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Some of his more interesting quotes:
Michael - A lot of people say he’s past his best, and that 2004 will be a very difficult year for him. Well, all I can say is that, whether or not 2004 will be difficult for him, he’s absolutely capable of winning title number seven. He’s still got the speed, the commitment and the fitness – and, amazingly, I think he’s still got the hunger, too.
Montoya - In 2002 he scored seven pole positions, which was a fabulous performance – but last year he often looked slower than Ralf, especially in qualifying. And that really surprised me, because I expected one-lap qualifying to suit him.
McLaren - We all know that the MP4-18A was a bit of a failure last year – but that could help them this year, because it could mean that the 19, which is clearly a development of the 18, starts the season with most of its problems already ironed out.
Fernando - I haven’t seen anything that really justifies the level of hype that has surrounded him so far.
Trulli - He’s almost Formula 1’s invisible man, isn’t he? whenever I think of Jarno, I think, "What happened to Jarno?" And it’s a tough question, isn’t it? He’s been in Formula 1 since 1997, and yet he’s still never won a race or even looked like winning one.
Giancarlo - it’s not just his speed that’s special – it’s his style. He has a very unusual – but very effective – cornering method. I used to notice it when following him, and now I see it on the in-car TV footage. He enters corners normally – fast, smooth – but it’s the way he gets the car through the apex that’s so special. He seems to get the car straight incredibly quickly – sometimes even artificially tightening the radius of the corner in order to do so – and as a result he gets the power down very, very early. As a result he doesn’t always even use all the road, but he’s always very quick.
Webber - Mark Webber surprised me a couple of times in 2003. He was third on the grid in Brazil and Hungary – two very impressive laps. He also looked good in the wet, I thought, which is always a good sign. I don’t know him well, but I’ve met him – and I think he’s got a lot of good qualities.
Panis - He was very, very quick – and I know that for a fact, because I knew what tyres he was running, what fuel he was running, everything. If I was running wheel-to-wheel with him, late-braking into a tight corner, I reckon I’d give up before he would.
Some interesting stuff there.
