Just done a few laps, narrow!

Sorry, I'm not able to make this one.   

I wonder why some of them are not more sensible when it comes to the initial laps? A pity, all the training and the race ruined.

Congratulations Tristan and Doni! Axel must have forgot that you can't afford many mistakes when Doni is near.

This was my first race at Ain-Diab. An hour before qualifying I took one of my newest Honda setups (Kyalami) and modified it slightly for this track. It worked well except I had to make sure I didn't brake a little late. With two long stretches at full throttle I thought the Honda might be good here. I like the track and it looks nice.

I wondered at times if Tristan was toying with me. He let me stay closer than I thought I could. I pushed the engine more than I wanted. I usually try to shift at 11,000 rpms but I was close enough to want to go faster. I shifted a lot at 11,100 rpms. The Honda engine has never failed me as long as I keep the rpms at or under 11,000.

I thought I might have fast lap with 2:08.84 but Tristan got me there too. I would have been about 2 seconds behind at the finish if I had not tried to take one of the last turns at a higher speed than usual. I am very pleased the Honda did so well.

Thanks for the gun gentlemen, see you next time.

A very scrappy race for me. I started well, managing to keep Doni in view until I pushed too hard and ran wide, losing two positions to Claudio and Bob. Later on in the same lap (lap 3) I got caught up in an accident. The track is so narrow, there is virtually no room to squeeze past any stricken cars so the inevitable happened and I was punted from behind as everyone else tried to avoid the carnage. This damaged my engine and suspension (as confirmed by the GPLRA Mechanical Report). I also had to wait for the whole field to pass by before a safe opportunity to re-join was presented and I could try to dislodge myself from Dulima's BRM (sorry my friend, you didn't deserve to get stuck like that). So the rest of the race was damage limitation. It didn't stop me running wide another couple of times as I tried in vain to make up for lost time. Grats to the podium.

This is a bit of a marmite track (some love it some hate it). I quite liked it. It sorts out the men from the boys (I'm clearly one of the boys) by punishing mistakes without ending your race. As Works drivers we should be able to stay on the tarmac here (clearly I can't )

A lucky podium indeed!  Poor Axel.  That last lap was nothing short of gruesome.

Only scored this one 2/5 over at GPLWeekly as it was not a drive to be proud of.  Too many '64' laps.  Jonny was very thoughtful in giving me a wave-by early on.  Thanks, amigo.  A foolish spin on Lap07 when I was checking my mirrors looking for Jonny.  This got me miles off track not once but twice and cost me about 15 seconds.  As well, in regaining the roadway, I took away Ricky's line and we collided.  Sorry, my bad.

I settled down after this and Jonny once again let me pass for place.  On the last lap, I came across a Honda foundering in the sand after T1.  Didn't know whom this was but thought it highly unlikely for it to be Axel.  Golly G!  It was.  Twenty seconds lost and a podium to boot.  Dear me...  On that last lap, I caught Phil half way 'round and had a devil of time to pass.  This track is just too, too narrow.  PT very kindly checked up to let me by cleanly.  Thanks

Nice job by Greg to score P2 in the Red Ball Special.  Some good finishes down the order with Jonny in P5, Bobbie_B in P6, Bob in P7 and Syd in P8.

Good result for me. I stayed out of trouble, until around 5-6 laps to go. Than had a multiple off lap, losing 20 seconds and 7th place. Then, soon after getting lapped I ran across a spinning car. I thought it was one of the leaders and I slowed down to not pass them. Only a few corners later I figured out it was actually Baab. Still, a good race and solid points in the BRM.
Grats podium.