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results straight away will definitely be better.
And I think [after] what we did last year, we
know how to be quick and competitive.
SM: Speaking of confidence, was it pleasing
that there were times last year you showed
you still have it in you to fight for wins?
FM: Oh, for sure. Definitely, it’s pleasing
to have that performance, to show that we
were growing and having great races in the
second part of the season with no mistakes,
not just from my side but the team too.
Everything was working well.
SM: What do you think the partnership
can achieve if it gets everything right?
FM: Race wins are what we want. That’s what
we can achieve. The team is trying hard and
doing a good job in many, many areas. We can
see us in front, but we need to see what the
others are doing. You can’t close your eyes to
Red Bull, or Ferrari. McLaren, we don’t know
because they have not been running properly
yet. You need to be looking to these teams.
They’ve won many championships and they
can still win. And we cannot forget how
Mercedes finished the championship last
year – it’s impossible not to put Mercedes
there on top as well. I think honestly we
need to have our feet on the ground, but
I think we can be fighting with these teams.
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SM: You mentioned being happier. Does that
mean you want to keep going for longer?
FM: I have no reason to stop. But I’m not here
just to participate. I’m here to give something
and to get something back as well. I think
when I see I don’t have that anymore, I will
do different things. When you are competitive
everything is going smooth, you know? So when
you see that things are not going well, you start
thinking about other things. I’m happy now and
if things are going like that, I will stay here!
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SM: Is there something different at
Williams that has enabled you to achieve
more than at Ferrari?
FM: I think the relationship with the team
is right. So when I say something, they listen
and they try to do it. I was in a bit of a different
situation in the last years at Ferrari. They were
not listening to me. Then you lose confidence,
you’re not happy and it’s not working in the
best way. Here I cannot complain – everything
we’re doing together, everybody is listening
to each other. I think that’s the way you can
grow. So I’m happy.
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SM: And did that end the questions over
whether the 2009 accident held you back?
FM: Yeah. I think the only answer you have
for these people is the result. You don’t need
to say anything, you know? I checked many
times with my doctors and they always said
I was fine, so it’s just the result. These people,
one day they write good things and the other
they write bad things. I just keep working,
keep fighting to get the result. That’s it! Then
people change their mind very quickly.