I knew if I could just get out of the first pit stop in the lead, we would have a chance,

We didn't go quite as quickly as we were hoping to. We've got a little bit of work to do. Generally, we are just trying to get a good balance on the car and get the car to handle well.

I think qualifying was pretty good. We went out slightly earlier than some people and got a good time in, so I was quite pleased with that, and then slowly started to slip back down the order, which is kind of the normal situation as qualifying works out, everyone gets quicker towards the end. The race is a different thing. We've just got to be smart, make sure we have a good first lap, you know, see how the race pans out. It's going to be a very long, tough race. Anything can happen.

It's all signed, set, and I'm ready to go, ... It is a nice position to be in at this time of the year. It is nice to have that behind me and just concentrate on the job in hand and try and win races this year.

The victim was out on the balcony and appears to have been trying to sit on the railing when he fell three stories to his death,

The car was a lot more stable in qualifying than it was in practice ... I feel like we've got room to improve and I don't have quite as much of a death grip on the wheel, so we'll take it from there in tonight's practice. Hopefully we can make the car a bit quicker. Last year we struggled in qualifying, but had a very good race car, so we were able to work our way through the pack. This year we're starting a little further up the grid so I think we can challenge early in the race and hopefully end up with a good result.