11-10-2015, 10:50 PM
Had a comfortable quali session with a couple of 1:32's my very first laps, and a new pb. Then I sat out the rest of the quali, watching DJ and Gorka's fight for the 2nd spot, closing in on my time as well. I decided to go out for one last try just to be sure but couldn't improve. Pole anyway, with a margin of 0.6 second iirc.
RACE 1
No grip on the inside and Gorka was almost up and past me before T1, but I managed to stay ahead. I was slowly building up a gap but made some small mistakes the first laps. Couldn't find a good rythm. Eventually I found it and I could pull away. Pitstop end of the 10th lap and Gorka was suddenly in front of me. He had a good pace and I was wondering how he got past me.. I couldn't see any blue flags but after a while he was letting me past and I was quite confused. After that I was just lapping a few guys without any troubles, and I could finish the race in 1st.
RACE 2
I saw Gorka disappearing already in T1 and I was following Coyne, Bayford and DJ, I think. I had a nice fight with Coyne and Bayford the first laps while DJ was quick to handle the traffic and disappeared. Finally I was in 2nd position and DJ was just a small silhouette in the distance. I had my timing HUD off so I don't know how much I was closing in on him. However, my pitstop was really slow and I knew I had lost a couple of seconds. But with new tires I was really quick and I saw I was closing in again. With a few laps to go I saw DJ having a big moment when he managed to avoid a crashed car, and suddenly I was just 2-3 seconds behind. Then he had to handle 3 or 4 lapped cars and after that I was on his tail. The final corners I was right behind but couldn't make a safe pass and finished 1 tenth behind :o
RACE 1
No grip on the inside and Gorka was almost up and past me before T1, but I managed to stay ahead. I was slowly building up a gap but made some small mistakes the first laps. Couldn't find a good rythm. Eventually I found it and I could pull away. Pitstop end of the 10th lap and Gorka was suddenly in front of me. He had a good pace and I was wondering how he got past me.. I couldn't see any blue flags but after a while he was letting me past and I was quite confused. After that I was just lapping a few guys without any troubles, and I could finish the race in 1st.
RACE 2
I saw Gorka disappearing already in T1 and I was following Coyne, Bayford and DJ, I think. I had a nice fight with Coyne and Bayford the first laps while DJ was quick to handle the traffic and disappeared. Finally I was in 2nd position and DJ was just a small silhouette in the distance. I had my timing HUD off so I don't know how much I was closing in on him. However, my pitstop was really slow and I knew I had lost a couple of seconds. But with new tires I was really quick and I saw I was closing in again. With a few laps to go I saw DJ having a big moment when he managed to avoid a crashed car, and suddenly I was just 2-3 seconds behind. Then he had to handle 3 or 4 lapped cars and after that I was on his tail. The final corners I was right behind but couldn't make a safe pass and finished 1 tenth behind :o