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Question :
Michael,
we saw you pushing Juan Pablo
quite hard there. Why did you have
to abort the final lap, was
it rain?
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| M.Schumacher
: The
final lap was already too much spitting down and there
was no point to keep trying. |
| Question :
This
circuit is a compromise between downforce for corners
and lack of drag for the straights. How
much are you going to change the car for
tomorrow knowing that you are going to be starting behind
Juan Pablo? |
| M.Schumacher
: For
sure we have a sort of qualifying set-up and then
we go to race set-up, so obviously
our guys have done a great job in terms
of qualifying engines, they really made us
go very well today, so
for tomorrow we do the necessary changes that
we feel are right. |
| Question :
Disappointed
not to fight for pole at the end?
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| M.Schumacher
: A
little bit, but then we didn't
get it together and that is the result of it.
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| Question :
Were
you expecting the rain earlier or later?
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| M.Schumacher
: We
knew there was a chance of rain but how early
or late you never can predict precisely. |
| Question :
Now,
at the last race McLaren reckoned
they were going to be faster off the
line than Williams. Do you have a similar feeling having
studied the launch control? |
| M.Schumacher
: I
don't know what they said, but what was very obvious
in Monaco was that the left side had more grip than
the right side and that
was the reason for Coulthard jumping Montoya. |
| Question :
So
are you as confident on the front row?
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| M.Schumacher
: We are confident that
if everything goes well...the systems, I
think, are so optimised that usually go
up the same way and unless
the tyre manufacturer really differs for start
performance you stay where you are. |
| Question :
Are
you fairly confident for the race? |
| M.Schumacher
: We
are always confident. We know
we have a good car but then being second you have to
somehow find your way through and that us going
to be difficult. |
| Question :
Do
you see a change in strategy because of the new pit
lane exit? |
| M.Schumacher
: As
he (Montoya) said the
pit lane is probably a little bit faster
than it has been but it is
very marginal so I don't expect too much of a
change. |
| Question :
I
want to ask each driver about the
exit to the pit lane. Do you expect any problems?
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| M.Schumacher
: A
modification has been done again since yesterday.
So, for sure not. They extended the line. |
| Question :
For
Michael. Juan Pablo has shown
he is not easily intimidated by other drivers, yourself
included. What are your plans for the first corner?
Does the fact he is not going to back down
make any difference to you at all? |
| M.Schumacher
: Not
really because a good racer has to be like
that, honestly, and we are
all the same. Everyone up front could probably
call themselves a good racer
and we know what we have to do. It is going to be tight
and whoever has the better start may have the jump in
the first corner. |
| Question :
Michael.
My same question, do you think the gap has been closed
between you and the Williams?
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| M.Schumacher
: Yes
it has. It is obvious I think. We have been
up front for quite a while
and now it has turned
around. We have mentioned that many times to you guys
and people are reluctant to believe that it could happen,
but that is the way it is. There will be other circuits
that may favour us, but here it is probably
favouring them a little
bit more than us. |
| Question :
Michael.
Are you worried you might blister the rear
tyres in the race on this track?
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| M.Schumacher
: Not
necessarily, no. |
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