Giancarlo Fisichella Quotations

The fact it is a street circuit means there are some traffic lines on the asphalt, so it we get any rain, then you have to choose the line very carefully because these areas are slippery. It can make for a difficult Grand Prix.

Last year, the first race of the season, a fantastic memory. This year it was totally different.

Second on the grid. It's a good opportunity to do well in the race again.

Maybe we are not as quick as McLaren still, but I definitely think we can be closer than in recent races.

I was struggling a little bit today. I couldn't get a good balance on the car.

I am a little bit disappointed but I did my best and it was a good day for us because we took over the lead on the constructors championship,

I have a great feeling here, I won last year and I am hoping to do the same again.

If we start as (well as) usual we can do well already in the first corner. I'm confident of that - if we get a good start then I think we can be very strong tomorrow afternoon.

Today is my birthday and the crew surprised me with a cake. But this was not the best present I got from the team. That was the new car, which felt good on the track. I did a few runs in the afternoon and everything went well.

I was confident I would be in the front two rows. But then in the qualifying session the car was just fantastic.

It is simple for me: I am aiming for the world championship. This is a team that is defending the world title and working hard to win it again, so I am looking forward to a great season. There will be a good rivalry with Fernando. And from my point of view, I want to score points, win races and be in the fight for the championship.

I think we can go to Brazil feeling very optimistic,

My motivation is very high. I am very pleased to be with a great team like Renault, the world champions. Also, I know I am driving a very quick car this year. My target is to fight for the championship, and I am optimistic I can do that.

I won last year and I have a great memory. I am optimistic for Sunday (TV, 10:30 p.m. ET Saturday).

I think this has been a very good week for us. I had a couple of problems yesterday, but nothing unusual for winter testing. Overall, I am very happy after these first weeks of testing with the car. At the wheel, it feels quick and stable, and we made some promising steps forward with Michelin this week on the tyre development. I think we are in good shape at the moment, although it is still too early to have an accurate feeling for the competition.

We have changed a few things and done some practice starts (in testing).

We are optimistic that this problem will not re-occur.

At the beginning, the track wasn't fantastic and it was easy to make mistakes,

There's a fantastic atmosphere here for me. There is a great atmosphere in Australia, the people are really friendly and it's a nice place. The circuit is not the best circuit for me, but it's good. I've got a good feeling and I won last year so I have a good memory (of this circuit). Coming here and being the winner of the last race is fantastic for me so I am really looking forward to it and I am really optimistic for Sunday, again.

It was a perfect race for me but was tough physically and mentally. It was really, really hot and I knew it would be hard but there was no choice but to push all the way to the end.

The team treats us exactly equally - our cars are identical and no-one thinks about 2007.

There was some possibility to keep the same engine but unfortunately at the end they decided to change it,

There was much less grip out there today than we had at the test, which can be seen from the lap times ? we are more than a second slower than last week. That meant the car was a bit tricky to drive, but we can fix that tomorrow morning. Overall, I think McLaren probably have the advantage over us ? but we are where we expected to be.

It was a tough race, physically and mentally, but... the car balance was just fantastic.

It was important for me to do my best. It was really hot. In the middle of the race you are tired. It's important to concentrate.

It was important for me to do my best.

It is really tough. Physically, mentally I feel all right. It is a tough race, but it will be the same for everyone.

It's a great answer after the last race when we made a big mistake. We know what the problem was and it should not happen again.

It wasn't a great day for me, but we found a problem and now the car is OK.

At the end the car balance was quite good. On my second lap we were quicker but I made a couple of mistakes in the first part of the lap, but we have a great pace for the race. The target is to be first into the first corner.

In the winter, I said I wanted to go for the championship and these races have shown that I have the chance to do well at every circuit and to fight for the title.

In the past I never drove a competitive car. Last year with a good package, I won the race.

In the main straight he was much quicker than me.

In the morning I was fastest on the wet tires.

I am a bit disappointed for that especially considering that I was pretty happy with my qualifying lap. But I have a good speed and I have a good potential to recover some positions.