We were back and forth in the lead with our other team car all the way through to the break of dawn on Sunday when, unfortunately, they had a problem. However, we were then faced with the remaining Corvette, which was really only a lap-and-a-half behind, so one small mistake and they would have been in front of us.
Our preparation started in qualifying, which was a little bit of a lottery with the weather. Instead of going for a time, we concentrated on race set-up, because we always felt that qualifying was going to be a bit of a lottery. Every little bit of time we had, we ran on full tanks and tried to concentrate on that. We weren't too interested in pole position, but it was still great to have an Aston - one of the Larbre cars - in top spot.
The weather also played havoc with the start and finish of the race as well. To be honest, it probably helped us at the start in the sense that we made the right choice to stay out on slicks. It was a bit tricky to drive on until the track dried, but then everyone else had to come in a change tyres again, so that gave us a bit of an advantage. At the end of the race, however, it was a different story.
I honestly can't remember the last time I drove at Le Mans with that amount of water on the track. It would have been very, very easy to have aquaplaned off the circuit, so it made it pretty tense. I felt the weight on my shoulders with Aston Martin, Prodrive and all the British fans just waiting for that win for Aston Martin. At the time, the pressure was pretty tough, so I just focused on my hands because they were the only part of my body that actually felt secure.
