Ernesto Bertarelli remembers the 32nd America’s Cup victory

Winning the the final race by one second - was that the pinnacle of what you were describing?
The anticipation, the suspense, the tension and the doubt, not knowing if we had ultimately won or not, made it so special and a memory that no one will ever forget.

Was it a case of job done or was there a sense of unfinished business in any small way?
I think the work done by both Alinghi and ACManagement, from the time we won in 2003 to the 3 July 2007 victory when Alinghi won and did it again, was a job well done. It was well thought out, well implemented and entirely complete. Actually, I personally think it went way beyond people’s expectations in terms of an event and in terms of the competition.

One year on and now we are in a different situation...
The America's Cup is the oldest sporting trophy in the world, it has a long history. What makes it very interesting is that it has never been the same. Every new edition of the America's Cup is different, although no one expected such a drastic change as the one we are involved in now; a Deed of Gift Match between two giant multi-hulls. Of all people, I think change is a good thing. We are leaving behind a tremendous amount of work; a tremendous amount of success and tremendous momentum generated by what we constructed for Valencia in Valencia and with the teams that contributed to our success in 2007. However we are moving on to a new era, one where technology will matter a lot more than it did in the recent history of the Cup. What we are building, the speed and the complexity that we will have to face, sailing these giant multihulls is ground breaking. So I am excited and looking forward to the opportunity of sailing and racing these boats.