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What do you think of the 2002 season so far? Bill: We started with a brand new car that was not tested in America at all. We did reasonable in Daytona. We had one problem in the middle of the night, but kept tearing on. We fought a few little minor problems, and now, all of a sudden, our stride is coming on. I think the people that are ahead of us in the championship are all looking over their shoulder, looking back, and wondering how strong we are going to be when we finish. We've won two in a row now, and Cort and I both plan to make it three, four, five in a row to try to win this thing. I think we are doing better than anyone of us ever expected. Cort: I think it is the same thing. Being a brand new car for Ferrari had brought about a big development curve at the beginning of the year. We just received a new car, which is now the factory car. We were the first team ever to win with a factory car for Ferrari in all of Europe and the United States. I have always thought that the potential of the car after Daytona was very good. We had a couple of mechanical issues, which really threw us behind the curb at the 24 hour. Otherwise, I feel very strongly that we would have won that race. The car was new and the team wasn't really up to speed on how to change stuff very quickly, and it was a big learning curve. But I think that the car has got amazing potential. And as Billy said, we are the ones everyone is looking over their shoulders going, 'how are we going to handle these guys.'
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