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Post by Richard Coxon on Apr 13, 2020 12:30:19 GMT
After a few laps Juha broke free from Richard but I got stuck there for a few more laps until the pressure (and tire wear?) Not at all, i selected the wrong tires. Went to hard so i had no grip as they wouldn't get up to temperature. A shame because when i switched to the softer tires, the car was magical.
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Post by Gabriele Del Piccolo on Apr 13, 2020 19:45:31 GMT
Race report tomorrow but just want to apologise to Gabriele. When overtaking I changed lanes to defend but A) I didn’t realise how little room between us there was and B) I changed lanes way too harshly. Completely on me and was a dangerous lane change from myself. Apologies Gabriele
Don' t worry Grant ..I watched server replay on slow motion and i notice we had very close and funny battles on lap 4, when I pass you (almost imperceptible contact btw your front right and my rear left) and on lap 65 when you pass me on the straight ( nose to tail ) but nothing of dangerous because speeds were very similar. I cannot replicate the pass at the end of the straight due to a locking front right wheel. (Too front brake balance to compensate bad feeling with sliding rear tires)
Anyway, you well deserved the 2nd place, no doubt
TOP :Congratulations to Dave Miller for his unbelievable speed and consistency, to David Jacques for his great recovery from the back and Jonathan Acerclint for his amazing 5th with the tiny Larrousse .
DOWN : backmarkers who usually ignore blue flags...
see you in France
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Post by Grant Riddall on Apr 15, 2020 9:26:06 GMT
Thought I’d post a quick race report.
Had some decent pace early on in the week but was a little down on race pace. The Yamaha engine needed to be let loose down the straights so I opted for lower wings.
Qualifying went well for me. I was happy with 3rd and was very close with Lewis and Dave for 1st and 2nd. Great laps there guys!
The start was a little off for me. Too much wheel spin dropped me back into 5th but by lap 2 was sitting in 2nd. (Gutting to see what happened to Lewis :/ ). After this i literally was gobsmacked at how quick Dave has got that Williams going. Nearly a full 2 seconds quicker a lap! Man that is crazy, but a job well done to Dave for setting it up! My Brabham just wasn’t feeling too punchy for the first 20 laps. I couldn’t get it up to speed so instead of pushing it even harder (like I normally do) and end up in a wall I decided to calm it and make my move later on in the race. By the time I pitted on lap 32 I was 14 seconds or so behind Gabriele. I thought if I had any chance at all of 2nd place I will need the under cut, a good setup on light fuel (which I had) and a splash of luck.
So by the time the pit stops were all finished I found myself only 9 seconds of 2nd. I pushed as hard as I could, I had a lot to loose but Alberto in the broadcast put it perfectly. I need every single point to catch up in the standings. So as the laps went down so did the gap between me and Gabriele. I knew something must be wrong with his car, be it damage or wrong tires because his pace wasn’t completely there. With around 4 laps to go I managed to capitalise on this and thankfully regain 2nd.
I am very pleased with this. Taking 16 out of 20 points in the last two races... I can only try and keep this momentum going. But with the competition so high with multiple drivers, I feel this is going to be a hard task, can’t wait though!
I would say though, I did find some times back markers not following the blue flag rule, I get were all equal and being a lap down or up doesn’t give anyone more rights. But following the actual flag rules will only save you and the car lapping time. Keeping the lapping car behind a full lap isn’t sportsman like or a clever idea.
All in all a good result for me. Congratulations Dave. You were unbeatable and kept composure and did not get complacent, and well done to Gabriele, was nice fighting with you! Also pretty impressed with Jonatan, that Larousse has no right being 5th haha
Thanks all!
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