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it was just a disaster for me.. this was a long weekend for me so i was exhausted really.. I couldn't concentrate as much as i want.. I was slimply slower almost half a sec every lap.. I did soo many mistake..
q1: 1.31.0 which is a good time consider that i think there wasnt even one corner i get it right
race: start ok,.. after that it was just a mess.. everyone was fighting... everyone was a gladiator there.. we did really bad lap times... so i thought I can do this race with one less stop. so I switched my strategy.. in the second stint at the first laps it was worked i find myself in top ten from 16th.. but after that I was just slow.. my setup was not adjusted for this strategy.. the car had much more understeering with more fuel.. so I just killed the front tires for the last laps every stint.. and of course i didn't put enough fuel for the last stint.. i just stopped almost in front of the finish line "great"
I just want to forget this weekend... and I want to say sorry for the team.. this was simply not my raceweekend..
Very delighted with this result !
Q1: In my first lap I managed to do a 1:30.4 but remembering the times people did in practice, I knew I wasn't save for a top 10 position. Went out again and took P1 with a 1:30.2
Q2: Very very nervous. Haven't done anything like this before, knowing my family was watching me and the people on the broadcast, I couldn't think clear.
First sector went good, was faster than Huis but I messed up the chicane in s2 and lost my concentration there, still a 1:30.4 enough for P2
Race: Had a very bad launch of the start, Morgan flew by immeadiatly even passing Huis. After the first couple of laps I noticed that I didn't have the pace to compeet with them, so I took care and did my own laps without risking anything.
Shortly after my first pitstop Marconi went into the pits right in front of me, losing out a position to my teammate Stoffel Vandoorne. After that, it was just keeping the pace up to make sure I would stay ahead of the 4 stopping guys.
Very happy in general. After a very unlucky WS race, getting P4 in only my 2nd WC race ever, I can't be happier.
Lap 3 and Brljak takes the inside line and goes wide on the exit leaving me no room... And then once again De Wit trying a scary move that doesn't stick. Lap 5, I'm behind Brljak and I;m trying a move from the inside where I know that I have better braking than him (saw it on the previous laps). But he closes the door hard, driving his car too early on apex just to hit me... very bad move by him there...
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About Lap5 m8, I touched the grass but 2 wheels were on kerb all the time so no advantance here for me. And my braking was normal. If your car wasn't there, my car was going to take the corner just fine. (I mean I wouldn't run wide on exit cause of late braking).
I had the inside and I was able to keep it there, giving you room for your outside line.
But you went on my line
And again there's nothing personal at all Petar ofc!