Then, in the race, we got taken out twice and that relegated me to the back again. However, the times we were running in the race were well inside the top ten for the second and third stints and you can't wish for better than that. Racing is all about circumstance a lot of the time, and the fact that I couldn't qualify after spinning off in the changed session was why I was put to the back and got caught up in a lot of the mess.

Audi has had a successful season both in the DTM and in sportscars this season, having just clinched the LMS title with 'Rocky' and Alex, and won the race at Silverstone with Allan and 'Dindo' as well. I was there to see they worked so hard they really deserved it. They certainly seemed to be on the up now so let's hope that carried over into the final couple of races in the ALMS.

I was back in the United States for a week or so recently and got to go to Road America to watch the Audi ALMS team in action. I love Road America, even though I had the biggest accident of my career there. It's one of the best circuits in the world and it was good to be back, seeing some friendly faces, being there with Audi and generally seeing what the ALMS was all about.

I even did some commentary on the race at Road America with John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw, and you may have spotted me on Sky television recently as well, offering my views on the IndyCar Series.

Seriously, I enjoy doing television - but I like doing it occasionally. I certainly don't want people seeing me in that role, as I am definitely still a racing driver, but getting to do that sort of thing gives you a different perspective on things - and that can only help.

Despite being back in the USA, watching racing from there and thoroughly enjoying my days with Champ Car, I can reassure everyone that I have no hankering to go back. I had a great time living in America, and wouldn't change any of it for the world, but I am completely committed to Audi and this programme now. I'm really happy to be back in Europe with the opportunities that I have got and can't see myself, out of choice, doing anything else.

The thing is, once you're in with a quality manufacturer like Audi, where everyone is really supportive, you just need to work really hard to be given the opportunity to move up and, hopefully, make a career out of whatever you are doing. There's no way I would jump ship and drive anything other a really winning car because nothing can compare to the opportunity I have at the moment. I also feel a certain amount of loyalty to Audi - they have been really good to me and I want to pay that faith back.

I'd like to think I can continue paying it back over the final three races of the year, but Barcelona is going to be a tough one for us as I've never been there before and only know it from the television and playing it on computer games. I'm really looking forward to going there though, as it's always a new challenge and a new adventure when you go to a new track and I can't wait to get that one under my belt. It's the last three stretch now and it is really really important to get some good results.

It's going to be a busy six weeks for me as, after Barcelona, we go to Le Mans, then I'm off to German school in Ingolstadt for two weeks to have some German classes ahead of the last race at Hockenheim - which I now know because that's where we did the first race at the beginning of the year.

Hockenheim is supposed to have a great atmosphere at the last race of the season - that is usually the same at the last race of any series, but this is supposed to be really special, so I can't wait to find out for myself. I really hope that we have a good race that weekend because there's nothing worse than finishing the season on a low note, and nothing better than finishing on a high note. Hopefully, now that I know the track, we can be a bit more competitive.

Speak to you soon,

Katherine