SPEAKER_01 0:00

Sam, uh the first of uh the uh sessions this weekend over and done with, and it it's it's a bit odd, isn't it? Because we we have a free practice session where what do you set up for race? Do you set up for qualifying? I mean, what's your thinking?

SPEAKER_00 0:13

Um I don't know, we just went for it, you know.

SPEAKER_01 0:15

That's what everybody's doing, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 0:17

Yeah, no, it's it's it's different because normally I take a little bit of time to warm up, get used to the car again. It's it's something that I'm not in every day, so um I'm normally messing around under a truck or you know, doing something random. Um but but yeah, no, jump jumping in it for the first time and actually it's having to go right. I need to be on it by lap two. Um I mean we get a bit of grace with with um scrubbing tyres, um, but then it's quite what's the word? Um almost a bit scary, really, to go out and go right, I need to hit it on lap two. Um and to be fair, we we didn't do too bad a job. So we hit it, we we got into the pace, and then we just kept chipping and chipping and chipping at that time. And what we normally would have taken as two sessions to get down to it, we did it in a couple of laps, so we the team are quite happy with it. I'm really happy with it. Um so yeah, I mean, we've got some changes to make to the car, but it's one of those.

SPEAKER_01 1:18

Does the does that sort of a session now focus the mind of both you and the team a little bit more? You're on it quicker.

SPEAKER_00 1:24

Focus my mind. Good luck with that.

SPEAKER_01 1:28

Don't know how you'd do that. I mean it it means you have to have a plan a bit quicker in the in the day on the Saturday, doesn't it?

SPEAKER_00 1:34

Oh yeah, we definitely have a plan, but you know, whether we stick to that plan, that's another thing, isn't it?

SPEAKER_01 1:39

So what are you hoping for there for from uh from qualifying in the qualifying race? A win? A win. Good. Get the mind focused and it's all yours.

SPEAKER_00 1:49

Yeah, no, um, so I don't know really. Um this new qualifying is gonna be interesting. Um I mean we're in group one. Um I think if we can get through, hopefully we get through to that that last run, that'll be really nice. Um it's not out of what we've achieved in the past here, so I think my best ever qualifying result was was it fifth or was it seventh? I know we've had a definitely had a seventh. Yeah, so we've had some good good runs in quality here. Um so yeah, I think if we get if we get it right, hopefully we we should be up there and and getting through. So and then the qualifying race, who knows? Who knows? Have a great qualifying time. Cheers, mate, thank you.