21-06-2021, 08:23 AM
Race 1 was going really well until Rik in his usual style found more speed towards the end and chased me down. I felt the pressure and went wide in Spoon, lost the lead and was unable to get it back.
Race 2 was really good. The grid wasn't set so I was still on pole. Rik was on my tail right from the start and I spent most of the race defending the lead. On lap 9 I had a poor exit from Spoon and Rik got alongside on the outside of 130R but ran wide allowing me to take the position back. When we got to Casio chicane I was unable to take the normal line due to a backmarker but Rik fared better and got alongside on the straight. He was on the inside into First corner and I had no answer. From then he opened up the gap and I couldn't keep up. It was a superb battle and I had a lot of fun.
Race 2 was really good. The grid wasn't set so I was still on pole. Rik was on my tail right from the start and I spent most of the race defending the lead. On lap 9 I had a poor exit from Spoon and Rik got alongside on the outside of 130R but ran wide allowing me to take the position back. When we got to Casio chicane I was unable to take the normal line due to a backmarker but Rik fared better and got alongside on the straight. He was on the inside into First corner and I had no answer. From then he opened up the gap and I couldn't keep up. It was a superb battle and I had a lot of fun.