but sadly, alex does not leave his bad luck behind. lynn is race over. t'sjust not come together yet far as issues happening. on to mexico city, and things are looking up. alex qualifies in second place but it's technical problems which hold him back. the gearbox penalty as he starts in 12 place and finishing tenth. here come the lights now! we go green in uruguay! uruguay makes for some exciting competition between alex and sam. lynn third and bird in eighth. going to be a tight one between the two ds virgin team—mates. sam bird in front of lynn so the two ds virgin cars have swapped position. alex coming in sixth place. and the hard work does not stop once alex is off the track. i suppose my height as a racing driver is quite unusual. i'm quite a tall racing driver. alex is six foot one. i have to watch my weight maybe more than other drivers. it's been a long time since i could think i can eat whatever i want. even if it'sjust a mental thing, a symbolic thing in the gym, but it translates to your whole life and certainly in your professional life. the

alex lynn is in fifth place... and it's technical problems that hold alex back.lex lynn ran into trouble. is it technical problems that have put alex lynn in tenth? before every race, the drivers use a simulator to practise driving on the upcoming track. it is a chance to get to grips with the tight twists and turns that come with a street track. we had ourfirst race in hong kong. that went well. we got two points—scoring finishes. it wasn't the dream scenario but it was a solid start for the whole team. the problem is we had an energy problem which means alex ran low on energy in the last lap and unfortunately got some positions before getting to the line. hong kong was a mixed bag. generally it was a positive weekend. a few little mistakes but we did not quite get the most out of it. we're here in marrakesh. we made it and it's a really amazing place. it's boiling hot palm trees everywhere and yet behind me is the atlas mountains. we've just been told there are two metres of snow fall, so it's this amazing contrast between hot, tropical weather and these snowy