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Qually
Got out first and promptly fell off at Island seemingly no grip like track was green , got going and managed a low 32s , then watched as everyone speeded up , when Tobias beat my time I went out and tried again and at last broke into the 31s I had been trying to do that all week , grip seemed to come late in the session when DJ popped in a great one and snatched the pole .
Race
Had a great start and just managed to edge the lead , started to pull away from DJ and by lap 3 I had a couple of seconds on him, then it all went wrong at island , brain fade , brake fade , skill fade whatever , I just didnt slow enough to take the corner and suffered a fiery exit to the race , what an idiot .
On to the next track which is an out and out power circuit , the Eagles and Ferrari’s will make the Brabhams look very 2nd class here
Understeer - is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it
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For my part I was very disappointed with my qualifying, I could have done much better but I was still stuck in traffic and made mistakes in my best laps. What a desappointment.
In the race I still had difficult first laps, I still have difficulty judging distances in close combat. I'm sorry for Bayford I hung it as I was spinning to get back on track, I should have waited for you I'm sorry.
Then the rest of the race was not easy, I made a lot of mistakes and had a collision with Cook who skidded on the grass but luckily that didn't put me out of the race. Sorry for you that it ended like this.
Short 3rd but a race full of mistakes and I think I had the speed to fight for the win, I hope that will happen soon.
Looking forward to seeing you on the track again.
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Training: The car was very unpleasant to drive until I discovered that magic of slow bump settings which I increased to about 7 getting a much more stable and driveable car in return. Super busy work schedule did not leave much room for many training laps but I had some practice.
Qual: from the live timing before I was hoping for P4 with som luck. In between it even looked like pole but then the combined effect of additional rubber and upping the ante of the other drivers led to a different outcome. Still pleased with the result.
Race: Start was ok and I could hang on to the fast guys for a few laps. Then I made a mistake and crashed resulting in a car that was too difficult to drive to go fast. I came in for an early pitstop that lasted 93 sec and tried to focus for the remaining laps. No major incidents after that. The car felt fast too after the repair - good job mechanics! - I even managed to produce a 1.31 lap with it. There was one white car where I touched the wheel at druids corner in an overtaking attempt. Sorry for that, hope it was not too bad. In the end it was P7 which I am still happy with after the crash and repair.
Do you even lift?
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First time back after missing three rounds... probably should have missed this one too. Bleah. Was OK for the first few laps until a Brabham spun in the final corner and moved forward right as I was moving to pass in front of it. Light contact but screwed up the front track. Tried to hang on but went off a few laps later and did more damage. Long early pit stop. Damage not fully repaired. Two more unforced errors, another long pit stop needed. Outside the top 10, which is unsuccessful. My only chance with the Cooper is to succeed on consistency and yesterday I just didn't have it.
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