It was a great week. We had a good test in Silverstone. The car felt much better than it did during the Amercian tour. I’ll go to France filled with hope.
Last weekend we celebrated the success of the 60 year old Ferrari. It was a marvellous show. It was the first time I got an experience like that. It was just a great feeling to be part of something as big as Ferrari.
It is a shame that I have not been able to bring better results so far in this season. We aim for the best results everytime as a team but it has been a while since we have got what we have been looking for.
The test in Silverstone was very important as we had some new parts to test. I feel it was a positive step, but to truly find out if we have
made a step forward – relative to our competitors – we must wait until Magny Cours. Now I feel, more than before, that this year it is so important to get onto the front row, because it is very difficult to follow other cars. I have suffered from that too many times during the races. I am feeling more confident with the car now. We certainly had good balance in the last race so lets hope we can carry that into the next two races.
Like always, you never know what the other teams are doing in testing. We will see in Magny Cours, if we did catch McLaren or are they still ahead of us. Obviously McLaren is the big question mark, but we are full of confidence to get good results.
Magny Cours is a very smooth track, with a mixture of fast and slow corners. You need a good aerodynamic package to help through the fast corners – and with good traction control through the slow corners.
I have never won there, but I like the circuit. It is challenging to race there. Five years ago it was quite close. I was leading the race, but something happened and I lost to Michael. I am not one of those drivers who dwell on things. I would really like to win there too, hopefully it will be a different story this year.
It has not been confirmed if this race will be taken off the calendar next year. On a positive note, Formula One will be visiting new exciting places next year, Valencia and Singapore to mention just two. For a racing driver, it is always nice to get to race on new circuits, where nobody has raced before.
We are seven races into the championship and it is important to close the gap to our main competitors as soon as possible Let’s see what happens, but I will give it my best shot.
I’m going to thoroughly enjoy what possibly may be the last race of Magny-Cours. Though the races produced there in the recent years have resulted in the race being called Magny Bores by some, I love the circuit for itself. Watching the cars on this track is fantastic, as it’s fast and has a good flow to it. Check out this onboard lap with Raikkonen in the McLaren at the French circuit last year.
Let’s see what this race may be for the current stars in this years championship. This track is a strong one for Alonso from previous records, so
he’ll be tough to beat in that McLaren if it remains the obvious faster car. Lewis Hamilton, though, may win his 3rd
GP consecutively here because this is an easy, predictable, smooth flowing track. We all know he’s very fast, so it’ll take something special from Kimi & Co to come out on top here.
Kimi has finally clicked with something in his car (the throttle pedal maybe? Haha! Joke…) and if he improves on his
pace from Indy, he’ll have a good shot for a podium at least. If the Ferrari has made a big step from testing then the win can be in Kimi’s reach. But none of us don’t know for sure how strong the Ferrari will be,
even with the soft and medium tyres, the latter of which they seem to perform better with.
I would be thrilled if Kimi won there to regain what should have been his 5 years ago. Check what happened in 2002. Ironically, he may take it back in the red car that robbed him of it, a Ferrari!
Bad News:
The inside story on the latest 2011 proposals
…It
is important to point out that everything that is included in these
proposals is open to discussion and that the manufacturers are playing
an important role in the development of the regulations….The engines will also have small electric-assist elements which we hope will make them sexy for the fans….The engines we imagine in 2011 will be
quite different because they will be designed for efficiency with the
electrical-assist features built in."…
…Purnell says that the engines will probably only be producing around 400 horsepower but will feature push-to-pass buttons…The latest ideas on aerodynamics
include active front and rear wings on the cars, so that they will
change angle as they go down the straights, creating less drag and thus
allowing the cars to go faster.
Is this Formula One? You’ve got to be joking…It’s beginning to sound like Formula Nursery (or kindergarten). I don’t mind if Kimi wins just 1 title or even none by then, it’s going to be an insult for talented drivers like him!
Good News:
British GP to be shown in HD
British Formula One fans will be able to follow the next week’s race at Silverstone on the big screen thanks to Vue Cinemas.
The company will broadcast the race live to 30 multiplexes across
the UK, in High Definition quality and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
sound. The race action will be uninterrupted by commercial breaks.
Tickets for the event are available now from www.myvue.com.
Woohoo! I would have gone if they told us before…I have tickets for the GP! And being at the GP, you don’t have air conditioning, popcorn (unless you bring your own) and close up coverage of everything! Oh dear.
FUCK ISRAEL 