Ferrari Claim Victory Was Inevitable - Mon 20th Jun 2005
The Ferrari drivers reckon they would have won the United States Grand Prix even if the Michelin teams had raced. In the event, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello were left with no meaningful competition when all 14 Michelin cars withdrew before the start.
?Ferrari were starting fifth and seventh but we had the fastest car and we would have come through very rapidly,? Barrichello told ITV-F1?s Louise Goodman.
Schumacher agreed with his team-mate.
?We had a car to win here anyway,? said the world champion, whose victory ended a nine-race losing streak.
?I think we had a very good car this weekend, very strong in race conditions.
?We were very strong in free practice, always pretty happy on fuel, and the tyre and the car was looking reasonable.?
The two Ferraris were ultimately able to cruise to an easy one-two, a lap ahead of the Jordans.
