Buemi looks ahead to Singapore

It has been a long time since we scored points and in Monza, we just missed out again.

However, looking behind the actual statistics, I think the Italian Grand Prix weekend was very encouraging for us. The car was much more competitive and you have to take into account that there were no significant retirements ahead of us in the race, with only Hamilton dropping out. So for me to be fighting for tenth place throughout the race with Barrichello was a good showing, because before the Monza weekend, we had been a long way off the Williams, but this time we were right with them.

Now we have to get a better understanding of the improvements we introduced in Italy, like the low exhausts and other updates we might have. If we do this, then hopefully we can be back in the points positions in some of the remaining races. The team is working very hard on final developments for the season, so I am reasonably confident for this coming weekend, also because the Singapore track should suit us better than Monza.

This will be my second time in Singapore: last year, I qualified reasonably well and then was having a good race until I had to retire with a mechanical problem. It is a unique event, running under the floodlights at night, which makes it interesting as the visibility, although good, is not the same as driving in daylight. The biggest worry would be for a sudden rain storm, which can happen in that part of the world, although so far it has never occurred while the cars have been on track. As for running the weekend at night, I didn’t find this a problem and soon adapted to staying on European time. Marina Bay is a very demanding track, like most street circuits, in that it tends to be very bumpy in parts and, compared to Monaco, the lap is much longer, so that factor and the high temperatures and humidity make it one of the most physically demanding races of the season. Setting up the car is as tricky as any street track and on Friday we will also have to evaluate some changes they have made to the surface and the kerbs at certain corners. I leave for Singapore on Monday night and I’m looking forward having a good end of season in the last five races.

From Sébastien Buemi’s blog on www.tororosso.com