As usual, it's been a while since I last wrote anything, so there's a bit to catch up on. It's now the 'off-season' but, a little holiday aside, it's pretty much business as usual as I go about trying to find a seat for next season.
The final two events of the year, in Australia and Mexico, were almost a case of getting the season out of the way. You always give it 110 per cent, no matter where you are or what you're doing, but 2007 for me was kind of a disaster, to be honest.
It started off okay, but we had a lot of car issues and things didn't go so well after that. Ironically, Australia wasn't going so badly for us, and we were having a good race by our 2007 standards, but then I got taken out of the race by Will Power. Mexico was okay - and then the car broke again. It was one of those years and finished the way it had gone for the most part.
Despite the results, I'd like to think that we were making progress in those final two events, and even in the two European events before them. We were definitely trying hard to do so, but we kept having so many issues to get over that we never actually surmounted them. It was a real shame as I was really excited by the new car and the opportunity that I had for 2007, but it was just one of those years. I guess it was what the call character-building. It makes you stronger, and it definitely made me a better driver - and I know that I'll appreciate 2008 even more for it. You always have to look at the positive side, right?
There weren't too many highs to take out of the year, although I definitely learned a lot more about the car and the team. The lows were more obvious - it was a terrible year, with the lack of results and, perhaps moreso, the lack of chances to show what I'm able to do. I don't want people to look at the year and say 'that was Katherine' because it was circumstance and definitely not me.
