30 Jun 2009: Hockenheim Race 2
After a night of rain and a morning of wind there was a drying circuit for qualifying two.
After a night of rain and a morning of wind there was a drying circuit for qualifying two.
After qualifying second in the national class I went into the first race 7 places on the grid behind Gabriel Dias, an immediate disadvantage.
Like the first race I started in second place only 3 cars behind Gabriel Dias this time, I would have more of a chance to fight for the lead.
After qualifying second for both races by only 0.1 of a second to Gabriel Dias I would always be on the back foot, so the start to the race would be the most important part.
After finishing second in the first race I wanted a first place to finish the weekend off well, starting second place again put me at a disadvantage but I knew I had good starts off the line so I thought I could get into the lead and stay there after some positive changes made to the car after race one.
Exciting start to the season. First qualifying session, pole position by 0.4 of a second – and first F3 podium!
I qualified second for the second race, which was always going to be tricky due to the lack of overtaking possibilities on circuit.