February 28, 2002
"Well I am suprised actually...to be 4th is an excellent result for the team! I thought that it would be place 9 or 10, and after Leon couldn't race because of his illness I thought it was going to be a disaster-weekend, but our testdriver and now my teammate Marc has done a terrific job by qualifying himself 11th. These places show promise for the future.

The car is still not good, despite my very lucky fast-lap. Those laps you make once in a lifetime! That's why we shall not be able to fight for the victory, the BWM's are too fast, and I am afraid that it is going to be hard to get into the points. The Mercedes-engines and the Ferrari's will blow us away, the other teams are better in race-circumstances than us.

I am not confident for the race, I'm afraid.

Looking at the car and my skills, I say top 12 would be nice...but a tough job to accomplish though."