Grats to the winners first of all. This time I have seen you around me for a little while due to the circumstance in race 2, boy you are quick
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Fun races, although again very thin starting grid. I think this doesnt affect that much the 4 or 5 frontrunners, who are generally racing on their own, but it is a bit disappointing for the backmarkers like me who aspire to reach out and enter the 'best of the rest' category
; these 2 races I could only really take on Steve (although probably not at his best, I suspect), so hope to see more people at Silverstone next time.
Race 1 I somehow managed to put it in fifth in practice, had a good start, but couldnt fend off Sam for long. After that a lengthy dicing with Steve, who was shadowing me for many laps until he made the slightest of the mistakes at the worst possible place, the exit on the straight before the tunnel. That gifted me a few secs of breathing space and an easy stroll to the flag.
Race 2, again fifth in qually, having a proper car to drive compared to KH, who had to ride the mosquito this time around. Then the clash at lap one put me third. Now that was nice, till it lasted. Hristo caught me and flashed by in a few laps though, then it was Tim's time, with a slick move on the short straight after Casino'. After that again it was a matter of protecting position, this time from KH on the mosquito, and fighting the ever increasing loss of concentration. Between my brushing of the walls and the clash with KH, I think by lap 10 I had all four wheels and suspensions somehow not in the place they were at beginning
. Finally managed to get it properly wrong at the awkward braking point before the last hairpin (I think..) and let KH by. Last but not least, clipped the straw barriers at the chicane at the last lap, had managed to avoid it for 29 laps in total, and I figured it would make a pretty decent Gran Finale. Mother and father of all the spins, other position lost to the arguably cheerfully grinning Steve.
As already said, fun races, would have been great to race Monaco AND the entire 20 cars field though!