Here is my race report :
Qual : 13th
One position to the last one. Beat my PB by a few millis. I did my best but I think the track was slower then. To be honest, I didn't train much qualification laps, but I though I could improve my PB. I trained a lot race laps because I felt that being safe on this track was the key to finish this race with some points.
Race : 7th - my first finish this season.
lap 1 : I started with intermediate and 85l of fuel. I overtook Nicolai on turn 1 but I wasn't taking any risks, since I had to adapt to the weather condition. Andy passed me in turn 8, but I followed him and tried to pass him at turn 14, without success. In the meantime, I gain 3 places because Jim, Coen and Robin were have troubles, so I finished this first lap as 10th.
lap 2-7 : Continued to follow Andy and Jakob who were battling each other. At lap 7 the track was drying a little and my tires were begining to hot up, but I decided to stay on track one lap more and think about what to do with my strategy.
lap 8 : I hit the wall in turn 8 after a massive understeer, but no harm done. My car was difficult to drive then, and I probably made a mistake not pitting the lap before. I lost plenty of time after I finally reached the pitlane, because I messed my stop. I changed my tires for hards, and filled my fuel tank to finish the race.
lap 9 : I exited the pits as 11th, just after Andy. He had difficulties to keep his car in the race line and I passed him at turn 6 on the second straight. I messed by braking on turn 7 and was very wide on turn 8 so I decided to let him pass just after, feeling too dangerous for him at this moment. I hit the wall a second time, after turn 21, but like in the first time, no damage done.
lap 12 : I did a massive oversteer in turn 5, hit the wall and damaged my suspension. I nearly had an accident with Nicolai who was coming from behind. I put myself at the outside of the turn but he also went outside the turn and he managed to pass between me and the wall by a few inches. I'm really sorry Nicolai, I hope you were OK, because on my replay it seems you hit the wall. I pitted at the end of this lap just to fix the damage, and this time I didn't mess myself in the pits.
lap 14 : Did 2 mistakes, hopefully without consequences : braked too late in turn 8 and spun after the chicane in turn 10.
lap 15-37 : Was under David and then Andy pressure till the end, but I managed to make consistent lap times and finished 7th.
Congratulation to all the finishers. Thanks to Nicolai, PrestoGP and RD.
CU @ Suzuka