Think of BMW at an early stage of development in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was playing catch up with Mercedes.

The S-Type is the make-or-break product when it's unveiled late next year.

Ford has been very patient and done quite well. It's turned around the manufacturing base and quality. There are very satisfied Jaguar buyers out there, there just aren't that many of them. Ford has tackled elements of profitability, that will help, and merged backroom stuff with Land Rover.

When I'm on stage, it's a little world I've created where I'm sort of the thing, so I have total control over everything that happens. When we're improvising, I'm with someone I totally trust. I know things are going to work out. I don't have those guarantees in life. ... There are no consequences on stage,

He ended up playing 90 minutes last week when we didn't really want him to because we are trying to ease him back. It's an injury in a place that he is going to get a lot of contact so we have to take it slowly.

Bring the partners in early at the conceptual stage as part of the development of the concept. Make them an equal partner. Our partners are very capable these days?equally capable to us.