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Hi VisionRacer fans, I have just returned from three days driving at the final official pre-season GP2 test at Barcelona. A fortnight before that, I also had a three day test at Paul Ricard in the South of France, so I’ve been pretty busy behind the wheel of the real thing! I used the VR3 to get myself familiar with the Barcelona circuit as I had never been there before. This helped me massively to get used to the circuit layout, the braking points and apexes and all the gradients. Both tests were very character building as we struggled to find a good set-up for the uncharacteristic conditions to start with. Both tests were held in unusually cold weather and particularly at Barcelona we struggled to get the necessary heat into the tyres. We eventually managed to find solutions, but it took a lot of hard work as a team to get the car up to speed and find set-ups that both myself and my team mate could be competitive with. |
In three weeks time we have the GP2 season opener at Barcelona with the F1 Spanish GP. I am very excited to be racing at an F1 event again, as it was a brilliant experience last time in Bahrain. That was the first of many for this season, as the GP2 Championship supports all the European Grand prix as well, and then finishes with the final round at Abu Dhabi in November. So it is going to be a long, tough season! I am currently using my days before the Barcelona race to continue with my physical training and get focused on doing the best job I can. I’ll also be using the VisionRacer to keep things fresh in my mind. I will keep you posted on how the season opener at Barcelona goes as well as the Monaco GP event which follows straight after on the next weekend. -- Max |
GP2 Driver Max Chilton's Blog |
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