No, that would be a lame excuse, to be honest. He's a good driver, he's fast, but that was definitely a full-face error.

Sam is a truly competitive driver. Yes, I want to beat him and he wants to beat me. But at the end of the day, we want both cars up there and we want to make the boss happy.

To be honest, Brazilian people are fun people, and the country is amazing. It's full of beautiful people. I love the beaches.

To be honest, Brazilian people are fun people, and the country is amazing. It's full of beautiful people. I love the beaches.

I'm definitely optimistic about our competitiveness in 2006. I think if this team works hard all year, we'll be in good shape for the championship. There are so many good drivers in this series, it won't be easy, but that is what makes winning all the better.

It would be good karma.