Grats to Tris, Ziu and Andreas.
First I should apologise to Ziu for the contact which probably compromised his race. I was following him closely and his car completely vanished for about 5 secs??? I had no idea if he had disco'd or he was experiencing some warp. Then suddenly he reappeared and we made side by side contact at the one corner where a trip into the trees is a certainty
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My race might have got me a 3rd place, I was just a couple of tenths slower than Tris and Ziu and could not stay with them unless they made mistakes. My BT11 just had slightly wrong gearing for some corners and it cost me time on each lap. But with about 10 laps to go I got a random GPL failure when the "ignition" failed and I coasted into the pits.
@ FranYour ultimate speed on a straight (without slipstream) also depends on the exit speed from the last corner. If you carry 10kph extra through the corner, and get a smooth clean exit, you will be getting a higher top speed if your gear ratios are correct. At Borovaya I found that with full tanks I was quicker using 1st gear out of the final corner, but by about half distance and less fuel I could use 2nd gear and still get good speed.
During the race when I was closing up to lap you ( just before my ignition failed!!) I was gaining a lot of time on your car out of the last corner on each lap, so maybe it would be worth watching the replay of the faster cars to see how your corner speed compared to theirs?