The Question: Sergio, coming to you, obviously points in three of the last four races but in the in-house battle Nico recently has the edge over you on qualifying. How’s the match-up going with Nico? How do you feel about it?
What Sergio said:
SP: Obviously it’s been, the last three races, he obviously has scored more points that what I’ve done. I think with the B-spec and the upgrades I haven’t got on as well has he did in the last race. Still plenty of championship to go and I think it’s important that we keep improving. I’m very optimistic coming into this track. I think what we’ve shown in Silverstone was just the proof that the car has improved massively. So I think in a track like this it will be really interesting to see how we go because obviously here the engine is not so important. I think our car has improved a lot and we have plenty of data to analyse from the weekend before, so I think we have plenty of reasons to be optimistic into this weekend.
What he might have meant to say:
SP: Oh God, it’s just awful. I’ve tried everything to find an extra tenth of pace. I mean, just look at me. I used to be, how you say, like that gringo singer of ‘The Twist'… yes, that’s him, Chubby Checo. But no more churros for me. Now it’s all lettuce leaves and celery. Oh, I really, really hate celery. But no, there he goes, Mr bloody Le Mans winner, with his qualifying pace and racing skills, making it look easy. What am I supposed to do?
