I was kind of flying blind. So I just tried to put in a very solid lap. My car was working OK, I had a little too much oversteer. I did a bit of a tankslapper out of the last chicane, crossed the line and waited to hear something on the radio. De Ferran took the reversal in stride despite the fact that it cost him one FedEx Championship point, a potentially vital point in his quest for the CART title.
Every point counts.
It would have been nice, but if it didn't happen it didn't happen. Montoya, however, was nonplussed by his feat. It's not magic. You're always trying to do better. Actually I was surprised at how fast the times were.