Lotus Racing Post-bahrain / Pre-melbourne Thoughts: Mike Gascoyne

Mike Gascoyne, Lotus Racing Chief Technical Officer: "Since Bahrain we've been working very hard back in the factory, pushing further on the new package for Barcelona, so the guys have been working hard in the wind tunnel as well as focusing on the expansion of our drawing office. We're in the process of closing down the drawing office in Cologne, which means migrating all the data as well as the ongoing work. On top of all that we've been looking at some of the problems we had in Bahrain and how we can fix them, so overall we've been very busy.

"Obviously doing all that and then coming straight to Australia, having to deal with the jetlag, the distance and the time difference isn't easy, especially as you get older, but it is part and parcel of the job and you just have to get on with it.

"One thing I really have enjoyed has been the feedback to the tweets we put out over the race weekend in Bahrain. Tony Fernandes has said he wants us to be very open as a team, and do things a little differently, so we've started doing that with Twitter and it's something we'll do more of in the future.

"Turning attention to Melbourne – the circuit here is not often used for motor racing, there are some bumps around the track and it's pretty hard on brakes. We know the changes in setup we need to make and we have a couple of aero updates here which should bring a tenth or two, so overall we're looking forward to the weekend."