Heading towards the last race of the season – and probably the last in his professional F1 career, as he has been confirmed as test/reserve driver for the Scuderia next season – Fisichella revealed he would do the same thing all over again if the opportunity would present itself.
“I think for me, this opportunity to race for Ferrari was a dream I'd had since I was a child and in the end it came true when I had given up hope that it would ever happen. So you should never say never!” said Fisichella prior to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend.
“I am very happy with what I have done and I would not turn back the clock, even if I have struggled in these last few races with Ferrari, for the obvious reason that is not easy to get into a car you don't know, which was made even more complex because of the use of KERS and the fact it handled very differently under braking. Recently, I was able to match Kimi's pace in the race, so this weekend, I hope to have a better qualifying which would be the first step to getting some points,” added the Roman driver.
Points are a must for Ferrari this weekend, as the Italian teams trails rivals McLaren Mercedes by a single point for 3rd place in the Constructors' classification. For the past 7 races, only Raikkonen put points on the scoreboard for Ferrari, as neither Luca Badoer nor Fisico managed to record a Top 8 finish.
On the other hand, Fisichella's former teammate Adrian Sutil made the Q3 on 3 occasions this year and always battled for points in the last few races (only bad luck or poor strategy blocked him on his way to a Top 8 finish), while also scoring a front-row performance and 4th place in the Italian Grand Prix.
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