Tough race for me yesterday... I started the weekend confident because the car vas very good and i like a lot this type of track, in fact I secured the pole with a promising gap. The race started without problems but i noticed a strange fuel comsumption. In offline practice i calculated an average of 2.5 l per lap, so i refueled with 57 l to have enough margin, but my engine was drawning more than 3 l per lap, so even if i'would have enough fuel to finish the race i managed to coast as possible and to keep a pace that allowed me to stay just ahead of Leo without pushing. At the end of lap 6 i was 2 secs ahead of Leo and 15 ahead of Luiz in third and suddenly my engine started misfiring and a light grey smoke came out of the cowl. I don't know if the issues where related but pressures were ok, and temp at 80°
. I realized i could continue so my goal was to complete at least the 50% of the race to score some points. 6 laps of agony lapping in 3.00 minutes until the engine muted inside the forest. Happy to get some good points but sad for a probable win.
Congrats to the podium and especially to Bernie for his consistent race
EDIT: I hope I have not hindered anyone during my cruise as a mobile chicane, especially Bernie and David that were fighting for second place.