Did an acceptable q lap, considering I've done only done a pair of laps with q settings before the race. 14:th on the grid.
Got a run on the car ahead at the start and ended up on the outside. Tried to hold it on the black stuff but couldn't. So I speared off and braked as hard as I could on the grass to avoid everyone in T2. I bumped someone, but it didn't seem to affect him. No harm done but I'm still so sorry. Really clumbsy of me.
Was on 15:th after lap 1, but got tapped by Dragos in the chikane and dropped to last. I think it was me you meant when appologising on the post race interview. Thanks for that. Well, things like this happen, but this really set me back and I got stuck behind cars for the entire first stint and lost all contact with the ones futher ahead.
Didn't have a clue how the tires would last, due to little practice time, so I made a compromise strategy. Took softs and feul for half the race. Tried to assess during the race if one or two stops would be the fastest. This led to me pitting one or two laps too late when I tried to feel how the tyres were degrading, so I lost ground to the ones around me.
Felt okey pace in the second stint despite my unresolved lag issue and could pick off a couple of cars. Exited my second stop in 16:th but could pass a tbr who I think was one-stopping. Then I heard my team mate Dincas engine has blown up, and a minute later mine did the same. Was probalby the setup, as we used the same base. Is suprised because I did the whole Daytona without an issue. Checked Motec and the average engine temp was under 100, the average rev rpm was the same as last time and I didn't use heavy engine braking.
Too bad, but we had some luck in our unluck to both pass the 75% mark and bring home some points for the team.
Got a run on the car ahead at the start and ended up on the outside. Tried to hold it on the black stuff but couldn't. So I speared off and braked as hard as I could on the grass to avoid everyone in T2. I bumped someone, but it didn't seem to affect him. No harm done but I'm still so sorry. Really clumbsy of me.
Was on 15:th after lap 1, but got tapped by Dragos in the chikane and dropped to last. I think it was me you meant when appologising on the post race interview. Thanks for that. Well, things like this happen, but this really set me back and I got stuck behind cars for the entire first stint and lost all contact with the ones futher ahead.
Didn't have a clue how the tires would last, due to little practice time, so I made a compromise strategy. Took softs and feul for half the race. Tried to assess during the race if one or two stops would be the fastest. This led to me pitting one or two laps too late when I tried to feel how the tyres were degrading, so I lost ground to the ones around me.
Felt okey pace in the second stint despite my unresolved lag issue and could pick off a couple of cars. Exited my second stop in 16:th but could pass a tbr who I think was one-stopping. Then I heard my team mate Dincas engine has blown up, and a minute later mine did the same. Was probalby the setup, as we used the same base. Is suprised because I did the whole Daytona without an issue. Checked Motec and the average engine temp was under 100, the average rev rpm was the same as last time and I didn't use heavy engine braking.
Too bad, but we had some luck in our unluck to both pass the 75% mark and bring home some points for the team.