Alan Permain: I think we did a good job.

      In an interview with the team's press service, Racing Bulls leader Alan Permane talked about how the team is spending the April break…

      On priorities during the break…

      We have several projects in development. We had planned a significant update for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which has now been postponed to Miami and Montreal, so essentially we will have two updates. We will present one, and then immediately replace it, as we cannot move the new items for Canada to an earlier date.

      Since the freight from Japan has already returned, we decided to carry out some unscheduled work on the chassis – previously it was only planned for the end of this series of away races. Some departments of the company worked harder than expected, so we advised the racing team to take a short break.

      We are using this period to assemble the cars so that the constructors can see them in fully assembled form. During the season, the cars are hardly ever at the base, so this is a good chance to complete work that we couldn't finish earlier. If one or both of the canceled races return to the calendar, we will have a busy end of the year, so we want everyone to have the opportunity to rest when possible.

      On how the start of the season went…

      I think we have done well. I am not one to praise myself, but we performed decently in Shanghai. We managed to earn points in both the sprint and the main race, although we were not fast enough. The situation in Suzuka was similar, but we managed to extract the maximum from the car and earn points.

      We are paying for the fact that our competitors developed their cars last season, while we only started development at the end of the year and are a bit behind. However, I hope that the updates we are implementing will help us close the gap to the top of the midfield.

      On the performance of the Red Bull Ford power unit…

      The power unit is working very well, and with each lap, we are learning more about it. Every time the car hits the track, we gather valuable data. One of the advantages of using our own power units is that our engineers work closely with our engine specialists, which allows us to collaborate closely with them and better understand both them and the principles of their work.

      This break gives us the opportunity to take a step back and analyze what we have done so far. There will likely be some changes in the power unit regulations in Miami and beyond. We are using this period to get more out of the chassis and the engine.

      On discussing the regulations…

      It's a challenging task. We need to listen to the drivers, and among the fans, there are two groups: some love the new race format, while others do not. Watching them live is quite exciting, but we need to work as one team to find the right balance.

      A lot of work is being done, and we have several meetings planned in the coming weeks to decide which package of improvements we will adopt in Miami. The two main directions are to make qualifying more dynamic and focused on the drivers rather than the power units, and to analyze previous incidents to understand how to reduce the speed difference between the cars.

      We need to be careful not to diminish the spectacle. There are measures that can be taken to reduce the speed difference, but this may affect overtaking.

      On driver interactions…

      Liam and Arvid work great together. In the offseason, I made it clear to them that it would be beneficial for both to race side by side, supporting each other rather than hindering. They need to communicate and learn from each other, not compete. They interact well.

      Of course, the drivers are different. It is still early to judge Arvid and compare his approach to Liam's, but they are very close in speed. Liam was unlucky in Japan due to issues with the front wing; without that, he would have been in the lead, and both drivers would likely have finished in similar positions.

      Both of them went through the same Red Bull youth program; last year we worked with Arvid on tests with previous year's cars. We take pride in having the opportunity to unlock their potential, and since they came from the same program, they work very similarly.