35 Quotes by Giancarlo Fisichella

There's a fantastic atmosphere here for me. There is a great atmosphere in Australia, the people are really friendly and it's a nice place. The circuit is not the best circuit for me, but it's good. I've got a good feeling and I won last year so I have a good memory (of this circuit). Coming here and being the winner of the last race is fantastic for me so I am really looking forward to it and I am really optimistic for Sunday, again.

It was a perfect race for me but was tough physically and mentally. It was really, really hot and I knew it would be hard but there was no choice but to push all the way to the end.

The team treats us exactly equally - our cars are identical and no-one thinks about 2007.

There was some possibility to keep the same engine but unfortunately at the end they decided to change it,

There was much less grip out there today than we had at the test, which can be seen from the lap times ? we are more than a second slower than last week. That meant the car was a bit tricky to drive, but we can fix that tomorrow morning. Overall, I think McLaren probably have the advantage over us ? but we are where we expected to be.

It was a tough race, physically and mentally, but... the car balance was just fantastic.

It was important for me to do my best. It was really hot. In the middle of the race you are tired. It's important to concentrate.

It was important for me to do my best.

It is really tough. Physically, mentally I feel all right. It is a tough race, but it will be the same for everyone.