It's nice to win, to be the last winner of the French Grand Prix. Maybe we're going to have a French Grand Prix again. I don't know if it will be here or somewhere else, but it's nice to be part of this story. Also, my manager is French, so maybe he will be even happier than me because it's special for him, because we worked together and it's important for him to win his home grand prix.
Q: (Frédéric Ferret – L'Equipe) Jarno, is this podium more important than the first one you got for the team in 2005?
JT:
I think so, because in 2005 we had a very competitive car, especially at the beginning of the season and also it was easier to fight for the podium. This one came from an extremely good weekend from every single person, from the engineers, from the suppliers, from myself, from the mechanics at the pit-stop.
We know that today we cannot realistically fight for the podium, but after yesterday's qualifying, inside my mind, I had the feeling that I had a little chance and I had to play it. With the experience I had, and with the hard head that I have, I just went for it.
I really wanted to give the best and I want to show that people are wrong when they say that I'm not so strong in the race. I've been doing so many good races in the past, but unfortunately we don't have the pace in the car. Sometimes I've been very unlucky, but nevertheless I'm focused in front of me to achieve the target I wanted.
I believe now I'm driving very well with a lot of experience, so I can get things together much easier and much better and I think the team today has a very good atmosphere. Timo is extremely quick and is pushing me harder and harder. He's closer to me every race. We have a very good relationship and we especially have extremely similar comments which make the team improve, so in general, this result is a team result, coming from every single person, even from the factory.
