Olivier Panis' lap of the A1-Ring.

British American Racing driver Olivier Panis describes a lap of the A1-Ring - site of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix:

''The A1-Ring in Austria is a track I enjoy. It is very dirty and dusty on the first day but is always good for overtaking.''

''After leaving the grid, you accelerate along the pit straight on the approach to Castrol Kurve, the first corner. From top gear, you brake down into second or third gear, taking a lot of kerb on entry before accelerating quite early to prepare for the long straight.''

''You arrive at the Remus Kurve in top gear and brake very late. You have to take this corner in first gear because it is a very long hairpin.''

''Then it is on to the back straight where you get up to top gear, and reach speeds of about 300kph. You brake for the G?sser Kurve hairpin, drop down to third gear, then accelerate through the gears on exit.''

''Then you have to brake for the two high-speed corners, which you pass through in fourth gear. Then the track starts to go downhill and there is only one line to take. If you lose this line then you will ruin your lap time.''

''You exit in fourth gear through the chicane, then it is back up through the gears to top gear again to prepare for the double right-hander. The first one, the Jochen Rindt Kurve, is quite quick and taken in fifth gear, but the second one is very important because it is very easy to make a mistake here.''

''You go through the final corner in third gear and then it is on to the pit straight again to complete the quickest lap of the year.''