Sweet double.
Sometimes it feels pretty strange to race in Formula One. A couple of weeks ago it seemed that no one gave us any chance to fight for the championship. Now after two successive victories under our belts it seems like they cheer us like kings-to-be.
At the end of the day nothing has changed. Except now that I feel happy. Of course it was great to win at Magny Cours and it was great to win at Silverstone just after 8 days.
We had got pretty close a couple of times in both circuits before, but never had the mission fully accomplished. Something went wrong everytime. Now with Ferrari, I managed I managed to do it right, finally.
It was especially great to win at Silverstone. It is one of those circuits I have always enjoyed. I like the circuit, I like the challenges it gives and I like the atmosphere of the place. More important than beating McLaren on their home soil, we gained some points in the championship with two wins from the last two Grands Prix.
I was annoyed after the qualifying on Saturday. We had a very good strategy and we felt we had the speed to get pole. I just went too wide in that last corner. You can gain time going wide in that place but too wide. It was just my mistake and I cannot stand making mistakes like that.
It was good however, that it did not cost too much time. Our life could have been much easier, but anyway, we recovered fine.
Those 6 laps before my second pitstop were the most important laps of the British Grand Prix. I knew from the first pitstop that Alonso had fuelled short, so it was important to stay as close to him as possible, and then when he pitted I could put the hammer down.
The car has been quick over the whole weekend so I was confident that we could get the job done, when he pitted. I did encounter some traffic on those laps, but we expected the need to pass some backmarkers.
It was great to win back to back races. It’s what the team and I really needed. The team have done a fantastic job over the last two races to make up the ground. But we all still need to keep working hard to stay ahead of our main competitors. I chilled out with some friends in the UK and then travelled back to Zurich the morning after. Now we go to Spa to test the car.
I would like to make it three wins in a row, especially at that circuit. Like Magny Cours and Silverstone, the Nurburgring is a place where I never got it fully right with my former team.
We are only half way through the season and you can see how the performance advantage swings from one team to another in the first half of the season.
Hopefully Ferrari can keep this advantage and I can keep winning. Then we shall see what it brings at the end of the championship.
Sometimes it feels pretty strange to race in Formula One. A couple of weeks ago it seemed that no one gave us any chance to fight for the championship. Now after two successive victories under our belts it seems like they cheer us like kings-to-be.
At the end of the day nothing has changed. Except now that I feel happy. Of course it was great to win at Magny Cours and it was great to win at Silverstone just after 8 days.
We had got pretty close a couple of times in both circuits before, but never had the mission fully accomplished. Something went wrong everytime. Now with Ferrari, I managed I managed to do it right, finally.
It was especially great to win at Silverstone. It is one of those circuits I have always enjoyed. I like the circuit, I like the challenges it gives and I like the atmosphere of the place. More important than beating McLaren on their home soil, we gained some points in the championship with two wins from the last two Grands Prix.
I was annoyed after the qualifying on Saturday. We had a very good strategy and we felt we had the speed to get pole. I just went too wide in that last corner. You can gain time going wide in that place but too wide. It was just my mistake and I cannot stand making mistakes like that.
It was good however, that it did not cost too much time. Our life could have been much easier, but anyway, we recovered fine.
Those 6 laps before my second pitstop were the most important laps of the British Grand Prix. I knew from the first pitstop that Alonso had fuelled short, so it was important to stay as close to him as possible, and then when he pitted I could put the hammer down.
The car has been quick over the whole weekend so I was confident that we could get the job done, when he pitted. I did encounter some traffic on those laps, but we expected the need to pass some backmarkers.
It was great to win back to back races. It’s what the team and I really needed. The team have done a fantastic job over the last two races to make up the ground. But we all still need to keep working hard to stay ahead of our main competitors. I chilled out with some friends in the UK and then travelled back to Zurich the morning after. Now we go to Spa to test the car.
I would like to make it three wins in a row, especially at that circuit. Like Magny Cours and Silverstone, the Nurburgring is a place where I never got it fully right with my former team.
We are only half way through the season and you can see how the performance advantage swings from one team to another in the first half of the season.
Hopefully Ferrari can keep this advantage and I can keep winning. Then we shall see what it brings at the end of the championship.
That’s the spirit Kimi. He’ll be as determined as ever to win, especially at this bogus track of the Nurburgring. I remember the sad times there (2005 and 2003). But no more! Ferrari will be working on their reliability again after Massa’s engine stall at Silverstone which cost them points. Eventhough Nurburgring suits the McLaren car, and they have been strong there usually, they may have reliability woes of their own. It’s getting tense in the championship and Kimi will be 100% aggressive and focused.
FUCK ISRAEL 