Tips for driving uphill

OK, it's no secret that I'm a big Michael Schumacher fan. Unabashedly. I root for him in every race and this year, he hasn't let me down except for the Monaco GP. Now, he's gone and done it again.

Schumi has pulled off pole number 60 of his career. Driving on a greatly changed circuit - of course, none of the changes were made this year - in Hockenheim for his home GP, the undisputed king of Formula 1 pulled off what the other's couldn't: time in the crucial third sector.

For all the yammering from Chris Goodwin, the senior Schumacher showed that practice makes perfect. Though the McLarens and the BMW-Williams were looking extremely fast, and the Renaults had excellent traction out of the turns, what mattered is that Michael turned out a perfect qualifying lap.

David Coulthard has been racing ten years now but the difference between him and Schumi is plain to see. Ten years of racing, dedication and practice had left the German far ahead of his rivals, and Ferrari have just shown it can beat every other team when it comes to strategy.

My predictions for race day? Michael Schumacher, obviously. Juan Pablo Montoya doesn't stand a chance.