13-01-2014, 11:28 PM
I had prepared fairly well for this race. Had a good setup and I felt confident driving on this track.
In quali I lowered my PB by 1 second, I got to 1.25, qualifying 12th I think. For me that's not bad.
== Race 1 ==
I usually start very quietly to avoid any accidents. On lap 2 after T2 I got an outside line
to close in before the fast chicane and accelerate earlier. When I got closer to the stacks of tires, I felt
a bump from behind that made my car lose the back and crash onto the tire stack.
I hadn't seen anyone behind me, so that came completely unexpected.
Later I watched the replay, and I saw that Mel was behind me and as I took the
outside line, he came closer and closer, and eventually touched my RR wheel with his FL,
sending my car into the tire stack.
There wasn't much traffic, and I feel that was not a safe place to pass me,
so to me that really looked like an avoidable accident.
Result is that the suspension broke and the entire wheel went, so I had to make it back
to the pits very slowly, and took 350s of damage.
I didn't lose hope and I continued, but I just managed to finish, last of the non-accidents.
== Race 2 ==
I didn't get to watch the replay, so I'm not sure what happened exactly, but this time
too I got a bump from behind that sent me off track, with minor damage. Just after that though,
as I came out of T4 or T5 I had two cars crashed in the middle of the track, and couldn't avoid
them. Don't remember who they were, but just crashed into one of them. Sorry for that...
Rest of the race was just 150s of repairs, and making it to the end...
== The end ==
I love racing with you guys, but I can't honestly say that I had much fun this time.
I hope Bart comes back soon to bring Divine Intervention back to the top. :-)
In quali I lowered my PB by 1 second, I got to 1.25, qualifying 12th I think. For me that's not bad.
== Race 1 ==
I usually start very quietly to avoid any accidents. On lap 2 after T2 I got an outside line
to close in before the fast chicane and accelerate earlier. When I got closer to the stacks of tires, I felt
a bump from behind that made my car lose the back and crash onto the tire stack.
I hadn't seen anyone behind me, so that came completely unexpected.
Later I watched the replay, and I saw that Mel was behind me and as I took the
outside line, he came closer and closer, and eventually touched my RR wheel with his FL,
sending my car into the tire stack.
There wasn't much traffic, and I feel that was not a safe place to pass me,
so to me that really looked like an avoidable accident.
Result is that the suspension broke and the entire wheel went, so I had to make it back
to the pits very slowly, and took 350s of damage.
I didn't lose hope and I continued, but I just managed to finish, last of the non-accidents.
== Race 2 ==
I didn't get to watch the replay, so I'm not sure what happened exactly, but this time
too I got a bump from behind that sent me off track, with minor damage. Just after that though,
as I came out of T4 or T5 I had two cars crashed in the middle of the track, and couldn't avoid
them. Don't remember who they were, but just crashed into one of them. Sorry for that...
Rest of the race was just 150s of repairs, and making it to the end...
== The end ==
I love racing with you guys, but I can't honestly say that I had much fun this time.
I hope Bart comes back soon to bring Divine Intervention back to the top. :-)