Laurent Mekies

He spends as much time as he can in the simulator.

tried to understand all the engineering parts around the car.

He has been as keen as you can be.

I think he even flew back between the two Bahrain tests just to try more stuff on the simulators and flew back to Bahrain.

So, you know, credit to him for

It's a level of commitment, but the truth is he's not making an effort.

That's what he loves to do.

He has been living, dreaming about that moment for a long time.

And for him, it's his dream.

It's our dream to be able to spend time and energy in the simulator or with the engineers.

So he has been doing that very intensely.

I think the first two races showed that it's already showing the right results.

He has been able to show the right speed straight away.

I'm sure he will remember about his first qualifying with us with a P3 in Melbourne.

And, you know, it's a long season that will be up and down.

We believe Braves make steps and we expect steps from Isaac this year.

And we think he has all the right talents and all the right approach to be able to make these steps.

You know, the amount of pressure you put on yourself doesn't depend on the environment.

It depends on how competitive you want to be.

And he's a very competitive person.