well... where to begin...
minidump as selecting car to join practice... not a good start. reboot. stop all services again. attempt 2.
had a wee futter with setup which was handling nice for quali and mucked it up. still 14th, with 13th when Jesper dropped was my normal start position so happy bunny there.
strategy... fuel up and see how long the stuff lasts then go from there.
early battles were fun. when faster cars fell behind i knew i needed to hold them up as much as possible cos of my heavy load. good driving from all concerned imo swapping back and forth for the apex, using different lines, cutting back - was great! unfortunatley though tried a bit to hard at the chicane and spun across the road taking a BFR car. rejoined behind. as people started to stop I was looking good for fuel with 30L left. (i guess this was around 40-45 mins) staying out was working well and i'd got upto 10th with about 30seconds on car behind. then around the late 20's i got a freeze, same as at magny. prayed not to drop but engine note stuck... then it dropped a bit... then the wheel jiggled, then the pc came back- with dodgy graphics, but it was back!!! about 1min at least lost there, my finger was poised on the power button!.
onto the gas and a couple of laps to see how it was going. no fuel warning, no tyre warning but no idea position or fuel load. decided to pit... maybe a bit to early though.
rest of race was really me just taking to myself and i counted outload up and down the gears so i knew where i was. only got it wrong once when i managed to pull into N. oops!
calculating time based on Damians laps and started short shifting as closing in on car ahead but with 3/4 to go had to stop for a quick splash and dash. came out 38 seconds and crossed 17 down on Steven... so not bad.
concidering circumstances happy with 14th and very happy with the overal position, was thinking any points would be a bonus!
Congrats to champ and well done to everyone. i must say the scraps near the back have been great and I'm sure everyone throught the grid feels the same.
EDIT: below... cockpit view anyone? plus the "sponsored racing line"