Lewis Hamilton
“China was another valuable lesson for me this season, and an incident I will take from and try to develop as a driver. I moved on from the disappointment pretty quickly and since leaving Shanghai, my sole focus has been on Brazil. Interlagos is one of those circuits that everybody talks about. I understand it has a fantastic atmosphere, the fans are crazy for the sport, and the track lends itself to great racing. It is another new circuit for me, and there has been a lot of talk by other people about how it is tricky to drive. “
“That’s why I see it as a special challenge and when I arrive at the track on Wednesday I will study it hard with my engineers and start to get an understanding of it. I’ve had some great races with the team this year, and I hope to have another one in Interlagos. Whilst I might be ahead by four points, this Championship is still very open. I will do what I can to score the points I need, and the rest is out of our hands. “
Norbert Haug, Vice President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
“12 years ago at Interlagos we started our first Formula 1 race with our partner McLaren. Because this is obviously currently an issue for some, I would like to point out that since then all our drivers have had the same preconditions, technical and support wise, and this will not be any different in the 2007 season finale. The surface at Interlagos offers good grip but it is often pretty bumpy. Regarding the set-up the team has to find a good balance for the car, so that it handles well over those bumps, particularly under braking. Two years ago we achieved a 1-2 victory here and have won here a total of four times since the beginning of our partnership. Hopefully this a good omen for this final race. “
“The Brazilian Grand Prix will be the end of a great Formula 1 season, which brought the most extreme challenges for the team, who replied with optimum performances. I cordially thank every single team member for this. We have already clinched this important victory over all influences from outside the team and we will work in the final race as focussed as before to achieve the Word Championship title with one of our drivers taking first and with the other one hopefully as runner-up in the overall ranking. After the final chequered flag the points table ideally should look like it did for the last six months - either Lewis ahead of Fernando or Fernando ahead of Lewis, after a tough and fair fight on and not off the track. ”
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