MT:
I hope so and I am confident because
Silverstone was a very strong weekend for Nick. He was quick in qualifying, the same level as Robert. And he did a stunning race not making any mistake and showing fantastic overtaking manoeuvres and he was always in control. He went up from P5 to P2, so there is not much more you can ask for. I definitely hope and I am confident that it was not a one-off but it was a return to his normal form.
Q:
Stefano, five wins out of nine races so far this year. How much are you on the limit of reliability especially as we saw the problem with the exhaust in France?
Stefano Domenicali:
Well, I think that is part of the game. Reliability, performance and organisation are the three more important elements when you want to be a winning team and when you want to win the championship. That's for sure. Being always on the limit we know is a key point. But generally speaking I can say I can cut and paste the words of Norbert because that is exactly the situation we are living in now. If you look pragmatically to the drivers' championship and the constructors' championship the situation is for sure positive but on the other hand we are never happy 100 per cent if you consider the opportunities that we had. That gives you the other half of the glass. But for sure that's our nature but once again I think that we need to be proud of what we are doing and for sure the challenge for the next part of the season will be very high. I always said at the beginning that the fight would be with our main competitor, which is
McLaren Mercedes, but also with the
BMW Sauber team because that is the reality. I wasn't wrong at the beginning and that is the situation we are facing now.
Q:
What are your feelings about the second half of the season?
SD:
I think it will be very challenging for all of us. Now we are in a situation where I would say that all of us have to concentrate 100 per cent on this championship but we also have to bear in mind that we have to work a lot on next year's car. That is very important because if we miss the beginning it will be harder to catch up. It is really a matter of being very flat out on both of these objectives and try to balance the resources that we have.
Q:
In the light of a story that has appeared in an English newspaper today, what is your contract situation with your current two drivers? And when you will announce the driver line-up for next year?
SD:
What was the story in the English newspaper? I do not know it. But it is very easy to answer. For sure it is not a problem for us as we still have long-term relationships with our drivers, so really there is no rush. I can see a lot of discussions going on but on that respect, on our side, we are very happy about the situation that we have now.
Q:
You have long-term contracts with your drivers?
SD:
Yes.
Q:
But you are not going to say how long?
SD:
No.
