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06:55Get up. Quick shower, get dressed and drive to the track with Timo [Bernhard] and Brendon [Hartley].08:00Catch up with engineers to talk through the warm-up session ahead and preview the race.08:30Breakfast: scrambled eggs and sausages fuel for race day!09:00Timo and Brendon are in the car for the 45-minute warm-up session on race day. I"m watching from the garage and listening to the radio conversation with the engineers.09:55Last meetings before the race kicks off later in the afternoon.11:30Check in with the family. My partner, parents and a few good mates have come to support me, so I pop down to the motorhome to say hello and catch up.12:35Official photo with all drivers.13:30I make my way to the grid for the official starting ceremony.15:00Race start. My teammate Timo is in first, which means I have a bit more time until my first stint later in the evening. I"ve got a few hours until I"m in the car, so I try to relax, keep well hydrated and on top of my meals. You don"t want to have huge portions but keep chipping away on food.16:30Time to prepare for work. I warm up the muscles, stretch and get a massage. Because we are in the same position in the car for quite a while, stretching the lower back and especially the hamstrings is important. Well ahead of my stint, I"m in the garage listening to the radio and talking to the engineers. When the car is running, you want to listen to your teammates and engineers to see how the health of the car is going. Also the drivers start feeding back information to me. Now is also the time for any last-minute toilet breaks.18:25I take over in the car from Brendon and hand over to Timo at 20:45. After my stint, I want to get fluid into my stomach as quickly as possible and then try to pass it. The last thing I want to do is leave the hydration too late, because then I might need to go to the toilet at the wrong time, or feel dodgy in the car. I get a dry set of fireproof underwear and a dry suit on and have a load of pasta with chicken.21:30Meet and greet over the course of the weekend, Porsche hosts lots of guests and partners, and I pop by to update them on the progress of the race and offer some insights.22:25Time to rest. I"m on the back of the cycle with one of my teammates in the car, and the other one waiting to go next, so I have a chance to relax. I"ll be in my private room laying on my bed with a headset on, no car noise, no radio from the engineers because that can be draining, and I try to switch off as much as I can and have a nano nap.
Date written: 12 Aug 2016
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ID: 4633
06:55Get up. Quick shower, get dressed and drive to the track with Timo [Bernhard] and Brendon [Hartley].08:00Catch up with engineers to talk through the warm-up session ahead and preview the race.08:30Breakfast: scrambled eggs and sausages fuel for race day!09:00Timo and Brendon are in the car for the 45-minute warm-up session on race day. I"m watching from the garage and listening to the radio conversation with the engineers.09:55Last meetings before the race kicks off later in the afternoon.11:30Check in with the family. My partner, parents and a few good mates have come to support me, so I pop down to the motorhome to say hello and catch up.12:35Official photo with all drivers.13:30I make my way to the grid for the official starting ceremony.15:00Race start. My teammate Timo is in first, which means I have a bit more time until my first stint later in the evening. I"ve got a few hours until I"m in the car, so I try to relax, keep well hydrated and on top of my meals. You don"t want to have huge portions but keep chipping away on food.16:30Time to prepare for work. I warm up the muscles, stretch and get a massage. Because we are in the same position in the car for quite a while, stretching the lower back and especially the hamstrings is important. Well ahead of my stint, I"m in the garage listening to the radio and talking to the engineers. When the car is running, you want to listen to your teammates and engineers to see how the health of the car is going. Also the drivers start feeding back information to me. Now is also the time for any last-minute toilet breaks.18:25I take over in the car from Brendon and hand over to Timo at 20:45. After my stint, I want to get fluid into my stomach as quickly as possible and then try to pass it. The last thing I want to do is leave the hydration too late, because then I might need to go to the toilet at the wrong time, or feel dodgy in the car. I get a dry set of fireproof underwear and a dry suit on and have a load of pasta with chicken.21:30Meet and greet over the course of the weekend, Porsche hosts lots of guests and partners, and I pop by to update them on the progress of the race and offer some insights.22:25Time to rest. I"m on the back of the cycle with one of my teammates in the car, and the other one waiting to go next, so I have a chance to relax. I"ll be in my private room laying on my bed with a headset on, no car noise, no radio from the engineers because that can be draining, and I try to switch off as much as I can and have a nano nap.
Date written: 12 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4633
