Fisichella claims it’s a surpriseBoth victor and defeated admitted to 'surprise' at Ferrari's unforeseen dominance during practice and qualifying at Indianapolis on Saturday.
Michael Schumacher, with team-mate Felipe Massa beside him and more than a one second gap
to any non-red rival, admitted that he had not expected to be so far in front at the end of the 'knockout' hour.
"Honestly I would rather give something up here and save it for another place," he smiled in a press conference following qualifying. "To be more than one second ahead is a lot, but it shows that when the package works we can be really strong."
In six visits to the US Grand Prix, Schumacher has won four times.
Renault's
Giancarlo Fisichella, albeit outpacing team-mate
Fernando Alonso by a healthy half second, agreed that the speed of the men from Maranello had not been predicted.
The Roman said: "I think there is no question they are quicker than us here in the USA. We don't know why."
But Alonso said: "I thought I would be further back. We knew this would be the worst race of the season for us and it looks like it is."
Source GMM CAPSIS International
