The car was not competitive at all and things were getting more and more sad," he told CNN. "So, probably, one or two years less was the best thing, but you know we tried to do our best and we fought until the end of every single race. After five years in Ferrari and being second all the time, I think it was enough for me Asked if he should have departed Maranello sooner instead of enduring the continuing struggles, he said: "Probably, yes "Sometimes, with Ferrari, you win or you lose depending on what the mood of the team in general, of the group in general, he added. "It's a very big team, with some good things, some bad things, and aslsaid it'sgood to experience and to live once. "I didn't want to give up and l wanted always to keep believing that it was possible and to keep the dream alive," he said. "Last year, Irealised that with the Mercedes domination it was not possi- ble to win in the short term for Ferrari and anew project was the best idea. "McLaren is a risky project because they were completely new, but we are one team we win and we lose together"-AFP