Moderator's Report
SUMMARY
A flag to flag victory for Maarten in his Cooper having been pushed all the way by Bartosz in a Lotus. After qualifying sixth on the grid, Clive drove a great race to take the final podium place.
Server replay time: 0h00m01s
Lap 1 - Start Line - Maarten Steverink
Maarten swaps chassis in practice from the Ferrari to the Cooper after having set a qualifying time in the Ferrari. This is against the rules but given that Maarten is new to UKGPL it would be petulant to penalise him on this occasion. However, any future transgressions of this rule will be penalised.
All drivers are reminded to read both the general rules on the UKGPL web site and the division specific rules accessible via the championship tables pages.
- Maarten Steverink — advice — Read the rules on the website and Championship Table page.
Server replay time: 0h11m33s
Lap 8 - Tarzanbocht - Natan Veksler and Doni Yourth
Doni has the outside line on the run down to Tarzanbocht and is a fraction ahead as the drivers approach the braking zone. Natan locks his rear wheels under braking and isn't quite as good as Doni at slowing down the Cooper. Doni extends his advantage as they approach turn-in and he stays wide to give Natan room. Natan needs all the space he can get in order to get his car down to a slow enough speed to make the corner. As Natan turns in on the racing line, Doni is slightly ahead and at least six feet away but warp contact is made and Doni is knocked off the track.
Although the server replay clearly shows Doni is knocked off by warp contact, it is also apparent that Natan was struggling to slow his car and his trajectory took him over the tarmac that had been occupied by Doni's car. If warp had not occurred Natan would almost certainly have hit Doni anyway. However it is very difficult to be absolutely sure. What is certain is that Natan did not hug the kerb on the inside of the corner, he ran wide.
At this level, drivers should have the skill and race craft to race in close company with other cars whilst maintaining an inside or outside line. Warp can always intervene and there is no guarantee that Doni would not have been affected by warp even if Natan had maintained a position very close to the inside kerb. If that had been the case then Natan would be totally exonerated but the fact that he ran wide means that Natan should shoulder some of the responsibility for the incident.
Server replay time: 0h51m57s
Lap 35 - Finish line - Arf Arf Arf
Arf was warping badly on lap 2 and was dropped from the server lap counter. However he did finish the race distance 58 seconds behind the race winner. His fourth place position has been reinstated.
