Maranello, 2nd October - It's difficult to find the right words: racing
at night or during the day, this is definitely not my year. I hit the
wall when there were just a couple of laps left. True, I wasn't racing
for the win, but for some very important points for the Team; and then
it ended like at Spa, with another DNF.
It seems as if the more we try to improve the situation the less we get
in the end. At this point I can just hope for a weekend where
everything goes in the right direction.
Once again we had the
right speed at Singapore, but not when it was really necessary. The
fastest race laps aren't worth anything, if you don't combine them with
the situation when they really count.
Obviously I'm really sad
about this situation. I can't explain this dark period and there's
nothing I can do to change what happened. We have to look ahead, to the
last three races.
Singapore is a wonderful place for a GP. The
night race was organized very well. I was a bit surprised to hear all
that chat about the time of day and the visibility: when the lights
went on it was bright day at the track.
The car went really
well on Friday morning, but in the afternoon we decided to change the
set up and it didn't go in the right direction. In the third practice
session we had a problem with the steering wheel and I lost a lot of
precious time, because I couldn't try the harder tyres on the fast lap;
obviously this was not the perfect way to prepare myself for the
qualifying. At the start of the race I couldn't find my rhythm, because
the tyre pressure was too low; I needed some laps to make them work
properly. When they were alright I started to fly and I could easily
catch up on Hamilton. When the safety car was deployed I understood
that my chances were destroyed, because when your second at a double
pit stop there's hardly anything you can do. I managed to gain position
five and then, with a faster car, I was right behind Glock. I was
waiting for the right moment to overtake him, but then I hit a very
high kerb and the car literally lifted off and I couldn't keep it under
control. I hit the wall and my race was over.
I'm very sorry
for the Team, because they've done some great work to improve the
F2008. It hurts loosing these points. But we know that we've got what
it takes to fight for victory in the last three GPs. Let's hope that
I'll finally have a smooth weekend, from Friday to Sunday evening.
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