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Formula Sprint 2
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka International Racing Course
Tuesday 2nd of April 2024 19:00:00
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March 26, 2011
Published on tags: Superleague
As the GPVWC teams move to the desert heat of Abu Dhabi, we move on to the 2nd in our regular 'A lap with...' feature. This week, reigning Supercup champion Christoph Lichtenstein kindly agreed to take his Synergetic around the Yas Marina circuit for us.

Commentary by Tom Parker:

strong>Q) Thanks for kindly taking the Synergetic for a spin at Abu Dhabi. Could you tell us how was the Synergetic on your lap here?

I just drove the car on a very basic setup with not much fine tuning on it and just 20 laps of experience on the track. Even with those issues, the car felt well balanced apart from a bit of oversteer in a few places, so I'm expecting quite a lot from the car in the race here.

Q) This is a track that seems to divide opinion, so what's your personal feelings on this track? Are some parts of the track more difficult than other parts?

All in all, I like the track. Tthere aren't really any hard parts on it, but I like the long sweeping right corner after the start.

Q) In your own words how would you describe your driving style?

I like it when the front turns in immediately when I'm turning in and so I like an aggressive front end. I don't care so much about the rear, so a bit of oversteer is alright to me, but I would still describe my driving style as calm and relaxed. Even some other drivers are complaining that they can't drive a car that's oversteery like mine.

Q) Last season we had drama here with Tanskanen falling victim to the infamous Turn 1 bollard, while you had an impressive result in the Supercup race. Do you think we can expect more of the same in this year's races here?

I think the T1 killer bollard is fixed for this years race and I like this track because you can overtake here, so I'm sure that we will see a great and interesting race here. I myself will be happy when my drivers in the Supercup can score points and if I can improve my 9th place from the last year's Superleague race here.