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Question :
Michael,
at the last race you were pursued by two other chassis
and Williams were fastest at the Silverstone
test. How worried are you about
the competitiveness of the Ferrari at the moment?
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| M.Schumacher
: As
long as we keep winning races I am not so
concerned. |
| Question :
But
they are really knocking on the door, aren't they.
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| M.Schumacher
: Yep,
but I have been saying that since the beginning
of the season so I don't need to be surprised
now. |
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Question :
Is
the pace of development as quick as it always
has been, if not quicker?
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| M.Schumacher
: I
think we are doing a sort
of high level job as we have done in the
past but the others simply have picked
up the game on top and closed
the competition, but again that is what I had expected
and that is where we are. |
| Question :
Could
you see Ferrari again picking up the pace
of development? |
| M.Schumacher
: I
could not see Ferrari getting up in
sort of a margin as we had last year, no, because
simply in all the areas the other teams have raised
their game and there is not much margin left actually.
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Question :
Now,
your brother came in for a certain amount
of criticism for Canada but you
have come to his defence. Can you
just repeat what you
have said about the fact he
didn't try to overtake
in Montreal?
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| M.Schumacher
: No,
I think it is very simple – there is a lot of
people that talk without
knowing what is going on and that is a problem.
Then you get criticised for something that people
shouldn't even make a comment
about and if I hear things like this
I don't feel very happy because I wouldn't feel happy
if it went the other way around. If
you look, it wasn't only him being behind me; there
was Montoya behind Ralf and there was Alonso behind
Montoya and no-one could pass anyone. I was behind Ralf
before and I couldn't pass him either.
It is all about a nice story, how to create a story,
how to make people look a little bit stupid
and that is what I dislike. |
| Question :
This
weekend is going to mark
the tenth year Jean Todt has been with Ferrari. You
have spent many years with him, where
do you think he stands
in the big results Ferrari have had over the last few
years? |
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M.Schumacher
: I
think it is very clear what Jean Todt has achieved
for the team. I think Ferrari, in
the past, has been the highest politica l
team and everybody feared to
be in a position as Jean Todt is, to be a driver for
Ferrari, to work even for Ferrari,
because you weren't sure how
long you would stay there. And now you see Jean Todt
is there for ten years, I am there for seven years
and so many other high level people, mechanics,
and everybody is there for
so long. We have achieved stability and
stability has come from Jean because he
has certainly hired
the right people, made
them stronger and made them
happy to stay on and keep on fighting, keep on pushing,
keep on being motivated, and that is something
which is an outstanding achievement
from him.
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