Early Victories Important

By Kris
January 4 2006

Renault's F1 teams engineernig chief Pat Symonds descibes the early races in the season as critical as it gives a boost in confidence to all the staff involved with the team and an early mental advantage over their rivals

The first race of the season in Bahrain is edging ever closer and the Renault engineering chief pat symonds knows that these early races such as Bahrain, Malaysia and Australia are crucial in terms of confidence and energy within a team.


"The early races really set the scene for the year," said Renault's engineernig chief Pat Symonds. "Each race may be worth ten points in absolute, terms, but that ignores the human component. The first win buoys the whole team, and confidence grows from there. The maths may say the early races have the same importance as any other, but in terms of the team's self-esteem, I would say they are worth half as much again."