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British GP 5th -8th July 2007 - Thursday press conference

Length: 5.141 km
Number of Laps: 60 (308.355Km)
Best Lap: M. Schumacher- 1'18''739 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole: K. Raikkonen - 1'18''233 (2004, Mclaren)
2006 Pole: F. Alonso - 1'20''253 (Renault)
2006 Podium: F. Alonso - M. Schumacher - K. Raikkonen

Q: Felipe, best of fourth in qualifying here and fifth last year but you’ve finished all your races here; what are your feelings about the circuit?
Felipe MASSA: Hopefully it will be better this time. I think last year, if I remember well, in testing we had a good car here. In the race, maybe we brought the wrong tyres, and our car was not one hundred percent competitive here last year. But this year our car is working very well on this kind of track and also the tyres are the same for everybody, so I am really looking forward to having a great weekend here. I always finish the race here. I’ve never had a fantastic position, especially the last year, but I really hope that we can really fight for first position here.

Q: After last weekend, Ron Dennis said McLaren ran relatively conservatively and that maybe they flattered Ferrari, made them look better than they were. What do you think about that statement?
FM: We were not conservative and we won and that’s what counts. Maybe in some races we were not very strong and they won and now they have more points than us, so we need to be in front of them most of the race, so that’s it. It doesn’t matter what you say, it matters what you do on the track and that’s why we’re working so hard to try to improve the car every day, and everything.

Q: And you need to perhaps try and run less conservatively than them?
FM: In a championship like this, you cannot be conservative, in whatever race. Sometimes you can make mistakes by not being conservative but that’s the way it is.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Filippo Falsaperla – La Gazzetta dello Sport) Felipe, can you give your judgement about the affair involving Ferrari and McLaren and if you can feel something strange or different working within the team?
FM: I have nothing to say about that. I am here to drive. There are many things going on but my job is to drive the car so if you need any information about that ask the team.

Q: (Filippo Falsaperla – La Gazzetta dello Sport) About the feeling?
FM: The feeling is the same. We had a very, very good race in Magny-Cours, the car was competitive. I’m really looking forward to having a good weekend here and having the same car we had in Magny-Cours. Last week was very, very good the car was very competitive and I am really looking forward to fighting for the victory.

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