"I'm very happy because we have arrived at a point that we fixed when we decided I would take Felipe's place", said Badoer. "So this is the first step. I drove, drove, drove, drove, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I did actually a big start and at the third corner I was 14th, and then a Renault kicked my ass", continued the Italian.
"So I lost the position from that. Otherwise it was possible to have a completely different race. For me it was important to finish the race and get a good feeling with the car", concluded Luca Badoer with a sense he could do better next round.
Ferrari's team principal, Stefano Domenicali, made a responsible statement and thorough analysis of his driver's performance. "First of all it was important for him to finish", Domenicali said for BBC. "It was difficult you know... We need to stay cool and calm and we know that it was important for Luca to finish. I respect that."
"I'm sure that we have seen a Luca that has not really shown up, but he has real potential. Apart from the fact he was racing for the first time in a long time, also from a psychological point of view the pressure on him was very high, even if we didn't create it", continued Domenicali.
"We will speak together. I think we will discuss it tonight but I think it is important to keep up Luca because he is a real team player and this is important in Ferrari."
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