Q & R : 3rd
I did only one lap with a "qual" setup, that is my race setup with 30l and SS tires, and I was astonished to see that gave me the 3rd place.
I started the race with a nearly full tank (140L) and soft tires. Had a bad start, but kept my place after T1. Gaetano hit me at the beginning of 2nd sector, sending me in the grass and causing the loss of my front wing, with suspension damage
. I managed to take the car to the pit as best as I could, repaired, exited at the 10th place and began to push as hard as I could. I passed Bob in lap 2, and made a big mistake after the little carousel in lap 4, that cost me front wing and suspension damage. I pitted to repair and get some fresh rubbers (softs), hoping they'll last for 6 laps. I passed Kurt in the long straight at the end of lap 5 (365 kph with the slipstream
) but made a mistake in T1 shortly after and spun :frown:. After a quick recovery, I passed Kurt again, and then Valerio, all this in lap 6. I kept pushing like hell, saw no one in lap 7, but began to see David in lap 8. Unfortunately for him, he crashed under my eyes so I lost no time behind him.
I was 5th at the beginning of the final lap, and never could hope for a better place unless there was some DNF, and that happened : Cristian and Valter had some bad luck in the final lap, and that gave me the 3rd place. I'm so happy to have finished this race
Thanks Peter for organizing this event and making my dream come true. Congratulation to all the pilots who had the courage to spend some time in Hell :wink:
Nicolas that overtook me at double of my speed use wings Nicolas? you fly
If I'm on the right racing line, I don't lift off there, and that happened right under your eyes.