San Marino Preview Quotes: Ferrari

Michael Schumacher: "I always wait anxiously for Imola. In a way it is my first home race, when we can surely count on the support of our fans. This can only bring out a sense of positive expectancy It is clear that we will have to fight all the way, considering that things could have gone better for us recently, but the approach would have remained the same if we had been through a successful period because then we would have felt almost obliged to get a result. I really don't believe that using the F2002 is a disadvantage. Reliability is an important factor and so we shouldn't run even the smallest risk. We will see on Sunday what Imola has in store for us. The track characteristics are very different from those of Interlagos, so we can have more faith in it. At Imola the brakes will be really important. I think that McLaren will again perform well; something we expected right from the beginning of the season, but I think that we can also challenge for the win. Our aim is to give our fans something to celebrate, and where better to start than Imola?"

Rubens Barrichello: "I like Imola. I have put all the bad things connected with it behind me now. It is a good racing track, where it is quite difficult to set-up the car. I've come to close to winning there in the past and hopefully I will have a good chance this time. Normally, this should be the coolest race of the year so far, so there should be no surprises on the tyre front. I enjoy the first three races of the year. Of course, we have better facilities in terms of the motorhomes and the trucks, but as a driver it makes little difference. The only change is, that after three races, we have a better idea of what to expect from the opposition."