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USA GP 17th-20th June 2004 - Saturday press conference

Length: 4.192km
Number of Laps: 73 (306.016 Km)
Best Lap: M. Schumacher - 1'11"473 (2003, Ferrari)
Record Pole: M. Schumacher - 1'10"790 (2003, Ferrari)
2003 Pole: K.Raikkonen (1'11."670)
2003 Podium: M. Schumacher - K. Raikkonen - HH. Frentzen

Q: Rubens, 10th pole position of your career, first this year. You've had quicker weekends here. What is it about you and Indianapolis then?
RB: I don't think it's anything specific about Indianapolis. I've always liked it. I have always come here with pleasure. But it's just a fact that I think it's on a high. I mean, I think I finished quite well, Canada, even though the results didn't go, I was expecting a little bit better, but it's definitely on a high.

Q: Now, you mentioned how the wind changes, how the wind affects. How does the wind affect the car? Where, in particular?
RB: Well, I felt it when I started my lap, I went to the bank, and it was very gusty, and the car was moving around a little bit more. And so, you know, in a way, you just want to be precise more than actually be out in front because you quite easily can make a mistake in those circumstances, even though the car was behaving quite well. And so it was nice to get it done.

Q: In a way, your first sector was slightly slower, but you picked up as you went through the sectors.
RB: Yeah, I've always thought if I was preparing the tires or anything like this, but my car didn't feel as good as it should on the first sector, but it did feel quite good from there onwards. So, because the midseries is probably the longest one. It was good to set a good time there.

Q: Well done. Thank you very much. Michael, in fact, you were very quick on the first sector, and if anything, it sort of just eased away from you later on.
MS: No, not really. I mean, it went away in the second sector, though the last sector I was even quicker. I just slided around too much. I just couldn't keep it on track properly on line, and there was a couple of corners against, and Rubens found a better way to deal with it.

Q: Have you been happy with today.
MS: We are in the front row. I'm fighting against Rubens, who has done a fantastic weekend. He's been very strong all weekend long, and that's the way it is. That's the way we push each other.

Q: But you have had bigger margins in other circuits over the rest of the opposition.
MS: Yeah, I did, but maybe Rubens didn't get it together as good as I did at that stage, and now he got it together just perfectly.

Q: You've had phenomenal record in the past races and never finished lower than second.
MS: Obviously, I still aim for one up and then my lowest one, but that's going to be the interesting one between us tomorrow and as well, Takuma and Jenson and whoever is in the position of doing so.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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