Second
World Circuit Championship

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After making a spectacular but somewhat controversial debut in my First World Championship season, I was determined to try and calm down a little. Bob and I are again team-mates on Ron Dennis' McLaren-Honda team. My goal was to gain more experience and move up from my sixth place finish. Oh, and also try not to punt Bob off the road anymore!

United States Grand Prix
Phoenix
Round 1 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 15th
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING Did a time which was two-tenths off of my best ever. Pole position first time out.
RACE Led from the first corner. Half-way through the race, while leading easily, I inadvertently downshifted into the power spin gear while closing on a backmarker, a Minardi, and was hit by somebody. I did manage to salvage the fastest lap. My stupid mistake. I threw away a win. My team must be wondering.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 10, (2) Mansell 6, (3) Piquet 4, (4) de Cesaris 3, (5) Modena 2, (6) Martini 1
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 10, (2) Benetton 4, (3) Jordan 3, (4) Tyrrell 2, (5) Minardi 1

Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos
Round 2 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 23rd
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING Had a good run on my first set of tires, which got me the pole. I'm still having trouble at Feradura.
RACE Got pushed off the road at Feradura on the first lap and was last. I was recovering some positions when I hit a Ligier braking for the first turn. Another fastest lap. Two races, two poles, two fastest laps, but no points. Bob got the win here.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 16, (2) Mikels 10, Mansell 10, (4) de Cesaris 5, (5) Piquet 4, (6) Alesi 3
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 26, (2) McLaren 10, (3) Jordan 6, (4) Benetton 4, (5) Ferrari 3

San Marino Grand Prix
Imola
Round 3 of 16
START 8th
FINISH 4th
FASTEST LAP 10th
QUALIFYING There is some speed somewhere on this circuit.
RACE Finally some points! Got up to third for awhile, but Bob flew past me. Held off a challenge from Jean Alesi.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 26, (2) Mansell 16, (3) Mikels 14, (4) de Cesaris 5, Alesi 5, (6) Piquet 4
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 42, (2) McLaren 17, (3) Jordan 7, (4) Ferrari 5, (5) Benetton 4

Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo
Round 4 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 2nd
QUALIFYING At least I got the pole. I think I can go much quicker. I'm still a second off my best ever lap time here.
RACE A win. I led from the start and led every lap. Stayed two to three seconds ahead of Jean Alesi the whole way. I needed this. My team needed this. I finally get into the top six in the point standings.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 30, (2) Mansell 18, (3) Mikels 15, (4) Wyant 13, (5) Alesi 11, (6) de Cesaris 5
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 48, (2) McLaren 28, (3) Ferrari 14, (4) Jordan 7, (5) Benetton 4

Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal
Round 5 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 13th
FASTEST LAP 10th
QUALIFYING Got pole position by nearly a second. Only a tenth off of my best time ever.
RACE Was running in the lead when I got the last chicane all wrong on the third lap and damaged the front wing. Instead of pitting, I gamely held on to sixth, then fifth by driving very defensively and making it hard to pass until a half lap to go when I fell off the road. I'm not concentrating!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 36, (2) Mansell 28, (3) Mikels 17, (4) Wyant 13, (5) Alesi 11, (6) de Cesaris 8
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 64, (2) McLaren 30, (3) Ferrari 18, (4) Jordan 10, (5) Benetton 4

Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City
Round 6 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 7th
FASTEST LAP 7th
QUALIFYING Another pole. Couldn't quite go as quickly as last season, though.
RACE I was running third, holding off Nigel Mansell when he took both of us off at the long right-hand Piralta corner while trying to pass on the outside! I will have to speak with him. Bob won again, putting him one point behind Mansell.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 42, (2) Mansell 28, (3) Mikels 27, (4) Alesi 15, (5) Wyant 13, (6) de Cesaris 8
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 70, (2) McLaren 40, (3) Ferrari 22, (4) Jordan 10, (5) Benetton 9

