Fast Frog

So where has the season gone? All of a sudden there are only two race weekends left, and it seems like only a few minutes ago we were starting in Valencia.

It has been a challenging season for me so far, mainly because of the back injury I had after my Monaco accident, which took me out of three races. But I'm through that now, and I'm really motivated to get a big result to finish the season.

I'm not a factor in the championship now, so there's not the same pressure to pick up points for the campaign, which means I can really go for it in Turkey and Monza. It's really important to get a good result and have a happy ending to the year - for myself, and for the team.

And I have to say I can't wait. It's been great to have a couple of weeks off after Hungary and spend some time with my family in the South of France, but now I want to go racing again.

I'm feeling really strong, because I have been able to train a lot and relax - and do a little bit of sunbathing!

It has been good to have the time to work on my fitness, because I lost quite a bit in the accident, although now my back feels as good as it did before Monaco. I'm really grateful to the people who looked after me for that. They obviously knew what they were doing, because now I can't tell any difference.

I'm hopeful that we can do the business in Turkey because my team, Arden, made some progress with the car in Hungary and my teammate Michael Ammermueller was able to qualify third.

We have really struggled a lot in quallie this year, so if we have cracked that problem, then we should have a good platform for the race. Our race pace has been good for most of the season, so I don't see why that won't continue.

I'm looking forward to racing in Turkey again, because the track is so cool. It's not an easy track, and some of the corners are really challenging - especially Turn 8, the fast long left-hander. That's brilliant - I'd say it must be one of the fastest corners in the world now, and it just goes on and on.

It's definitely one of the best corners I've ever driven, because it's banked, which means you can enter really fast and still find grip as you go round.

Some people say it puts a lot of strain on the neck, but I don't think it's too bad. Sure, you feel it, but there are plenty of right-handers on the track too, so that balances it out and you can have a bit of a rest on the straights.

Another good aspect of the track is that you can overtake in a couple of places - possibly into Turn 1, but also at the end of the lap, in the tight left-hander after the downhill. It's a really good opportunity to pass, which isn't something that you get at every circuit.

I think we'll see some good racing this weekend, and I'm sure Lewis Hamilton and Nelsinho Piquet will be going for it in their fight for the championship.

I think if Lewis doesn't have any problems, he'll be OK and will hang on to the end, but Nelson has shown a couple of times this year that when everything's right for him, he can be really difficult to beat. If he's like that in Turkey, then Lewis might still have to work hard for the title, even though he has been in the lead of the championship for so long.

As for me, my target is to finish on the podium and try to finish the year as strongly as we started. Who knows what results we can bring in?

Salut,