Mario Theissen Quotations

What we missed with Williams is the total integration of both companies to form one homogenous team, ... We made several approaches to achieve that but apparently the corporate culture and the way to run the business is different.

I talked to him (Ralf) on Friday, he was very positive, he wants to get back in the car.

I think it could be possible but in the end it's a sport. I don't promise you podium finishes or victories this year but we'll make our mark and put everything in place to close the gap to the top teams.

I think it could be possible but in the end it's a sport.

I think it will not be realistic to say that we will win a race in 2006. We hope we get as close as possible and you can be sure we will be ready when the chance is there. But you can't plan for a race win.

We'll experience a different side to Melbourne this year. The Australian Grand Prix isn't the first round of the championship this season and the race has been put back a month into the Australian autumn. The city always gives Formula One an extremely enthusiastic welcome though and I'm sure we'll all be won over by the atmosphere again in 2006.

We start from P8 in the Constructors'. I do not promise podiums or victories this year, but we will put everything in place to make sure we get there.

We start from eighth place in the constructors' championship, any improvement is satisfying and we have to make as big a step as we can. I don't promise you podium finishes for this year or even victories but we will make our mark and put everything in place to close the gap to the top teams and get there.

We have been following Robert's progress and are very impressed by his performance in recent years. He has worked hard to achieve his success without major support.

We will see. So far we look at 2006 and we need the best results we can get. For that reason both drivers get equal chances and we expect results from both and then we will talk about the future.

We are very pleased that Nick will be with us in what will undoubtedly be a difficult initial phase,

Both will get equal treatment, get equal chances.

fixed the car in two and a half hours and did a great job. He can drive with his normal car and no engine change was necessary.

The wind tunnel is outstanding and we want to run it on a multiple-shift basis as soon as possible.

So this sort of thing has happened in the past many times with many teams.

They are the quickest; they are the most consistent; they were fast even on different strategies.

In terms of the technical regulations, the switch from V10 to V8 engines is the biggest change. Along with all the other engine manufacturers, that is going to keep us on our toes beyond the start of the season. In the first grand prix races in particular, reliability will play a crucial role.

His experience will be an important asset to us.

I don't promise you podium finishes for this year or even victories but we will make our mark and put everything in place to close the gap to the top teams and get there.

Formula One is obviously in a transitional phase, but I am very confident that the questions over the sport's future will be cleared up this year and that we will come to an agreement so that Formula One can go ahead in peace.