French Grand Prix
Magny-Cours
Round 7 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 6th
FASTEST LAP 3rd
QUALIFYING Got pole position, but just barely. I can't figure out why I do such quick lap times here. Having a lot of trouble with the last corner, Lycee Bend.
RACE Bob got by me at the start, but I re-passed him at the hairpin and was leading. A couple of small mistakes dropped me back. I'm not learning patience.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 52, (2) Mansell 28, (3) Mikels 27, (4) Alesi 21, (5) Wyant 14, (6) de Cesaris 8
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 80, (2) McLaren 41, (3) Ferrari 28, (4) Benetton 13, Jordan 13

British Grand Prix
Silverstone
Round 8 of 16
START 4th
FINISH 19th
FASTEST LAP 10th
QUALIFYING Getting there. I'm still having problems with this circuit. Did my quickest lap ever.
RACE Got nudged off at Becketts on the first lap. Got hit by somebody while trying to re-join and had to pit to fix my rear wing. I was just trying to mind my own business. Made up some places with some forceful passes.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 56, (2) Mansell 38, (3) Mikels 33, (4) Alesi 24, (5) Wyant 14, (6) Schumacher 8, deCesaris 8
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 94, (2) McLaren 47, (3) Ferrari 31, (4) Benetton 15, (5) Jordan 13

German Grand Prix
Hockenheim
Round 9 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 4th
QUALIFYING Got the pole, but just barely.
RACE A heart-pounding win! I had constant threats from a Williams and a Ferrari. At one point, they were trying to go by on either side of me on the last lap! I led all but the first corner. The stewards may fine me for blocking, but I didn't purposely take anybody out. It's rough out there!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 56, (2) Mansell 42, (3) Mikels 36, (4) Alesi 26, (5) Wyant 24, (6) Prost 13
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 98, (2) McLaren 60, (3) Ferrari 39, (4) Benetton 15, (5) Jordan 14

Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest
Round 10 of 16
START 11th
FINISH 7th
FASTEST LAP 13th
QUALIFYING A little bit of an improvement. I threw on a lot of wing, but I'm still very slow here.
RACE The hardest race I've ever driven and all for no points! Made up some places on the first lap after possibly causing an accident, then spent the whole race staving off Jean Alesi, not making any mistakes, which is good.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 62, (2) Mansell 52, (3) Mikels 37, (4) Alesi 26, (5) Wyant 24, (6) Prost 13
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 114, (2) McLaren 61, (3) Ferrari 39, (4) Benetton 22, (5) Jordan 16

Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
Round 11 of 16
START 9th
FINISH 26h
FASTEST LAP 7th
QUALIFYING Getting there. Did a time which was over a second quicker than my best ever. I'm taking Les Fagnes in fourth gear and downshifting all the way to second at the Bus Stop chicane. Crashed at Eau Rouge on my third set of tires and crashed into the back of a Tyrrell in pit lane on my last set. Tried reversing up pit road to my pit and made it, but my crew wouldn't service me.
RACE Crummy race. I drove into the back of somebody at the start. Pitted to have my front wing fixed. I was circulating in last place when I lost concentration at Eau Rouge and crashed on the last lap and damaged the front wing again. Bob got his third win of the season.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 68, (2) Mansell 55, (3) Mikels 47, (4) Alesi 30, (5) Wyant 24, (6) Prost 14
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 123, (2) McLaren 71, (3) Ferrari 44, (4) Benetton 22, (5) Jordan 18

