I read your posts, and I agree with you that it's totally wrong to press a driver that is being lapped with the headlights, because it's very annoying, and I use my headlights only to thank a lapped driver that let me pass fairly. So I can imagine, that you was referring to some other teammates, and even if I didn't check the replay yet, I'll surely report this fact again to the VDA guys.
At the opposite, I've to say that even if I wasn't lighting someone, overtaking a lapped driver has been a really hard and dangerous stuff... I had no troubles with Tim Robey and Alex_vv, that were really fair in their lapping procedures, but I saw something really wrong by another driver, and I don't understand yet why he was fighting with me to defend his position even if he was under lapping by me... 3 laps to lap someone are so much guys, and at the same time you risk to compromize both driver's race, to defend a position that you shouldn't defend. Nobody is saying that you have to throw yourselves out of track, but if the driver that is lapping is side by side with you, I expect that you will NOT pull the brake. You will lose only 2-3 tenth of second if you lift up slightly your gas before the brake, and both the drivers risk so much less, if you let to pass a driver that is 2-2.5 seconds faster than you every lap. I had to avoid an accident 4-5 times, only because a lapped driver didn't want to lift up a bit his throttle, and instead of gaining something by our duel, he even lost pretious seconds and his position (in advantage of Legzy
). Evenmore in that duel I broken my suspention because, to avoid his Alfa dancing on the borders, I stroke him on the rear bump, going on the grass and wasting other 3 seconds.
In my opinion that's not the right way to be lapped fairly...
I always give respect to other drivers when I'm racing, and I had no troubles to wait Ade, after a questionable overtake that I judged not so fair by myself and to have a clear conscience, I tried to pass him again fairly before the end of the race (that ended 2 laps before than it should :'( :'(). So even if he passed in front of me for .033 seconds on the checkered flag, at least I have the certainty to have done the right choice
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If you prefere, we can discuss better in TS about that things, because I think that writing on the forum, is not ever the best solution, and I don't want to create any misunderstanding. You know that I always say what I think, so I excuse again for the "flashing" VDA mates, but I would like to speak with you to understand which is the moment in that you think it's safer to let the overtake of a lapper. Evenmore, you would have no response by the VDA guys, cause I can't let him to explain something with the king of misunderstanding... Mr. Google Translator
P.S. I have to thank you so much If I learned something about gentleman's racing, but all my VDA mates are gentlemans too, and there are probably some things to improve yet, but they're on the right road
. If they were flashing you, it was without the intention of not being respectful of you, but only because they were playng so close for the 1st place... It's in the human nature to try to save some tenths during a lap manouvre, but at the same time I agree with you that flashing so much it's too annoying, and I would like they won't have the same behaviour for the next time
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