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Waa...thought I had this race until my brakes broke on lap 61 - thought my car would last the whole race.
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Ant Cross I'm sorry for that broken brakes, the truth is that both you and Jimmy Severini deserved to win the race. For my part, I miscalculated the pits and that wheel dance and a bad race pace (I was losing around 0.2 seconds per lap compared to you) meant that I couldn't compete until the end for the victory.
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Congratulations @Jimmy Severini (A52) on 1st. Finally someone has beaten Gerardo! All three on the podium were doing the same 2 stopper. You were 2nd on the grid but jumped straight to the lead in that opening lap, leading for the next 21 laps until you pitted for your first stop. Ant was always right on your bumper and around the midway mark he got around you. It always looked like 2nd for you from there, until smoke started pouring from Ant's car with just 6 laps to go. You passed him 4 laps from home, beating Gerardo by 10s.
Congratulations @Gerardo Rodriguez (A52) on 2nd. Gerardo you did so much wrong here but yet still walked away with a solid 2nd, just shows how good your package is. You had pole but lost that in the opening lap. You then dropped down to 3rd on lap 15 when Ant got around you. The top 2 were pulling away but you were always doing better than those behind you. It looked like 3rd was where you would finish, but then you also passed Ant's smoking car on the final lap.
Congratulations @Ant Cross (A52) on 3rd. Very unlucky! You were only 6th on the grid but you jumped to 3rd in the opening lap. You quickly got around Gerardo and then you and Jimmy were having an enthralling battle. Finally on lap 34 you found a way to get around him. Once in front you were slowly able to eke out a margin with every lap. With just 6 laps to go, that lead had stretched to 4.5s. But then the smoke came. Cruelly robbed not only of the win, but 2nd place as well
Well done to all the others that scored points.
WIN: Jimmy Severini (first win of the season)
POLE: Gerardo Rodriguez (fourth pole of the season)
FASTEST LAP: Jorge Quijada Figueredo (first one this season)
BEST PIT STOP: Me (first one this season)
BEST OVERTAKER: Daniel Roque and Simone Blasi (both gained 11 places during the race)
We had 11 on the same 3 stopper as I. Just the 4 on the 1 stop, 15 were on 2 stops, and 2 on 4 stops or more. I had to go with the 3 stops on ES because the TCD was large, just over 0.5s per lap. I was 25th on the grid and passed 8 cars in that opening lap. My car was fast, with my lap times appearing often in the top 10. I did get as high as 14 on lap 14 and again on lap 50, but in the end I was always doing at least 1 stop more than my competitors. Still a terrific result and my driver gains a little bit more driver motivation.
Qualified: 25th (predicted 28th)
Finished: 18th (predicted 25th)
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Great summary as ever Dean, least promotion is back on the cards... and I do predict a strong 2nd half of the.season. Just need my luck to turn too...haven't had much of late.
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Thanks Dean for your analysis, as always very good. I agree with Ant that it is going to be a close championship. The important thing is the second half of the championship, which is where the real strength of the driver, car and economy will be seen. Greetings to all!
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Congratulations Ant Cross on your victory, I had no choice but to settle for second place, although I had better pace in this race than in the previous one, my pit stops were among the worst of the group. An exciting second half of the season is expected. Greetings to all
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Congratulations @Ant Cross (A52) on 1st. It could so easily be 2 wins from our last 2 races, but you are really hitting your straps now. You were 4th on the grid but was up to 2nd after that opening lap. You looked faster than Gerardo, and was looking at ways to get around him, but then Jimmy snuck up behind you and you dropped back to 3rd. It was tight between the top 3 with less than a second separating you all, but just before the 3 of you did your first stop, you had hit the lead. Once there you started opening up a small margin in every lap, and ended up winning by nearly 10s back to Gerardo. For the first time this season, you are inside that promotion zone.
Congratulations @Gerardo Rodriguez (A52) on 2nd. Yet again another honest race by you. Your last 2 races have not been as strong as your earlier races, but you still have such a massive lead at the top, I wouldn't be surprised if you have reduced your CT risk right back. You have never finished any lower than 2nd in our 7 races this season. I think even if you finished just 4th in each of our remaining races, you would still win this Group Championship. You still have a large 31 point gap back to Jimmy, although I think Ant will be your biggest threat this season.
