防抽~
For a change, it was nice to come back home from a race weekend. Looking at it, the most positive thing from both weekends was being strong in qualifying - at last.
The car is more to my liking and, because of that, we started on the front row at both Fuji and Shanghai. It gave a good feeling. Finally we got something back from the hard work the team has done with the car. We have done some right things while the results have improved.
I like sushi and Chinese food too, but of course I liked it more to get back onto the podium. We need a strong finish to the season. A positive finish gives a positive feeling for the long winter and a good starting point for next year.
The possibility of a win was almost there. But the race pace was not enough in China. I had a better feeling with the car all the time which felt positive. But it still wasn't the 100% we wanted it to be.
We could not exactly match the speed of the McLaren during the whole weekend. Hamilton was quicker than us in the first few laps of the race and, again, quicker with the new tyres after the stops. We managed to get a little bit closer but obviously it was too late. While we had the same amount of fuel, only a mistake from them would have made it possible to try and beat Hamilton.
I became 29 years old on Friday at China. Birthdays come and go, but it was so nice to see and hear that so many fans remembered and supported me, although this season has not been my best. Thank you all for the support.
Last year I had the best weekend of my life in Brazil. I will never forget that. Now we head for Brazil again and obviously what happened there last time will give me such a great feeling again. This time we'll try our very best to repeat that 1-2 result again. We will try to fight for the win and we will monitor what is happening and act accordingly.
My approach is the same as it was when going to the last two races. The qualifying is very important. The front row would be fantastic again. Let's wait and see, how it pays out this time.
We made the best of it from the position we had in China. While I cannot win the driver's championship anymore, it was the same finishing second of third for me. The main thing is that I was able to get 14 points for Ferrari. The team still fight hard for both championships.
I'm a team member and I'm more than happy to do my share and to help the team win the championships in the season final.