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Q&A with Adrian
Q: It's your home race now in Germany - this must have a special feeling for you?
Adrian: "I feel like it's the second home race in a row as Silverstone is the team's base and now we're going to Hockenheim, which has a special meaning for me, of course. It was actually the first track I ever saw; I visited it on the way to see some family and just sat there, dreaming of what it could be like when I got to F1. To come back now, having achieved that aim, is just magic. I've raced at Hockenheim a lot of times with many different cars: in Formula Ford, Formula BMW and now F1 and I've had some of my strongest races there. I had a few wins and always when I finished I was on the podium. Now it will be a great feeling to go there with a really competitive F1 car and try to get the same success I achieved in my junior career."
Q: What about the circuit itself?
Adrian: "It's a great track. I never drove on the old version, although I did do the short track in 2002. The new version is a really nice circuit. The first corner is a challenging and quick one and then you have the long straight down to the tight hairpin, which is really slow, but good for overtaking. Then you come into the best sector on the track, right into the stadium. It's a nice right hander and you can feel the atmosphere, you can feel the people sitting there. The double right hander onto the start/finish line is a special corner, very difficult. I think if you have lots of experience on this track you can gain a little bit at this corner. I'm hoping for that home advantage!"
Q: Do you feel that being at the German GP as one of six German drivers will make it even more atmospheric this year?
Adrian: "Ever since I've been in F1 there has always been a large German contingent in F1 and now with six, and one of them being Michael Schumacher, I hope we'll get an even bigger crowd and more atmosphere. For me personally, I just concentrate on my own game, getting the most out of the car and the team and scoring points. To get some points on my home ground - for the first time in F1 - would be a great feeling. Last year at the Nurburgring I started seventh but finished out of the points so I really want to try and finish the job now. We have a car that can do it and some small developments that should help. Yet again I'm feeling confident and comfortable and when I feel like that it normally shows out on track."
Adrian: "I feel like it's the second home race in a row as Silverstone is the team's base and now we're going to Hockenheim, which has a special meaning for me, of course. It was actually the first track I ever saw; I visited it on the way to see some family and just sat there, dreaming of what it could be like when I got to F1. To come back now, having achieved that aim, is just magic. I've raced at Hockenheim a lot of times with many different cars: in Formula Ford, Formula BMW and now F1 and I've had some of my strongest races there. I had a few wins and always when I finished I was on the podium. Now it will be a great feeling to go there with a really competitive F1 car and try to get the same success I achieved in my junior career."
Q: What about the circuit itself?
Adrian: "It's a great track. I never drove on the old version, although I did do the short track in 2002. The new version is a really nice circuit. The first corner is a challenging and quick one and then you have the long straight down to the tight hairpin, which is really slow, but good for overtaking. Then you come into the best sector on the track, right into the stadium. It's a nice right hander and you can feel the atmosphere, you can feel the people sitting there. The double right hander onto the start/finish line is a special corner, very difficult. I think if you have lots of experience on this track you can gain a little bit at this corner. I'm hoping for that home advantage!"
Q: Do you feel that being at the German GP as one of six German drivers will make it even more atmospheric this year?
Adrian: "Ever since I've been in F1 there has always been a large German contingent in F1 and now with six, and one of them being Michael Schumacher, I hope we'll get an even bigger crowd and more atmosphere. For me personally, I just concentrate on my own game, getting the most out of the car and the team and scoring points. To get some points on my home ground - for the first time in F1 - would be a great feeling. Last year at the Nurburgring I started seventh but finished out of the points so I really want to try and finish the job now. We have a car that can do it and some small developments that should help. Yet again I'm feeling confident and comfortable and when I feel like that it normally shows out on track."
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