12-02-2017, 11:27 PM
Qualy
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I wasn't expecting good laptimes here. Practicing half race fuel I could only do 19s and never below it. When I reached a 17.4 in a very light car I was really surprised.
Race
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I was very doubtfull about race strategy. Trying to do no pitstop was 10 to 15 slower according to my calculations than doing a pitstop and also tire wear was quite high. But, seing the warping issues on the server and that I was not starting on pole I preffered to take the risky strategy to avoid incidents.
Firs corners were very difficult in a 102 liters car. Lost second place to David and almost got overtaken at turn 4.
As things calmed down I was able to lap concentrated on being quick while looking after the tires.
About half race David did his pitstop and he exited 13sec behind me. He was coming faster and faster as I was struggling more and more with the tires. 7 laps to the end he was 2 seconds behind me. I made a mistake and went wide at the final corner losing the first position.
Being second and having Kristjian 27 seconds behind I decided to pit for tires so I could still keep second place while getting the race fastest lap.
I miscalculated the gap and exited 4 seconds behind Kristjian. I did my fast lap and 3 laps to the end I was right beside him when defending his position he went wide braking for turn 2 and brought me to the gravel. I went back on track and he, in a very gentleman way, waited and let me pass him.
As I was crossing the finish line with two laps to the end I saw David coming from the pits right ahead of me. Was he also looking for a fast lap to get the extra points? I tried battling him as he was on colder tires and both our tires were fresh but warpping car issues made it imposible, finally ending as I started in second position.
(later I checked the laptimes and though struggling with the tires the car was able to lap constant mid 20s the whole race. The lighter car just compensated for the less grip though the mid 19s average of a pistop strategy should have been quicker)
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I wasn't expecting good laptimes here. Practicing half race fuel I could only do 19s and never below it. When I reached a 17.4 in a very light car I was really surprised.
Race
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I was very doubtfull about race strategy. Trying to do no pitstop was 10 to 15 slower according to my calculations than doing a pitstop and also tire wear was quite high. But, seing the warping issues on the server and that I was not starting on pole I preffered to take the risky strategy to avoid incidents.
Firs corners were very difficult in a 102 liters car. Lost second place to David and almost got overtaken at turn 4.
As things calmed down I was able to lap concentrated on being quick while looking after the tires.
About half race David did his pitstop and he exited 13sec behind me. He was coming faster and faster as I was struggling more and more with the tires. 7 laps to the end he was 2 seconds behind me. I made a mistake and went wide at the final corner losing the first position.
Being second and having Kristjian 27 seconds behind I decided to pit for tires so I could still keep second place while getting the race fastest lap.
I miscalculated the gap and exited 4 seconds behind Kristjian. I did my fast lap and 3 laps to the end I was right beside him when defending his position he went wide braking for turn 2 and brought me to the gravel. I went back on track and he, in a very gentleman way, waited and let me pass him.
As I was crossing the finish line with two laps to the end I saw David coming from the pits right ahead of me. Was he also looking for a fast lap to get the extra points? I tried battling him as he was on colder tires and both our tires were fresh but warpping car issues made it imposible, finally ending as I started in second position.
(later I checked the laptimes and though struggling with the tires the car was able to lap constant mid 20s the whole race. The lighter car just compensated for the less grip though the mid 19s average of a pistop strategy should have been quicker)
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