But the decision was right, the people were right. I made it very clear to them that we are only going to strengthen, we are not looking to do anything else and that we also are fully aware, that we come in with plates on at this stage, and we are going to look listen and learn and strengthening and hope that it's a recipe for success.
Q:
I noticed that no-one seems to be talking about American drivers. Can you talk about what Americans would need to get to this level so that they would be prepared and ready to compete at this level?
PS:
I think you've got American drivers coming on. I actually think that Atlantics and other series will bring on Americans. It's just that, at this moment in time, I can see there does seem to be more foreigners out there than there is home-grown talent. But I'm sure that over time that's going to be addressed and some of the American drivers are actually not in America. They are competing elsewhere. You know, let's give it time. I think everyone is aware of the need to have national heroes.
KW:
I think one of the core problems before is that there has not been some really good, identified feeder series. There's been a lot of voids in the latter, and Champ Car has helped address that with especially now the strength of the Atlantic series. There's one series in Europe, GP2, and, with F3, there's a whole run and really that's why some of the Americans have gone over is to find that level of competition early on. You'll find that it can't happen overnight obviously, but gradually that void will fill with the talent.
Q:
Keith, can you talk about the last time you went into the holidays and the New Year feeling secure about the next season. Be honest about it, go all the way back to Enrique and talk about what it usually is like this time of the year for you.
KW:
Well, I'm not sure. Funnily enough, you don't come to work on a Monday morning and say 'okay, I'm secure', because it's just not in your make-up. You're starting to think about what the next problems are. Obviously, our focus is on the drivers and making sure that we have a competitive team.
