Moderator's Report
SUMMARY
George Cheeseman starting from Pole wins the race in dominant fashion completing a hattrick setting also the fastest lap. Close race for the other podiumspots, with Bastian Grupp recovering from early race mistakes. He finishes second just in front of Dave Rainier who completes the podium. Billy had to settle for fourth after a spin out of Tunnel Oost late race, running in second.
The Red Zone was clean, very disciplined start by all, well done. All Pit Stops were performed according to the rules. Two incidents were reported by Francesco, thanks for that.
Fran is improving and trying hard. He is getting better results but he needs to try to drive within his limits. Pushing too hard can result in slower times not quicker ones. Also it's better to brake earlier than too late, especially in traffic. We all do make mistakes, and we should try to learn from then. Penalties are not there for the sake of penalizing itself, which can be demotivating. But we must try to act within the rules that are the same for everyone, and try to avoid incidents when we can. This goes of course for every driver.
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Fran brakes too late and rearends Axel in Tarzanbocht. Axel retires, also being under the flu. Fran continues. Fran states he didn't attempt to pass or outbrake Axel, but was on the right for better visibility for his braking point. Axel covers the inside late, but Fran has too much momentum. Axel had every right to turn in when he did, Fran had no overlap (he was clearly visible in Axel's mirror the whole time).
Simple Rear End Shunt: Penalty 1 Place - The victim made no mistakes and was driving their normal line at normal speed. The shunter had lost control on the approach to the braking zone and consequently braked later than intended.
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Fran brakes too late and rearends Dave Curtis in Tarzanbocht. Both can continue. Fran reports he failed to choose first gear, and wasn't able to brake in time, being under pressure from Bastian. I appreciate Fran was under pressure from Bastian but this is what racing is all about. Having the skill and spatial awareness to race in close company is what makes GPL fun.
Simple Rear End Shunt: Penalty 1 Place - The victim made no mistakes and was driving their normal line at normal speed. The shunter had lost control on the approach to the braking zone and consequently braked later than intended.