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I was an early start to the season 2012 with the start of the Dubai 24h race last weekend. In the GT3 version of the GTR prepared by JRM we were able to to qualify in P3 which was a good position to start the race. After I took the start I settled in fifth position, but then after already 20 or 30 minutes into the stint I got hit heavily by a Lamborghini driver, which damaged our car heavily.

This weekend I enjoyed the Nismo Festival very much and I want to say thanks to Nismo and all the fans for such a nice and warm welcome for me. Lucas is really sorry that he couldn't make it, unfortunately he couldn't get his passport back from the Indian Embassy in time. As we both go the FIA Prize Giving in New Delhi this weekend. I'm sure he would have loved the Festival and the drive in the World Championship Winning Nissan GTR.

The weekend started rather difficult with Lucas and me struggling for pace at the street circuit of San Luis at the Friday free practices. But it was then that our biggest title rival had an accident and couldn't continue to drive for the weekend. That incident did obviously help us, but nevertheless it wasn't won just yet. When Lucas and me entered Qualifying on Saturday morning with a revised setup, we both were extremely tense to say the least. The pressure has gotten to us big time.

After a long break since the China races, we have the comfort to head to San Luis still as the Chamoionship leaders. The only downside is that we carry 30kg of success ballast. But weight hasn't stopped us before from getting good results. More important will be to have a faultless weekend not only from the driving side, but also at pitstops, setup work and machine reliability. The Nissan GTR hasn't let us down this year even once, so I believe that actually won't be an issue.

We got away lucky in China by still leading the Championship with 11 points. Before we went there, the target was to still stay in the Championship fight, as with 60kg of ballast in Ordos, it was always going to be an uphill struggle. Then starting from the back of the grid in Beijing, didn't help our cause much. Nevertheless a big change in fortune was the rain and thanks to that we were able to finish in P3.