Good race, albeit a bit lonely but i actually wanted it to be so. Only real problem was my left hand, joints started to get "stuck", there is so many times one has to click from 7th to 1st/2nd gear fast and then squeezing the wheel in exits..
Exciting practice
Messed the qualy in T1... Spun and got light damage.. I didn't switch to qualy setup, because of no dry run in practice i didn't have the confidence to drive with lower wing setup anyway... So somehow that mistake was good, now no one saw how slow i was
I managed to avoid the T1 traffic jam, looked at the replay and Eliezer had to suffer in my place. i did leave him space, there was a light touch but didn't even notice it in car. I ditched to grass as the road was blocked but he had nowhere to go ... Got to P14 after the 1st lap, then Eliezer caught me and i really didn't want to challenge him. I had some troubles of getting into rhythm, felt a bit "cold". So the Train was formed, sorry guys, i really was very careful in the first 3-4 laps. I had some troubles of keeping tiretemps optimal thru the race, specially in the middle stint so i had to do a bit of temp management where it was possible. Managed to keep others at bay to my surprise. I practiced so that i could use constant brake distances no matter what condition the tires were, i only pushed in the exits with good tires. It helped when the tires were getting old and there were no nasty surprises. Steady pitstrategy 3x16 laps, fuel consumption was way lower than what i got before so i finished with 6 laps of reserve. I did calculate it to fit for 45 laps, i just knew i was gonna be at least 2 laps behind the winner.
No real mistakes, no spins and only a handful of too wide brakings. There were may DNFs and spins that helped me a lot, finished 8th. Pace was not a priority, tried only to survive. Very happy about the results, much better than what my level is. I tried my best not to cut T10, it happened a few times but i lifted on T11 if there was some time gained. Lost some pressure from the pedals at the end but luckily there was no one to challenge me at that point. I should remember to repressurize them before long races, it's a funny feeling when throttle is 1kg lighter... So much to remember...
EDIT: I think i handled all lappings well, didn't lose too much time and didn't hold anyone back.