I have to say a very big thank you to Duncan Dayton, Patrón Highcroft Racing, HPD and Acura - they had to give the blessing for me to be able to do Le Mans with another manufacturer. But Le Mans is history now - now I have to head back to the US and set my sights on maintaining our championship lead with my team mate Scott Sharp and the Patrón Highcroft Racing guys. I'm already preparing for Lime Rock. The Peugeot overalls come off, the Patrón Highcroft Racing overalls go back on and we will be out to defend our victory at Lime Rock from last year. We have a championship to win and Scott and I are definitely up for the job ahead.

Q:
There is a lot of focus on young guys today in all forms of motorsport, how do you maintain your competitiveness at the age of 43?

David Brabham:
The fact that you have these 19- and 20-year olds snapping at your heels really makes you dig deep and you have to perform. Over the past five or six years, I took a good look at myself and said 'you have to perform, you have to get better'. When you say something like that it leads you down the path to saying 'lets lift our game, let's take it to another level'. It is a very big part of the reason I have had this success because I have improved and I have got better and the results are starting to show that.

Q:
How important a role does the team play in your success?

David Brabham:
That is absolutely paramount. You can't do it without great teams. I know I have been driving well in the past year or so but when you look at all the races in 2008, you couldn't have written the script better. Everyone at Patrón Highcroft Racing performed at such a high level and you had to because we were racing against some of the best in Penske, Porsche and Audi. They are the best at what they do. For a young team like Patrón Highcroft Racing, it was unbelievable to challenge them and beat them.