GP:
Not much different at all really. A lot of the same drivers are still in the cars; there’s obviously a lot of development year-by-year with the cars and the new C-Class was a new shape, so there are some changes, but basically the championship is as strong as it’s ever been. I think the driver line-up in the championship gets perhaps a bit stronger in-depth every year, so it has if anything become more competitive.
Q:
And how are things shaping up as you look ahead to the 2008 campaign now?
GP:
Good. Obviously I’m still with McLaren-Mercedes doing some testing and working with them, and I’m also probably doing the DTM again. We just haven’t finalised everything yet so we can’t release anything.
Q:
In a current car or year-old machine?
GP:
We don’t know yet. We haven’t really discussed much, so we just need to wait, have some discussions with Mercedes and see what is on offer.
Q:
But you predict another tough fight with Audi either way?
GP:
Absolutely; it is a real duel between the two German giants. Sometimes it gets a bit out-of-hand, but generally it’s a good, tough battle and I think everybody really enjoys the series.
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