Was a bit slower than off-line but it was enough for 3rd place in quali. My setup was ok overall, but it was eating front tyres much more than the rears, so I decided to go with a med/soft combo - I never used softer rears on any other car.
Busi was pesky from the start.
I know him by now (did even from some public servers before he came here
) so I knew he was faster than me. My problem was there was 1 alien too many - which was solved after JonM started playing in the sand. Bad luck buddy, the race really was yours.
Freq had an easy job in front as Busi was all over me from the start (not that I'd be a problem for Freq even if I was left alone
). The speed difference was high enough to know that Busi was gonna overtake sooner or later. My goal was to preserve as much dignity as possible and to perform an illusion of defensive driving without taking him out.
Was a bit lonely after that until pitstops started to commense. Was not sure at the time if I could go without taking fuel but I wasn't gonna risk another Hockenheim
so I took 10 litres. Ended with 14 litres surplus, so there's the answer.
Came out behind Psuedo, who made a mistake and Gazza who provided us with some decent close laps until a small error which I could use to my advantage.
Finished 3rd which was the most I was to achieve, so I'm happy with it.
Bad luck for JonM and good racing overall.
Busi joined the alien club - their internal fights might provide us mortals with some opportunities. Freq / Busi duel enabled me to almost close on them and join the fight for the top. Almost.
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