It was a great race, hard and tough. We had quite good pace; obviously some other cars were still quicker than us, but we managed to do a very good weekend from Friday and Saturday qualifying. We had a very good start and my pace was obviously reasonable, but I had to fight really hard which is anyway what we expected.
Q:
It looked like you were in difficulty when the rain started and Heikki closed the gap. Talk us through that battle with Heikki…
JT:
It is obviously difficult to judge how bad the rain is when you are in front. It is easier to be behind someone else. I was taking a bit of care as normally our car struggles a bit in the colder conditions, but I managed then to get back into the right condition and after the rain stopped I did my job.
Q:
And that wheel-banging incident with Heikki..?
JT:
I don't think we touched at all. It was wheel-to-wheel like in go-kart, so it was a dream come true as obviously it is many years since I had such a nice fight. I would love to fight every race like that. We know the problem with our car and we need to get more pace, and that is what I am asking of the team. We are doing a great job compared to last year, though, and the car is much more competitive, everybody is much more together and everybody is more motivated. Things are moving on.
Q:
Felipe, you are the first Brazilian to be leading the world championship since the late, great
Ayrton Senna, and a great run for you here – third, second and now first in three races – and the fourth leader of the championship in four races. We go to the British Grand Prix now; things could not be tighter…
FM:
We are still in the middle of the championship and we still have a lot of races to go. We cannot think differently than the way we have always thought until now. We need to do our job and we need to think about scoring points race-by-race, even if it is not possible to win.
