Alguersuari jives on Japan

I’m sending this brief diary from Frankfurt airport on Sunday, where I’m about to board the flight to Osaka and the Japanese Grand Prix.

After the Singapore race, I flew straight home to Barcelona. I felt fine and in good shape, even if the last race was not so easy from the physical point of view. Apart from the technical problem just before the race, which meant I had to start from the pits, the whole weekend went very well for me. Right from the start of Friday practice I had a great feeling from the car and qualifying was particularly good, eleventh being my best result of the season so far.

After returning to Barcelona, I made a quick trip to France where I was attending a promotional event at the Paris Motor Show. Apart, from that, I was just relaxing and training at home. Time flies by quickly as the season heads for its finish and I can’t wait for the next race, because I felt I made a significant step forward in Singapore. I came away from that race feeling I can improve still more in Suzuka, where I expect we should again be able to qualify well. That will not be just down to me, but also to the car, thanks to the developments introduced since Monza. The team did a good job getting all the evolutions and upgrades integrated into the car for Singapore and I think we can get even more out of it this weekend. Suzuka is definitely one of the best tracks of the year, a real driver’s circuit, with high speed corners, heavy braking points and places where you can overtake. I had been to Japan in 2005 for a karting event and I enjoyed my F1 debut there last year, even if it was a bit complicated because I didn’t always stay on the track! Once again, qualifying will be the key to having a good race and, as usual, my aim is to bring home some points on Sunday afternoon.

From Alguersuari’s blog on www.tororosso.com