Crash.net:
What have you made of
F1 so far this season?
SM:
I think
Formula 1 now is a lot better than it was. I'd like to see it improved further, but I don't see they can do that the way the rules are at the moment. I would also like to see where the chicanes are, instead of having these things they run over, I would like to see a small wall - say about 18 inches high. Then you would be able to see the skill of these guys as they go through them. I think that would probably enhance it a bit from the spectators' point of view.
Crash.net:
What's gone wrong for
Lewis Hamilton this season?
SM:
I think at the moment the Ferrari has to be the best car. Lewis is terrific and he is a remarkable man and I think his talent is enormous. He is a wonderful role model for younger drivers and I can't help thinking if they get a little bit more for him, then he certainly has the ability to get the title. He is not that far behind and at least he is still up there. But one has to say Kimi is also an extremely fast driver and the Ferrari is going very well.
Crash.net:
Do you think
McLaren have been hurt by the spy-row?
SM:
I don't know. I just hope they will get it right shortly. Not that there is that much wrong, because Lewis has done pretty well. But he is still a little bit behind the
Ferrari.
Crash.net:
Max Mosley remains as president of the
FIA, despite those stories published in the
News of the World - what have you made of that?
SM:
My take on it is that I like him and I know him. I was amazed to see what he was doing. But then people do that. I think that he carries out his job as head of the FIA extremely well. I must say I hope he will stay on for his term because I think he does a very good job at what he does. I can see people saying it is untenable and probably it is. But that is a problem I know nothing about. As a man of talent, that does that job - I think he has done quite a good one.
Crash.net:
How do you see the rest of the F1 season developing?
SM:
Hopefully it will get better and better. We are now seeing pretty good races. It only has to stay as it is and it will be pretty good. I think next year we will see things getting better from the point of view of aerodynamic changes and passing made easier. But I still think at the moment it is better than we have seen for a long time.
Crash.net:
Are those rule changes a step in the right direction?
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