“It just shows the commitment and still the restructuring of the team is happening all the time. Some changes are more visible, some less, but I think it shows that things are really happening for the future.
“Of course still I’m waiting for news from the team, I’ve shown always the interest to be part of the Audi project. Now I’m still waiting, that’s where we are now.”
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And when pushed on whether he is confident that he will get the answer he is hoping for some time soon, the 35-year-old added: “The thing with this sport is you never know what’s happening in the background.
“There’s always lots of politics involved; we are talking about a big corporate company, a big business as well. There’s many reasons behind decisions such as driver line-up. All I can do now is trust Mattia [Binotto] and his words, and then we’ll see.”