“It was a marvellous victory. The car was perfect, as were the pit stops and everything went off fine from start to finish this weekend. With my race engineer, Gabriele Delli Colli, we did a great job. I get on very well with him and we work well together,” said the Brazilian. “I want to thank everyone; Todt, Brawn, Martinelli, Byrne, the engineers and the mechanics. And also all the guys on the test team and the people who work at Maranello. This was also down to all their efforts. I am happy to be part of a team like Ferrari.”

A lot has been said in the media about team orders at Ferrari, but Barrichello insisted that none were given this weekend. Both him and Michael Schumacher knew what had to be done and they did not need the team to tell them. The samba king knows that the second place is still not certain but he is enjoying the moment.