Congratulations Reik, David and Sean.
And to all...
Q 18th I think, It is often hard to tell from my replay. I made another silly error and lapped on Super Softs. A disaster, but fun
R 9th [I think] The start went well from where I was sitting. I fell back to position 20 over the lap but all was good.
From there I battled for position with many drivers eventually settling into 14th by lap 8 or so.
I caught up to Nico and Andy before the first pit stop. I had a half spin leaving the notorious Turn 14 allowing Nico back pass. We more or less entered pit lane together. I was behind Nico but I had a good garage position [near the entry] so I Ieft ahead of him.
Tyre wear on softs became an issue when battling/ defending position. I pitted a lap earlier than Nico next time.Then the bumping of wheels then ocurred the following lap when Nico left the lane and I had to decide where we both were in the blind spot of the braking zone. I miscalculated
and we appear to have had a bump side by side, Nico surrendered position then I think [sorry] as I left Turn 2 slightly ahead.This battle then lasted most of the final stint.
Finally, my tyres went right off and so did the grip, Vincenzo was gaining in the final laps to be on my tail on lap 43; the last one. Sliding around a bit too much, I managed to keep the car pointed down the road and finished on the lead lap.
Many great battles. Raced a lot of you for position, Jonas, Kennett, Valerio, Andy, the list goes on. Well done Eliezer for a great battle with Vince
- I had an excellent view of that during the middle part of race.
Thank you all. This race was a great challenge for me even without the much touted rain. I hope to see you all at China.
Edit: I must add a very well done to Nicolas for his pole position