Next up was Silverstone, and until I get an Indian Grand Prix, Silverstone is the next best thing for me. I live five minutes from the circuit and have a great affection for the place. It was really frustrating to have had four non-finishes out of the first eight races of the season, so I was looking forward to a good weekend at Silverstone, especially as it was a home race for the team as well.

The feature had to be my best race ever in GP2. We knew before the start that the race would be all about managing the tyres, just like they do in Formula 1, because it was one of the toughest tracks of the year. My pace was really quick, and considering it's meant to be difficult to overtake around Silverstone, I don't think I did too bad – I passed more cars in one day than I had done all season until then!

Apart from Pantano, who won the race, we were faster than everyone else. It was such a shame that I got blocked on new tyres in qualifying, or I wouldn't have been stuck in the traffic in the first place. I was quicker than Lucas di Grassi, who finished second, but I just didn't have the time to catch him.

Still, to finish third from tenth on the grid after passing a lot of guys felt awesome. The team did a great job and they and the sponsors gave me fantastic support. It was such a great race to be involved with – there was so much going on – and it was brilliant to stand on the Silverstone podium.

As we had some really bad luck on Sundays this year, it was nice to finally win one at Hockenheim. It was a good win, because I had to pass di Grassi for the lead and was under pressure all the time, but I had good pace. The team did a great job for me and it was a fantastic result.

We had changed the clutch overnight, and I just couldn't judge the bite of it at the start. Lucas had an amazing start, but he was pretty slow and it was no problem to pass him. He was sliding around a lot, and I got a good exit from turn two and got a good run into the hairpin.

I sold him a dummy, so although he was briefly back in front, I knew I'd get him on the way out. From then on it was okay. I didn't really feel under pressure too much from Andreas Zuber, although he was always there.

The rear tyre degradation was much higher than we had anticipated, so it was tricky to manage. I knew if I ran away from Zuber, I would have been in trouble with the tyres at the end, so it was a case of managing the gap to him.

The only problem I had in the whole race was lapping Diego Nunes, and I ran wide at turn one when I lost the downforce. That allowed Zuber to get a bit of a run on me, so I had to defend at the hairpin.

Besides that brief moment, I was in total control of the situation. I was really delighted for the whole team, the sponsors and everyone. It was really fantastic to have the Indian National Anthem playing at a Formula 1 weekend for only the second time.