Q:
But some of the rival teams felt you were going to be quicker than
you were. What are your feelings about that?
MS: Well, we were quick enough.
Q:
You certainly were, but were you not surprised to be further ahead?
MS: Honestly, looking at the weekend and studying the data
and the times of the other competitors, no I was not. I was expecting
a tough fight, particularly with Fernando and I don't know how much
we have seen about the others. Obviously McLaren were out, Ralf
in the first stint was able to follow at a distance and then after
they sort of disappeared with their strategy. I think a lot was
tyres there and tyres sort of overruled the potential of the situation.
I believe that we couldn't show the true potential of the car and
we will have better opportunities. If you see in relation where
Bridgestone runners had been over that weekend compared to the Michelins
I think our car showed what it is able to do. And if you remember
we started in a similar way the new car [last year] in Brazil a
very tough fight with Ralf and from then on it just went better
and as you can imagine, you learn a new car, you improve it as well
because new bits and pieces will come - on the old car it was not
the case; it has remained what it was last year and we just kept
on using it while we waited for the new car so I believe we have
a very good car that should only go better, not worse.
Q:
This circuit has not been the best for you, so do you still feel
you can do well here?
MS: We will keep trying.
Q:
If I could ask the inevitable question about team orders to all
the drivers, they are banned now, but is that the right decision
and is the ban actually enforceable.
MS: Well, I think it is down to you that the team orders
have changed, I guess, because you sort of didn't like it. Whether
it is enforceable or not, I don't know. Certainly the obvious team
orders will obviously be enforceable and we have made a clear statement
from our point of view on how we are going to do things and there
is nothing else to add from my side.