The advantage we have in the championship means that I can ride at each of the remaining six rounds without pressure to try to win every race,

Did the fact that 2004 was so (relatively) easy to win the championship make Ferrari a little bit more complacent going into 2005, and following on from that, does this year being so difficult, make the team tougher and ready for 2006?

To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.

I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.