Any way you look at it - Those classic tracks like Spa-Francorchamps last weekend always send a certain shiver down your spine when you go there.  As a racing driver you clearly notice if there has been racing on a track before you were even born. After a week's holiday in Spain near Alicante I was very much looking forward to Spa. In between I had done many hours on my bicycle in the Austrian mountains. And I went swimming with dolphins at Connyland in Switzerland. It was an amazing experience with those extremely intelligent animals. Martin Tomczyk and his spouse Christina Surer were there, too.

The legendary Ennstal Classic was a trip to the past for Christian by double standard. On the one hand he was at the wheel of a 1939 BMW 328 Roadster Mille Miglia in the wonderful landscape around Groebming in Austria, tagged the "last paradise". On the other hand he had his former F1 team boss Mario Theissen beside him. The German-Austrian duo had plenty of time to talk F1 at average speeds of 50 kph.

(Valencia, 24 June, 2010) For the second time this season Christian Klien will take part in an official F1 Practice Session on Friday in Valencia/ESP. The Austrian will drive the car of HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing in the First Free Practice. He talks about the latest developments.

Q: Christian, after driving in Barcelona you are back again. How did that come about?

Christian Klien: After the Spanish Grand Prix everybody seemed to be quite happy with my feedback. In Monaco both drivers were given every single lap they needed. In Istanbul it was Sakon Yamamoto's turn, and in Montreal I was unavailable due to my obligations in Le Mans. Now Colin Kolles has decided to put me in the car again.

Christian Klien faces a special challenge at the legendary 24 hours of Le Mans this weekend. He is on duty as reserve driver of Team Peugeot Sport and has his eyes on all three Peugeot 908 HDi FAP. The Austrian talks about his role in the team.

Q: Christian, how painful is only watching Le Mans this year?

Christian Klien: There are two sides to the story. My role as reserve driver is the price I pay for getting my Formula One career back into swing. Everything looks promising, so I had to refocus a little from endurance racing to F1. But being here in Le Mans always gives you this certain feeling. After all I have a few good memories from the past two races with the podium in my debut race and the fastest race lap in 2009.

This weekend in Turkey our main target is to keep up with the other newcomer teams in F1. As the Monaco Grand Prix proved, HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing is a squad capable of racing neck to neck with those teams particularly because of the reliability we have shown. To get better lap times out of the existing chassis is a fairly difficult job now. Because even on Formula One's tail end no one ever sleeps. But then again this is one reason why I came onboard.

In Turkey all four drivers will be present. Who gets to drive the Friday practice is a decision entirely left to the team management after weighing all factors. Track time has become a scarce commodity. And the test ban hurts a new team even worse than the established ones.