Congratulations @Jorge Quijada Figueredo (A52) on 3rd. An up and down season for you so far but this was easily your best race of the season. You were only 12th on the grid but a strong start had you up to 6th in the opening lap. You were on the same 2 stopper as the 2 above and was up to 3rd before your first stop. From there though it never looked like you would improve on that, but you never looked like losing that spot either. In the end you finished the race 22s behind Gerardo, but 15s ahead of Richard. You relegated from Pro last season because you were in the red, and I see you are still in the red now?
Well done to all the others that scored points.
WIN: Ant Cross (first win of the season)
POLE: Gerardo Rodriguez (fifth pole of the season)
FASTEST LAP: Jorge Quijada Figueredo (second one this season)
BEST PIT STOP: Miguel Mateus (first one this season)
BEST OVERTAKER: Alex Schmidt (gained 11 places during the race)
I was on the popular 2 stopper along with 25 others. Just the 4 on 1 stop and the 3 on 3 stops. I was on the harder medium tyre with my 2 stop, I know others were on the softer compound. I saw their tyres wobbling badly after each stint, whereas I was boosting, that gained me many spots in this race. I was only 28th on the grid, racing with 20CT but after 14 laps I had only gained 1 place. I then started moving forward and got to 22nd until a massive DM cost me 6 places. I had to fight back again and the further the race went, the more guys I passed. I got to 19th with 2 laps to go and I'm stoked to finish that high. I had a poor car match and really not expecting to do well
Started: 28th (predicted 29th)
Finished: 19th (predicted 26th)
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Finally a race went my way... I was waiting for an unexpected to occur but thankfully we got over the line.
Quote ( Dean Francis @ November 25th 2023,04:08:35 ) Ant will be your biggest threat this season.
I've always thought I'd have a strong 2nd half of the season so agree that I may push Gerardo although believe he is too far ahead to seriously push him - especially as I will need to look at building my cash up to have a chance of retaining at Pro.
Although I think I will be in better shape than when I previously achieved promotion.
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Thanks Dean.
Congrats to all the winners specially to Ant Cross for the victory.
@Dean Francis (A52) i think its my 3rd best pit stop. :)
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Yep caught out again, it is indeed 3 times you have had the fastest pit stop. You certainly have a strong pit crew there :D
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Congratulations Richard Wagner on the victory, your first this season, very close until the end with Jimmy Severini. Ant Cross you have had bad luck again with that failure in the car, it's a shame because I saw you on the podium. For my part, I chose to make only one stop and go with a hard tire. Greetings to all
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Congratulations @Richard Wagner (A52) on 1st. Your second podium this season but this time you walk away with an awesome win. You had pole and the fastest lap, but this was never easy. For the whole race you had Jimmy breathing down your neck. You were both on the same 2 stopper but the biggest factor here was your tyres were lasting longer. Jimmy just had too many wobbly laps, and that cost him the win here. Richard you probably deserved the win because you were able to lead for 40 of the 56 laps.
Congratulations @Jimmy Severini (A52) on 2nd. Well, you never gave up. You were 3rd on the grid but virtually straight away you had latched onto Richard's bumper. I think in many cases you appeared a little quicker in areas out on the track but you just could never get in front of him. I think if you did pass him, you might have been able to open up a little buffer and that would have compensated for your wobbly tyres. It was certainly a battle of the heavy weights as you are both destined to promote, and it was great viewing
Congratulations @Gerardo Rodriguez (A52) on 3rd. Gerardo you just tried something different here with your 1 stopper. Despite the heavy fuel load, you were able to qualify 4th, but then ran 5th for most of that first half. You did hit the lead once the 2 stoppers pitted for their first stop, leading for the next 9 laps until you pitted for your only stop. You came back out in 4th but that quickly became 6th after a dreadful DM. You finally got back to 3rd with 16 laps to go, but the top 2 were nowhere in sight. A comfortable 3rd in the end, finishing 21s behind Jimmy but 18s ahead of Ant's smoking car
Well done to all the others that scored points.
