CHARPENTIER WORLD CHAMPION
Question: What did you think as soon as they showed
you on the pit board “number 11 out” ?
Sebastien: I almost didn’t believe it. For a couple
of laps I was really emotional, I was seeing the objective
closer and closer, but I knew that the race was still long
and that behind were Kenan and Parkes, who were trying to
score the first position. Kenan has been fantastic in the
last two races and for this reason I have to thank him.
Question: Sincerely, did you think you could have
won the championship, even if Curtain only needed to finish
in eight place?
Sebastien: I have to admit that all weekend long I was a
bit agitated, maybe because I was a bit afraid to lose the
title for only a few points, and it would have made me really
sad, after we all know how the season went. I have won six
races, with today’s, and nobody has done the same. The
crash in Brno complicated my season, but I think this has
made the championship much more enjoyable for everyone, but
most of all for me and my team.
Question: A comment to Sofuoglu’s season
Sebastien: I think Kenan has had a really good first season
in the Supersport World Championship. Surely next year he
will be one of my biggest rivals, and this will help to make
the championship much more fascinating. At the beginning I
had some difficulties, but he had to understand the method
of work of the team. In the second half of the Championship
he has demonstrated his real value.
Question: How was your psychological approach to
this race?
Sebastien: I was definitely a bit agitated. But this helped
me concentrate from the first to the last lap of this magnificent
French weekend. I still can’t believe it !!! It has
been much harder to overcome the psychological barriers to
come back from injury. For this I have to thank my wife Cathy
who has been close to me in the many hours between the hospital
and the physiotherapist.
Question: After two World Supersport titles don’t
you want to try new experience?
Sebastien: No. I have found a fantastic team and together
we want to reach many goals. I think I owe them a lot and
I hope that next year I will make it as fun as this year.
Surely, between the two titles, this is the most emotional
- because won it just like this, suddenly. I really want to
thank everyone who has supported me.
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