When I last wrote this column, we were just about to head off to Budapest for the race at the Hungaroring, and I was looking forward to finding the sort of form that brought me some points at the same race last season. I am glad to report that things did indeed go to plan - even if the races since then haven't.

Hungary was a good weekend and I managed a best result across the weekend of sixth. I had a race-long battle with Duncan Tappy which went right down to the last lap, and it was good to score some very valuable points as the championship is very close in mid-table. We were expecting it to be another hot race weekend and we were right, but our car dealt with it well and I was surprised that we just missed out on getting through to Superpole. While that was frustrating as we missed the opportunity to start higher up the grid, our race pace was very good again and that showed.

Budapest was the last race before the World Series took its summer 'break', but we've more than made up for it since returning to action, with back-to-back races at the Nurburgring and Le Mans.

Although those are two of the most evocative names in world motorsport, we didn't get to sample either of their longer versions, but the racing was typically close, if a little frustrating.

It was great going back to the Nürburgring having won there in F3 in 2005, but this time I wasn't so lucky, getting a front left puncture whilst running tenth in the first race. That has a knock-on effect on the rest of the weekend, so it was time to turn our attention to the next round. Two races back-to-back always take a toll on everyone but, after a day spent prepping the cars, the team and I drove across to Le Mans. This was my first time ever at the French track and, as it turned out, a weekend I'll never forget.

Testing went perfectly, and I thought we were looking in good shape for qualifying. I was right, as I made it through to Superpole and then managed to qualify seventh. With the top eight being reversed for Saturday's first race, I was looking at a front row start and was very confident, as we know our old tyre pace was good from the test on Thursday.

When the race got underway, I nearly managed to take the lead from poleman Miguel Molina, but it wasn't until after a brief safety car period that I was finally able to get through and take the lead when Molina made a small mistake. I started to pull away quite quickly, but I soon realised that I had somehow managed to pick up another puncture.

I managed to hold off Charles Pic for about five laps but, ten laps from the end, the tyre let go through the flat-out first turn. That was it. Game over. The word 'gutted' doesn't even come close to describing how I felt. It's hard to get your head around the fact that, even when the team and I did everything right, we still came away with nothing. I felt very sorry for the team as this year we've had our ups and downs, and I thought this was going to be it.

I managed to bring the car back to the pit-lane and the guys quickly noticed what had caused the puncture. At the restart, Molina's mirror had fallen off and, as I was following him, it managed to cut my left front tyre. We found parts of the mirror in my sidepod, so it was cruel luck but, from a positive point of view, it's the best we've looked so far this season and, with Estoril and Barcelona to come, I think I can get that win that the team and I deserve.