A lot of home work.The tour in North America is over and we’ve got a very rough week ahead of us. Obviously we’ve got more home work to be done than a doctor’s orders. But we are very focused to get everything right. For sure, nobody in this team will ever give it up.
We have a very important test in Silverstone heading for the next back-to-back races in France and Britain. I’ve got a very busy programme with the test on Wednesday followed by promotional work at the weekend in the programme.
Well, what can I say about Indianapolis? Of course, I expected much more than 9 points from Canada and USA. Nine points is better than nothing, but after the race on Sunday I felt I ‘ve got even less because our main contenders collected much more. The leaders are now much more infront of us and that, really, was not the plan.
Of course I am disappointed, we have lost ground in the championship. But it is not over and things can turn around very quickly. And that’s what makes motor racing so exciting. You never know what will happen in the next moment.
The fight will go on. The season is reaching half way point and the pressure on us all is growing all the time. Sooner or later also the pressure will hit Hamilton and we will see how he is able to deal with it, while being leader of the pack.
We lost points especially in our performance of qualifying and then at the starts. It is clear that McLaren have taken a step forward in the last 3 races. They seem to be able to get heat in their tyres which gives them more grip in the first lap.
During the last 2 races I have started on the dirty side of the track which did not help. On top of that, I started at Indy with the hard tyres while my competitors started on the softs. That aside, it is still something I need to improve as it makes life very difficult when you lose positions at the start.
I did not get a good start and lost out on two positions. You lose a lot of time during the early stages when stuck behind cars in the middle of the pack and the leaders have clear air.
However, when I did manage to pass both Heidfeld and Kovalainen, I was able to push. The car was well balanced enabling me to get the fastest lap en-route. Obviously when you are behind your teammate during the closing stages, a driver does not want to risk too much.
Now we test at Silverstone with some new parts to try. Hopefully we can close the gap.
One thing is for sure. We really need to get better results now in Magny Cours and Silverstone than what we got in North America. A lot depends on the test this week. Hopefully everything will finally go according to our plan.
FUCK ISRAEL 