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4 Then, you needed to relate to national and international customers, and manage race weekends... "We had to replace face‐to‐face meetings with videocalls, chats with phone calls. This put us a stress load that should not be underestimated. As for travel, all in all, we experienced a good degree of freedom at the end of the lockdown. It was just a matter of recalibrating logistics and attendance to the championships. When harder measures were reintroduced at the health level, difficulties increased as we had to carry out swab test, quarantine or fiduciary isolations, and be prepared for any cases of positivity within the company. It was certainly not easy to manage the flow of personnel between the headquarters and the circuits. Personal contact, which has always been a basic element of our profession, had to change. Even a normal service operation on a car has become more demanding.” Are you proud of how the company reacted in such a delicate moment? "I would dare to say that I'm not proud, but super proud. There was a moment when we must admit, we were blown away by the idea of having to manage all aspects of our business under these circumstances. For sure, we definitely found the right work method but, on the inside, we met the availability of the staff, both working on‐site and outside. They never pulled back even though they knew that the overall risks had increased. This is probably one of the aspects that make us happier about what Tatuus has become. It took an enormous spirit of sacrifice and abnegation, but in the end, we were able to complete the entire 2020 plan.” Your words seem to confirm a theory. The value of the company does not only come frommaterial or economic value but also, if not mainly, from its people. "This is what my personal experience taught me. What makes a company reach is its people. You can conceive endless strategies, visions, programmes, but everything depends on human capital. And our human capital turned out to be incredibly valuable and made the difference." Some say that crisis can bring new opportunities, or at least can teach you something. Did it happen to Tatuus? "We learned what smart working is. With De Bellis and the Finance of the three Group companies, we learned to manage everything, day‐to‐day with group calls. We were used to travelling daily, on planes or other means of transportation, have dinner together, stay together at hotels. Now we understood that many things can be managed differently. On the other hand, if I have to be honest, that does not compensate for the challenges we had to face. If it was for me, I would go back to the pre‐Covid situation immediately!" Let's move to technical and sports aspects. The 2020 season was started with great news and the debut of the new FT‐60 racecar for the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. “We are talking about a longtime partner for Tatuus, and we renewed the mutual pleasure of working together. We started with the existing Formula Regional chassis, making the adjustments needed to install the Toyota engine W Series F.Renault F.Regional