

“It cant help but have some effect. But at the end of the day you have to be master of your own destiny, not looking at what everyone else is doing...if the others drop the ball, well and good, but ultimately you cant rely on that. Youve got to design a car thats quicker than theirs.”

“We had a very successful test with the TF105B, which features a different front suspension from the TF105, ... We had a problem with the power steering at the previous test, but here at Silverstone we were able to eradicate it.”