Autosport: Let’s talk about your current role at Williams. Can you explain what impact you have on the car?

Victor Martins: “I can have an impact on the car, but is it direct? Not necessarily, I’d say, because there are many people in the team, many departments, many things to improve, to analyse – so ‘direct’, I’d say no.

“However, taking part in development, yes – be it mainly on the simulator, testing energy management on the upcoming track before every weekend, preparing [for] Alex’s and Carlos’ arrivals so that they can work on other things that may be more important to them.

“I’m not going to have a direct