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"Feran, thanks for taking the time to chat to us."

"No problem."

"How are you feeling? Ready for the weekend?"

"Of course. It's the climax of the year."

"How do you fancy your chances? The championship is so close."

"Well, I don't want to count my whelps before they've hatched, but I think we're in a very good position. Corry's in great condition, he loves it here and I do too, of course."

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"You're not worried by Lucia being a point ahead?"

"Exciting, isn't it? I think it's the closest we've been since '49, right?"

"It might be, yes. So you can beat her, you think?"

"Of course! She's only beaten me once this decade, you know, and this time Terry isn’t here to get between us."

"You don't think that Niki Coro and Phoebe Tenryuu might play spoiler this time?"

"This year? No, they're still both very green. I'm looking forward to racing them hard over the next few seasons, though."

"That's a bit softer than the line you've taken on them earlier in the season. Have they earned your respect, then?"

"I always respected them, it just got on my nerves a bit when they started acting like champions in waiting. They're not ready for that yet."