Jul.18 (GMM) Official confirmation is still pending, but German rookie Markus Winkelhock says he is looking forward to making his formula one race debut this weekend.
The 27-year-old German, the Dutch team Spyker's reserve driver, is strongly tipped to replace the axed Christijan Albers at the Nurburgring before a higher-paying replacement finishes the rest of the 2007 season.
"To drive my first grand prix in Germany would be absolutely perfect and really special," he is quoted as saying by the Sport-Informations-Dienst agency.
Winkelhock continued to the newspaper Bild-Zeitung: "Of course I am excited.
"I have only tested for two and a half hours this year but my strength is that I get to grips with circuits very fast -- and Nurburgring is my favourite track."
More apprehensive, however, is Markus' mother Martina, who lost her husband - Winkelhock's grand prix racing father Manfred - in a sports car crash in 1985.
"I am really pleased for Markus but I must say also a little afraid," she admitted.
"It is an enormous opportunity for him, but I will also be very glad when it is all over."
Written: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:24:41
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