the fact they re the only british boat in the race amps the pressure up even higher. they were so fired up because it was a home race, and i really just wanted them, a, to enjoy the day and b to come out on the podium would have been fantastic. the boat was probably ranking in third or fourth in terms of speed. you think starting at the back will be terrible or all right? we ll sit there and we ll get a good shot at it. by the first corner, the king of shaves has moved up from 12th position to 6th. we were driving it. we had a few discussions as to how to make some of the corners. crank it down! just keep going. chris and i disagreed for the first couple of laps, but we worked that out by lap number four. it was good racing conditions, and things were going according to plan. the two-man team must maintain a delicate balance at high speeds. won t think about what we re doing. slow your turn, slow your turn!