Not sure what happened to apex(?), he seemed to be driving well, was getting away from me as I was getting away from third-place early on...
Then round about pitstop time, he disappeared from the game so I don't know what happened but it took the pressure off me (I had been driving very carefully to a very conservative plan) and I was able to just relax and have some fun, going for the fastest lap in the 2nd half. Had one major spin, losing nearly all my comfort zone over NSFast, meaning I had to drive smart again for the last few laps.
Unlucky Apex, I think you were surely fast enough for at least 2nd this week
Very frustrating, at least there is a "drop week" in the championship.