Q&A: Michael Ammermuller - EXCLUSIVE.

Sunday, 20th May 2007

ART Grand Prix ace Michael Ammermuller entered the 2007 campaign as one of the favourites for the GP2 crown, but an opening round collision with Kazuki Nakajima seems to have dashed his hopes before he even had chance to get his title challenge off the starting grid.

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MA:
No. In the first race I had an accident and broke my wrist. Here at GPlive is the first time I’ve driven since then. I hope I will be able to drive again next weekend – I just need to see if the doctors will let me!

Q:
ART is the team that won the title last year with Lewis Hamilton. You went into the 2007 campaign as one of the championship favourites. How much has the accident damaged your chances do you think?

MA:
I think quite a lot, but in the end nothing is over yet. We have to see if I can drive in the next race or not. If I can compete and get a good result there then anything is possible, but for sure it will now be more difficult than it would or should have been.

Q:
You’ve settled in well at the team though?

MA:
Yeah, very well. I tested for two days in Valencia with them at the end of last year. They are really strong and have a very good system. It’s almost like a Formula 1 team.

Q:
You say you are hoping to be able to compete at Monaco next weekend. That’s one of the toughest tracks on the calendar. What will your objectives be if you do get to race?

MA:
The most important thing is for my wrist to be ok. If I am in too much pain I won’t drive, but if everything goes right I hope we can get some points and maybe even a podium.

Q:
And then over the rest of the season, what do you think you can achieve?

MA:
I don’t know. The championship now will be difficult, but I hope I can still fight for podiums and points.