Italian Grand Prix
Monza
Round 12 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 2nd
FASTEST LAP 3rd
QUALIFYING Did my best lap time ever, but barely. Got another pole position, barely ahead of Bob. My eighth pole of the season.
RACE I came out of a first corner fracas in second place behind Bob. I still can't make a good start. I think I started another accident, but I'm not sure. Spent the whole race dicing with Nigel Mansell while Bob just drove away. Mansell would slip-stream past me on the straights and I would out-brake him into the next corner. I accidentally punted him off at the Curva de Vialone, the quick left-hander just before the final chicane, on the last lap. Max Mosely wants to see me. Two wins in a row for Bob puts him back in second place in the Championship. Bob and I have scored McLaren-Honda's first one-two finish, however, Ron Dennis reminds us that rival Williams-Renault has already done this nine times!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 72, (2) Mikels 57, (3) Mansell 55, (4) Alesi 31, (5) Wyant 30, (6) Prost 14
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 127, (2) McLaren 87, (3) Ferrari 45, (4) Benetton 22, (5) Jordan 18

Portugese Grand Prix
Estoril
Round 13 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 2nd
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING Set my quickest lap ever and yet another pole position. I was using fourth gear through the right-hand turn 8. Crashed out on my last set of tires.
RACE Riccardo Patrese got the jump on me at the start and I ran in second place two to three seconds behind him for the whole race. I made no mistakes and set the fastest lap.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 82, (2) Mikels 58, (3) Mansell 55, (4) Wyant 36, (5) Alesi 34, (6) Prost 18
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 137, (2) McLaren 94, (3) Ferrari 52, (4) Benetton 24, (5) Jordan 18

Spanish Grand Prix
Barcelona
Round 14 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 19th
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING All of a sudden, I'm quick here. On the pole. I did a time which was 1.3 seconds quicker than my previous best.
RACE Oh well. A Williams got by me at the start and in a wild attempt to out-brake him at the first corner, I ran wide and off the circuit. Got both wings damaged when trying to re-join. At least I salvaged the fastest lap, although Ron Dennis wasn't very pleased!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 82, (2) Mansell 65, (3) Mikels 64, (4) Wyant 36, (5) Alesi 34, (6) Prost 19
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 147, (2) McLaren 100, (3) Ferrari 53, (4) Benetton 28, (5) Jordan 20

Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka
Round 15 of 16
START 7th
FINISH DNF
FASTEST LAP N/A
QUALIFYING Getting a little better. I did my quickest lap ever here.
RACE A short one. I must learn to stay on the road! I made up a few positions at the start, then brain-fade set in and I fell off at the second part of First Curve and was crashed out by somebody when I was trying to re-join the race.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 88, (2) Mansell 75, (3) Mikels 68, (4) Alesi 37, (5) Wyant 36, (6) Prost 19
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 163, (2) McLaren 104, (3) Ferrari 56, (4) Benetton 28, (5) Jordan 21

Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide
Round 16 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 2nd
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING My quickest lap ever and another pole position. I think there is more speed yet.
RACE Riccardo Patrese in the Williams got the jump on me at the start. I had a big moment when someone almost punted me off at the first corner. Afterwards, I just couldn't catch Patrese. I had Bob and Nigel Mansell not far behind me the whole race. Another fastest lap.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Patrese 98, (2) Mansell 78, (3) Mikels 72, (4) Wyant 42, (5) Alesi 38, (6) Prost 21
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 176, (2) McLaren 114, (3) Ferrari 59, (4) Benetton 28, (5) Jordan 21

Season Review

Last season, I was over-exuberant and made a lot of mistakes. This season, I tried to calm down, but I still wasn't concentrating at the level needed for Grand Prix racing. This is really difficult! My shining moment of the season was at Monaco. My other win in Germany was somewhat clouded by accusations of blocking. I was able to demonstrate good concentration at Hungary, Portugal and Adelaide, albiet I wasn't racing for a win, but at least I kept it on the road. As for major brain-fades, Phoenix and Montreal were the low points of the season. I was dominating both races when I made a stupid mistake at Phoenix. In Montreal, it was simply a loss of concentration! I did however manage to improve to fourth in the Championship. I had two wins, an amazing 11 pole positions and five fastest race laps.

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