June 4th, 2011
Racing at Monaco is something that not many people get the chance to do, so going to the circuit in a World Series car for the first time can only make you feel a bit tense! I have dreamt of driving this circuit for many years and finally I got the opportunity to race there.
The circuit in general is a pretty slow speed track due to the amount of corners and small straights. At the beginning of every race event, Monaco is always very dusty and dirty as it has had a year’s worth of casual everyday driving on it. Going into the practice session I was briefed on keeping the car out of the barriers and making sure I had maximum track time. I had to take a pretty strict mindset into practice so I made use of every minute to my disposal rather than pushing too early and having a shunt.
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June 3rd, 2011
Monza is one of the oldest of circuits still being raced on. It has massive amounts of history and many famous corners that you will see some of the biggest crashes on YouTube! It is an extremely quick circuit to drive on and one of the most challenging, at the same time it has to be one of the most enjoyable!
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May 27th, 2011
Coming to Spa is always a great experience for me. It is hands down the best circuit I have driven to date, so always look forward to this Belgium round.
The first practice session was more about learning the circuit again on a partially greasy and green surface so the main thing was to just get laps round the track. I had some work to do for the second session but hadn’t used new tyres yet and was on some old tyres that had been flat-spotted in the previous race event. In the second practice I progressed and took some time off the fastest lap but with the lap being as long as 2:04 and having around 17 corners you can lose time very easily. The problem I had on my new tyres was various yellow flags at corners and not getting the free space I needed so with plenty in reserve I ended up around the 22nd mark after the first day.
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May 10th, 2011
Coming to the first race of the year is always a bit nerve racking. I have tested at Motorland a fair bit so at least I returned to a circuit that I know for a baptism of fire in Formula Renault 3.5. Over winter I had been testing at various circuits from Barcelona, Motorland and Paul Ricard that had got me up to speed in the new car. I found it hard initially getting used to the power and size of the machine but after many laps and sets of tyres I had become quite used to the car.
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