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Hristo Itchov
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« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2011, 02:52:07 PM +0000 » |
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Great pace, Sam, shame about your off in race 2. It could've been a good battle.
I really enjoyed driving these cars at Rouen, they were so amazingly fast that you just feel energy flowing through you from going at such pace, particularly in the fast corners. An absolute blast!
Although I found the McLaren to be a more stable car and also have slightly higher top speed, it was surprisingly slower overall compared to the Matra. It is probably because of Matra's wider track width which made it possible drift the car at angles at which the McLaren would simply snap into a spin.
I had some problems in both Qualifying sessions with people not paying attention to their mirrors, even when they were on their warm up laps, and it really bit me for race 2 where I couldn't do a proper flying lap, so I had to start 2nd.
The first race felt rather long with its 15 laps due to the lack of anyone to race with, so my focus was on pushing for a fast lap, but it nearly cost me the race on a couple of ocassions when I lost control briefly and even went off a few times, but recovering quickly.
I had a full 360 degree spin at very high speed in race 2, luckily spinning back around in the direction of travel and not hitting anything, and the gap back to 2nd place was big enough to keep me in the lead.
It's a shame that Tim couldn't attend these races, I was looking forward to a close battle for the championship, but now only something unexpected can turn things around in his favour. Maybe I've just cursed myself, hehe.
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