For me, Monza is a box full of memories.

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DC: We missed you in the press conference yesterday...

PS: I can't wait to see a transcript of that - I told Graham (Jones, Minardi press officer) to get me a copy of that - apparently it's about that thick! (indicates two inches with his fingers) I'm a bit pissed off actually because they told me it almost rivaled my one in Canada, and I'm very upset about that because I thought I had the most famous two points scored in Formula One and the most famous press conference in Formula One, so I'll be very upset if Ron's upstaged me - I'll be very, very pissed off! (laughs)

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After last year's whitewash of both Championships by Ferrari, few people had any hopes of anyone taking the fight to the red corner this year, and with Williams losing some key personnel, their chances were being written off from the start. When McLaren made the running early this year, with Ferrari and Renault following in their wake, Williams were seen as being adrift in the rough waters of Formula One, with many suggesting that the team would never achieve the heights they've raised in the past. The unexpectedness of their comeback has made it all the more beautiful to watch.

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You get into the back seat of the cab at the end of a long, frustrating weekend and watch the city wash past you, this city that you've wanted to visit ever since your friend came here and you didn't all those years ago, this city of songs and tales you've longed to hear firsthand. All those buildings, all those lights and people blur past as you head towards the Chain Bridge, onward and upward, and then climb the hill to the palace. You've been invited to a party, and the invitation said it was to run until five in the morning. You can't imagine how anyone will still be awake at that hour as the cab circles the statue and pulls up by the entrance, but you're ready to find out. 

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Jenson Button: "Push that little bit more if you want a little bit more – yeah definitely. You know, in an F1 car it's quite different because you can't just push to the limit all the time, because it can actually be slower, but sometimes you do and you just want to give it everything. And it's a great feeling, feeling the car on the edge – 'on the edge of out of control' as they say in 'Days of Thunder'…"

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Sixty year old Shoichi Tanaka has been with Honda for his entire adult life. After 37 years with the company, the affable Japanese is a perfect ambassador for the car maker in a sport that requires a passion for racing and technology, and an understanding of business and media. With experience as Honda's commercial director in Brazil, sales manager in Europe, president of Honda France, head of Products division for the Japanese market, and vice president of Honda North America, Tanaka-San took his appointment as president of Honda Racing - and head of their third generation in Formula One - with the required grain of salt and feet firmly on the ground. Two hundred and fifty Grands Prix for any motor company is a lot. Fact is, Honda is now fourth with the number of Grand Prix starts - behind Ferrari, Ford and Renault. Not a bad company to keep. Yet Honda is probably the most low-keyed manufacturer in Formula One today.

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www.davidcameron.it/bar/the-final-countdown-exclusive-interview-with-jacques-villeneuveJacques Villeneuve is surprised to hear he is the longest running Honda driver after Ayrton Senna. "Really?" the 1997 World Champion says. "I didn't know that. What – Prost didn't stay that long?" The statistics show that Ayrton Senna leads the Honda drivers' table with 93 Grand Prix starts, followed by Villeneuve with 63 starts and Gerhard Berger with 48. Four times World Champion Alain Prost is ninth, with only 32 starts for Honda.

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