16-05-2016, 12:47 PM
Qually
Went out twice but could only manage to get 5th , Ramon and Andi were both on fire and faster than me .
Race
I could see from the lap times both Ramon and Andi looked like they were running low downforce setups , my setup concentrated on tyre wear so I hoped I would be able to stay with them until their tyres went away.
Got a good start and dropped in behind Ramon , kept an eye on Andi but surprisingly he slowly dropped away , this was good for me as I could now concentrate on Ramon .
Ramons car was faster than mine in a striaght line but I could stay with him over a lap , I decided to just stay on his tail and see if I could push him into a mistake . But it never happened , he kept it clean and stayed on track .
As the race progressed I could see his tyres starting to give up as he was locking brakes more frequently , my tyres were fine and I knew I could lap faster if I was in clear air .
Ramon pulled off for his pitstop and I still had fuel for 2 laps so I went for it , unfortunately I came across Tobias fighting with his car , I dont think he knew I was there so it took most of a lap to pass him which lost me time , next lap was clear so I pushed hard .
Did my pitstop and came out just in front of Ramon , I decided to gamble and push hard on cold tyres as if he got in my draft it would be game over , fortunately I kept it on track and slowly pulled away to finish in front of him and in 3rd spot , Mega pleased to see my Teamie get another top ten finish , its going to be very close result in the team championship
This has been a great season and a lot of fun , thanks to everyone for making it so .
Went out twice but could only manage to get 5th , Ramon and Andi were both on fire and faster than me .
Race
I could see from the lap times both Ramon and Andi looked like they were running low downforce setups , my setup concentrated on tyre wear so I hoped I would be able to stay with them until their tyres went away.
Got a good start and dropped in behind Ramon , kept an eye on Andi but surprisingly he slowly dropped away , this was good for me as I could now concentrate on Ramon .
Ramons car was faster than mine in a striaght line but I could stay with him over a lap , I decided to just stay on his tail and see if I could push him into a mistake . But it never happened , he kept it clean and stayed on track .
As the race progressed I could see his tyres starting to give up as he was locking brakes more frequently , my tyres were fine and I knew I could lap faster if I was in clear air .
Ramon pulled off for his pitstop and I still had fuel for 2 laps so I went for it , unfortunately I came across Tobias fighting with his car , I dont think he knew I was there so it took most of a lap to pass him which lost me time , next lap was clear so I pushed hard .
Did my pitstop and came out just in front of Ramon , I decided to gamble and push hard on cold tyres as if he got in my draft it would be game over , fortunately I kept it on track and slowly pulled away to finish in front of him and in 3rd spot , Mega pleased to see my Teamie get another top ten finish , its going to be very close result in the team championship
This has been a great season and a lot of fun , thanks to everyone for making it so .
Understeer - is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it