After a very dissapointing result at Istanbul in the FPWS , i was motivated to make this one a good one
A trained a lot on race setup , which resulted in doing laptime in the low 1,24 !
Since quali wouldnt work out for me . Only could get to 1.23 low.
So in quali i didnt think i would get my 4th pole in a row.
It was a close fight between Coen Eliezer and me.
But in the end Coen did an amazing lap and Eleizer did also did a quicker lap then me.
So 3rd in q
Race :
Safety car start worked out great in my opinion! , T1 is a nurve wrecker
at S/F line i had a 1 sec in front and 1 sec to the back , perfect.
i knew i had to be patient and look for a good spot to overtake.
since i was driving high wing i knew i couldnt do a thing on the long straights.
Then Coen and Elizer started to fight for the lead.
I dicided to stay close but not mix into the fight. Keep the tyres clean.
Too bad for Coen that he Spun in T1 ! .
i could evade him just by 1 inch. we hit , but no spin and no damage for me , luckily.
As teammates we talk about not doing a "Red Bull" here
Coen could also make his way back on track.
Now i was behind Eliezer, studying his lines, and thinking of a spot to overtake.
Again i decided to take it easy. Just applay a bit of pressure here and there.
But driving in his "dirty air" i could feel a drop in downforce.
then in lap 8 or 9 ? Eliezer spun in chicane before S/F.
This was the moment i was waiting for ! Well i rather had a longer battle though, Eliezer was on a real great pace here !
I must complement you on that, cause only 2 days earlier you were on a 2 stop stratagy, and now you were to my suprise on 1 !
Good job m8 !
Well after this i could pace myself in doing clean , consistant laps.
Gaining even on all the guys
i pitted in lap 20, no tyre worn notice yet
Pitting is hard i think , im so afraid that ill get a drive trough, im slow in pit !
But rest was pitting lap later so , i passed them in my outlap
back in the lead with 13 sec lead,
again , found the right groove to do clean and constistant laps.
My race setup was good , but somehow i couldnt do the 1, 24 low in the complete race
But still i had the fastest racelap , so it was good.
Brought back Race win with 22 secs lead.
Grats Coen on your Championship.
Lets say thats the reason you brought me to your team
Grats to Eliezer , for his best race of the season ?
Thx to Nico, and RD for this great racing
Thx to rest of Div 2 , who where paying good attention to blue flags.
1 thing though, dont hit your brakes when your lapped !