Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella, also known as Fisico, Giano or Fisi, is an Italian professional racing driver. He has driven in Formula One for Minardi, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Renault, Force India and Ferrari. Since then he has driven for AF Corse in their Ferrari 458 GTE at various sportscar events, becoming twice a Le Mans 24 Hour class winner, and a GT class winner of the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. He was also Ferrari's F1 reserve driver for 2010...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth14 January 1973
CityRome, Italy
best bit good lead took
I am a little bit disappointed but I did my best and it was a good day for us because we took over the lead on the constructors championship,
easy fantastic track
At the beginning, the track wasn't fantastic and it was easy to make mistakes,
closer definitely maybe quick recent
Maybe we are not as quick as McLaren still, but I definitely think we can be closer than in recent races.
balance bit good struggling
I was struggling a little bit today. I couldn't get a good balance on the car.
feeling great hoping last won year
I have a great feeling here, I won last year and I am hoping to do the same again.
fantastic last memory race totally year
Last year, the first race of the season, a fantastic memory. This year it was totally different.
good opportunity race second
Second on the grid. It's a good opportunity to do well in the race again.
areas carefully choose circuit difficult fact grand lines means street traffic
The fact it is a street circuit means there are some traffic lines on the asphalt, so it we get any rain, then you have to choose the line very carefully because these areas are slippery. It can make for a difficult Grand Prix.
brazil feeling
I think we can go to Brazil feeling very optimistic,
accurate although couple early feeling feels forward good happy problems promising quick shape steps testing unusual week weeks winter
I think this has been a very good week for us. I had a couple of problems yesterday, but nothing unusual for winter testing. Overall, I am very happy after these first weeks of testing with the car. At the wheel, it feels quick and stable, and we made some promising steps forward with Michelin this week on the tyre development. I think we are in good shape at the moment, although it is still too early to have an accurate feeling for the competition.
car driving fight great motivation motivational optimistic pleased quick target team
My motivation is very high. I am very pleased to be with a great team like Renault, the world champions. Also, I know I am driving a very quick car this year. My target is to fight for the championship, and I am optimistic I can do that.
great last memory optimistic sunday won year
I won last year and I have a great memory. I am optimistic for Sunday (TV, 10:30 p.m. ET Saturday).
car confident front session
I was confident I would be in the front two rows. But then in the qualifying session the car was just fantastic.
aiming defending fight forward good great hard looking point races rivalry score simple team title win
It is simple for me: I am aiming for the world championship. This is a team that is defending the world title and working hard to win it again, so I am looking forward to a great season. There will be a good rivalry with Fernando. And from my point of view, I want to score points, win races and be in the fight for the championship.