For the tyre it's probably the toughest track of the season, combined with the heat, preserving the tyres is one of the decisive factors. For me it was a special experience to drive 173 km in the north Italian heat - specially in a closed touring car. But that's exactly what made the weekend so enjoyable.

During the three days in Mugello we steadily improved: On Friday and Saturday, we worked hard on fine tuning the setup of the car. The result of our work was seen in Qualifying, we made it to the second segment of Qualifying for the first time. I Qualified in 14th place just next to my famous team mate Ralf Schumacher in 13th.

In Mugello the start is always very turbulent, mistakes are immediately punished. For me the start and the first lap went really well, I managed to pass five colleagues and was lying in 9th place. The 33 laps of racing were great fun and I really enjoyed this race. I stayed clear of all troubles and concentrated on my race only. Finishing as the top 2007 Mercedes C-Class was great for me and all the guys form my team Mücke Motorsport as they really did a fantastic job this weekend. It's definitely nice that we were able to qualify and finish the race ahead of Gary Paffett, who is clearly our reference point as he is in the same car as me and is a former DTM champion.

There isn't much time to relax, as the next race is only 10 days away at the Euro Speedway. The track near Berlin is very demanding and will require everything from us drivers once again. Following the change of the layout the track has a very nice flow to it, hopefully we can build on our last race.

Keep Racing!
Maro