Heheh interesting reading your comments Ken - I'm exactly the same when the pressure's on. Can think of many occasions where I've felt totally at one with the car in practice and tightened up just that tiny amount during the race, but enough to lose the proper rhythmn. I just tell myself i'm not alone and that over time it'll happen less and less!
Anyway I have to say, despite making one almighty hash of the pit stop, I enjoyed that....a lot! Won't go on about the car and track any more but needless to say I'm chuffed to finally get the chance to race some quick single seaters with you guys. Got a brief taste with the Nippons but that didn't last so this has been just what the doctor ordered
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Fairly pleased with qually - always nice to experience the rarity that is getting one over on Dan, even if I knew it would be something else entirely to make it last in the race LOL. Great fun in the early stages - Mike made light work of me after I sneaked past at the start - knowing it was likely that would be the last I'd see of him I thought I'd show my nose into Hawthorns to see if I could force a mistake. Unfortunately like a noob I only managed to upset myself, didn't get back over to the racing line fast enough and as a result ran wide on the exit, making it easier than I'd planned for Mr. Minton to steal track position.
Was gifted quite a few spots through various problems with people ahead but kept it pointing in the right direction, despite a fairly major brown pants moment coming out of Westfield sideways and found myself in second heading in to the pit window. As Martin mentioned, despite the best efforts of the lads on TS, unfortunately nothing was going to get me around the fact I'd not mapped my buttons properly on the G25 shifter and basically got lost in menus for what seemed like an eterniyy as I attempted to put a simple splash of fuel in.
The aim going in to this one was just to bring it home in one piece and avoid any post race controversy but I'd be lying if I didn't admit to being a little gutted to missing out on a better finish.
Grats to the podium chaps, seeing that the top two put their fastest laps in on lap 29 really confirms you must have been on it throughout - well deserved, I just didn't have the kahoonas for that sort of behaviour
I'm off to practice pitting...roll on Watkins.