{ Fernando Horta } → Formula Duude

Today Formula Duude Official Site caught up with the drivers for the now tradicional press conference. Below is the transcript of the talk.

Driver tib of Scuderia Libra
(Johnny Bee Gud - The HoneyCup) Tib, you're the only active FormulaDuude driver to have driven on St. Petersburg track prior to tonight's event. Do you feel that's gonna grant you a big advantage?
Tib : Definitely not.. i've only driven a installation lap and never raced there, so i don't really have an edge. Tonight's race must the closest of the season.

(Kojiro Katsumoto - NinjaGaiden Post) Tibboru-sama, you favorite to win this raceru. Monacross GranPurix last season Shaka-sama crashed on tunneru, Stureet courses are your expertise?
Tib : No, no, i don't think i have an expertise, besides, Shaka won at Surfer's Paraside last season. But i tend to be a little more constant, which is something that i hope will give me some advantage today. Need to score some points for the championship.

(Kazuki Nakajima - Unemployed Express) Tib, is there any chance I may replace you at Scuderia Libra?
Tib : Oh, sorry, but i'm under contract at least until the end of season, hopefully for longer.

(Bond - James Bond) A last question: shaken, not stirred?
Tib : Lager, not Pilsen!

Thanks, Tib

Driver Shaka of Lotus F1 Team
(Steve Aqui - Speed Channel) - Shaka, coming to St. Pete as points leader, what are your expectations towards tonight's event ?
Shaka : High expectations, I guess. I tried a few shakedown laps there while shooting photos of our new livery on tuesday night, the track is a nice one. My driving style doesn't actually suit it, I had massive crashes / spins on turns 1, 4-8 complex and the last corner as well. If we see the chequered flag, we should score some good points.

(Luciano Burro - Globo) - Do you think that tyres will be problem? These kind of tyres tend to form "little pasta" all over it. How do you plan on overcoming that issue ?
Shaka : I overdrive the car, that's a guitarist problem. I guess I'll put softs on the front and medium/hard on the rear, otherwise they'll be shot before the flag is down. If they form some kind of "pasta" I may incurr on a breach of the regulation that states I can't be Massa.

(Martin Engolir - Trocadalhos S/A) - The Lotus team did a great come back in the form of a FD team. A great historic team, now making new history. Being part of it, must be a honor, i suppose, but how are you dealing with the pressure of winning ?
Shaka : The pressure is always on. My boss is an evil SoB but he knows what he's doing. I have to win, he has to piss me off, I can live with that. If I fail to win I'll be in trouble...
As far as the team is concerned, we're doing our best to write another winning chapter on our history, maybe we can succeed on FD more than on previous, lesser known championships we raced and won.

(A. Asselin - Madonna) - The race isn't as easy as you think!
Shaka : I don't care. SELECT RIVAL: YES

Shaka, thank you for your time and good luck.

The crowd is awaiting for the race tonight!