30-01-2017, 11:03 AM
Gratulations to all who finished the race on the Nordschleife!
Q – Although I didn't come close to my PB I still made it to P3, which was absolutely fine for me.
R – in a nutshell: I was third after the first corner and that's where I finished the race.
I went for a NO STOP strategy because I was a bit bewildered by the pits at the tourist layout. Since the tires should last if not stressed too much, I avoided the risk of f***ing up my race at the pits. So I tried to nurse the tires through the race, especially after I managed to open a gap to Santiago after the first laps. By mid-race I suddenly was 2nd when DJ pitted. However, he was closing fast and was on my back at lap 7. I briefly tried to push a bit to make it harder for him to overtake me, but my tires didn't want to play the game. I immediately went wide and opened the door for DJ. Anyway, he was out of sight quickly. During the last lap I had some traffic and I approached the lapped cars with caution. That allowed Dieter to close in during the last lap, but I managed to keep some advantage across the finish line.
Great track, great race, great result – although Andi couldn't make it to the race, RBR is still 2nd in the team championship. exciting!
Q – Although I didn't come close to my PB I still made it to P3, which was absolutely fine for me.
R – in a nutshell: I was third after the first corner and that's where I finished the race.
I went for a NO STOP strategy because I was a bit bewildered by the pits at the tourist layout. Since the tires should last if not stressed too much, I avoided the risk of f***ing up my race at the pits. So I tried to nurse the tires through the race, especially after I managed to open a gap to Santiago after the first laps. By mid-race I suddenly was 2nd when DJ pitted. However, he was closing fast and was on my back at lap 7. I briefly tried to push a bit to make it harder for him to overtake me, but my tires didn't want to play the game. I immediately went wide and opened the door for DJ. Anyway, he was out of sight quickly. During the last lap I had some traffic and I approached the lapped cars with caution. That allowed Dieter to close in during the last lap, but I managed to keep some advantage across the finish line.
Great track, great race, great result – although Andi couldn't make it to the race, RBR is still 2nd in the team championship. exciting!