| We |
are |
driving |
on |
the |
pit |
straight |
| which |
is |
a |
bit |
down |
hill |
in |
fifth |
gear |
| at 250 km/h when we approach turn |
| 1, |
the |
braking |
area |
is |
bumpy |
and |
| we |
do |
not |
want |
to |
lock |
the |
front |
| wheels |
and |
miss |
the |
apex, |
so |
a |
| little |
careful, |
we |
brake |
just |
a |
little |
bit, down one gear and turn right. |
| Thanks |
God, |
or |
unfortunately, |
| (whatever |
point |
of |
view |
we |
look |
at |
| it)!! |
The |
lap |
is |
completed. |
We |
only |
| have |
to |
make |
95 |
of |
those |
to |
complete one driving stint!! |
| Hope |
you |
enjoyed |
it |
as |
much |
as |
I |
did. |
| As |
soon |
as |
possible, |
just |
after |
the |
| turn-in |
we |
want |
to |
go |
back |
on |
the |
| throttle. |
The |
speed |
is |
high |
and |
we |
| have |
to |
keep |
it |
like |
that. |
About |
in |
| the |
middle |
of |
the |
corner |
the |
road |
| starts |
to |
climb |
and |
we |
are |
| squeezed on |
the |
seat. |
The |
car |
has |
| a lot |
of |
grip |
and it |
is |
a |
great |
feeling |
to be on board. |
| Not |
quite |
all |
the |
way |
to |
the |
left, |
at |
| the exit, where the car would like |
to |
| go |
because |
the |
next |
turn |
is |
a |
left- |
hander. |
| Turn two and |
three are really |
tricky. |
| It |
is |
a |
left-right |
change |
of |
direction |
| on top of |
the hill where |
the car |
gets |
| really |
light. |
We |
are |
at |
220 |
km/h |
| and |
we |
brake |
for |
turn |
three |
as |
late |
| as |
we |
can. |
We |
should |
not |
forget |
| that braking in a change of direction |
| and |
with |
the |
car |
getting |
light |
| because |
of |
being |
on |
top |
of |
the |
hill |
is not the easiest thing to do! |
| If |
all |
went |
well |
we |
go |
back |
on |
the |
| power from third gear going downhill |
| in |
a |
long |
left-hander |
(turn |
four) |
in |
| acceleration. |
Fantastic |
feeling. |
We |
| have |
to |
be |
very |
precise, |
though, |
| because |
the |
road |
is |
narrow |
and |
| very |
much |
downhill. |
Right-hander |
| still |
in |
acceleration, |
we |
are |
now |
in |
| fifth gear |
at 250 |
km/h ready |
for |
turn |
| five. |
Again |
a |
very |
difficult |
bit |
where |
| precision |
is |
a |
must! |
We |
just |
had |
a |
| compression because now the |
road |
| goes |
again |
uphill |
when |
we |
have |
to |
| brake |
for |
this |
narrow |
but |
quite |
fast |
left hand turn (five). |
| The |
most |
important |
thing |
here |
is |
| not |
to |
scrub |
speed |
too |
much |
when |
| we |
downshift |
to |
third |
and |
to |
go |
on |
| the |
power |
as |
soon |
as |
we |
can |
| because |
there |
is |
quite |
a |
long |
| straight |
in |
front |
of |
us |
and |
don’t |
forget that we are uphill! |
| Up |
to |
fifth |
250 |
km/h |
approaching |
| turn |
six |
a |
nice |
good |
grip |
banked |
| right |
hand |
corner. |
Down |
one |
gear |
| and |
back |
on |
the |
throttle |
for |
just |
a |
| little bit |
before |
braking again |
for |
the |
| most |
slippery |
and |
unfriendly |
corner |
| of |
the |
whole |
circuit. |
We |
use |
| second |
gear |
for |
turn |
seven |
and |
we |
| only |
think |
about |
accelerating |
as |
| early |
as |
we |
can |
without |
spinning |
| the car. Remember |
we are driving |
a |
| twin |
turbo |
car |
with |
quite |
a |
lot |
of |
power! |
| In |
the |
main |
straight |
we |
have |
some |
| time |
to |
relax |
and |
look |
at |
the |
on |
| board instruments. After a couple of |
| ups and downs |
we reach the |
speed |
| of |
nearly |
300 |
km/h |
when |
we |
| approach the |
last chicane, |
this is |
a |
| potential |
overtaking |
point |
but |
the |
| fact that |
is |
going down |
hill |
and |
that |
| the |
road |
is |
quite |
bumpy |
does |
not |
make our life easy. |
| Second gear |
for |
the left |
hander |
and |
| quickly in third for |
the next one |
(our |
| electro-pneumatic |
shifting |
on |
the |
| steering |
wheel |
is |
making |
our |
life |
a |
| lot |
easier) |
we |
start |
going |
up |
quite |
| steeply |
again |
for |
only |
a |
hundred |
| meters |
or |
so |
before |
the |
most |
| fascinating |
part |
of |
the |
track. |
Turn |
| eleven, we |
are |
in |
a |
blind |
place |
with |
| the |
road |
bending |
to |
the |
right |
and |
the turning-in point is really difficult. |
| The |
downhill |
section |
that |
follows |
is |
| more |
like |
a |
free |
fall, |
accelerating |
| through |
the |
gears |
into |
turn |
twelve |
| which is |
just |
flat |
in fifth |
gear |
at |
240 |
km/h. What a corner. |
| We |
are |
in |
a |
really |
nice |
hilly |
area |
| full of green where we would like to |
| have |
a |
house. |
But |
instead |
of |
our |
house there is the race track! |
| Have |
you |
fastened |
your |
seat |
belts?…ok then we go. |