WIN: Richard Wagner (first win of the season)
POLE: Richard Wagner (first pole of the season)
FASTEST LAP: Richard Wagner (second one this season)
BEST PIT STOP: Daniel Roque (first one this season)
BEST OVERTAKER: Simone Blasi and Alex Schmidt (both gained 12 places during the race)
I was on the 2 stopper along with 18 others. We had 10 on the 1 stop and just the 2 on 3 stops or more. Another good result by my driver. He is still the third worst driver in this group on the OA list. I should be only beating 2 home but here I was able to beat 14 home. I never expected to be finishing in the top 20 yet, but yet I have done that in the last 4 races. I am not promoting to Pro until S98, but everything is pointing in the right direction for this young driver
Qualified: 19th (predicted 27th)
Finished: 18th (predicted 23rd)
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So here we are at the halfway mark and it looks like we have our top 4 for promotion. Gerardo, Jimmy, Richard and Ant, are the managers currently in the promotion zone and I can't see that changing much. Money could be an issue though with 2nd - 5th all with less than 20M
Jánosné sits in 5th and is tied with Ant in 4th but it does appear she is pulling back a little.
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Quote ( Dean Francis @ December 1st 2023,00:10:25 ) ánosné sits in 5th and is tied with Ant in 4th but it does appear she is pulling back a little
I do think that if all 5 pushed for promotion then all 5 could still get it - 24pts currently gets you promoted through the additional list - so think that we could see 5 promoted from this group.
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Congratulations @Marián Herc (A52) on 1st. Nice to see a fresh face at the top. You chose the 1 stopper and was 8th on the grid. After just 2 laps you were 4th and getting closer to the lead. You hit the head on lap 25 and led for the next 6 laps before doing your only stop. You returned to the track in 5th and had to do it all again. Ten laps from home you found the lead and that is where you finished, winning the race by 8.6s. Your 4th season in this group and your first win during that period. You storm up the ladder to 6th and I wonder, could we have a new promo contender?
Congratulations @Pedro Francisco Martín (A52) on 2nd. It's been a tough season, just the 2 points before this race. Only 12th on the grid but a blistering start had you up to 2nd after just 10 laps. You were though on the 2 stopper and when you pitted for your first stop, you found yourself back to 9th. You had a fast car though here today and forced your way through the traffic to find the lead. You led for the next 7 laps until you pitted for your final stop. You were back to 4th but got back to 2nd 10 laps from home. Easily your best race of the season.
Congratulations @Jimmy Severini (A52) on 3rd. Yet again another honest race and now the only driver to finish in the points every race this season. You were on the same 1 stopper as Marián, and 1 spot higher on the grid than him. The 2 of you had a great race with you able to stay in front of him for the first 21 laps. But after that the tables changed, and once Marián was in the front he was able to pull away. You finished the race 10s behind Pedro but 8s ahead of Ant to collect yet another podium. You now have 5 podiums from our 9 races
Well done to all the others that scored points.
WIN: Marián Herc (first win of the season)
POLE: Gerardo Rodriguez (sixth pole of the season)
FASTEST LAP: Marián Herc (first one this season)
BEST PIT STOP: Donatello Rabissoni (second one this season)
BEST OVERTAKER: Pedro Francisco Martín, Simone Blasi and Csaba Gyürke (all gained 10 places during the race)
Well how bad was that, just an absolute shocker. I knew this race would not be good. It is one of my worst matches of the season and plus throw in a 1 stopper, and I was so slow early. I was able to achieve the slowest lap time twice in those early laps, and stuck behind our cellar dweller Bruno for those first 17 laps, just unable to pass him. Eventually the 2 stoppers started to pit in front of me and my delayed one stop allowed me to get as high as 15th before pitting. I came back out in 29th and showed better speed in the back half because I was in clear air. But not much to write home about here. The car and crew are already halfway to Singapore already for our next race
Qualified: 31st (predicted 28th)
Finished: 24th (predicted 25th)
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Hello everyone. Race to forget, I had a random (front wing) on lap 7 that relegated me from position 4 to 34, gradually rising to the final position 11. One day it's up to some and another day to others, this time it was random and we have to accept it. Congratulations to Marian Herc for her victory and to Pedro Francisco Martin and Jimmy Severini for the podium and to the others who have scored points.
Dean Francis, as always, good analysis of the race.
Greetings to all
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Quote ( Gerardo Rodriguez @ December 2nd 2023,01:31:19 ) Race to forget, I had a random
If you could have another on this or the next race that would be appreciated - I may have a chance of winning this seasons cup lol
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Dear Ant, you can win the Cup even if I don't have any random again in the next two races, even without random today you could surely finish ahead of me in the race...or not.
All the best
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