One of the best races in PrestoGP, despite 14th position. That was my goal so i'm satisfied. Was hoping for 12th once i saw the track conditions but it got worse rather than better so just keeping it on track and on dryer path was all that i thought. Pace was very much secondary but surprisingly consistent. Lost some time dialing pitmenu (had to let Alberto finally pass, he caught me while dialing and i was so out of rhythm that it was an easy pass.. too bad after long fight but i had to pit. Lost math and tanked 30l too much..
Q: 15th, on tough condition i consider that a success. I could better on second attempt despite first turn slide. Someone caught me there, sorry mate, i had green on my screen and Team Bosss shouted "push!" so i did. Ended with 6th better lap, 2½s from the lead (who would've thought that lets say... 5 races ago when i was a real crybaby..)
R: 14th. At lap something, early on i was 14th and that was my goal before the race. Decided to play that position. It worked, allthou at some point i was hoping 12th. Had to pit too early, i really had only dry setup that was undriveable before few panicked suspension changes (which worked.. ). It wasn't perfect but manageable.
Good fights with Alberto, Kurt and April etc etc (can't remember all of you...), good confidence going into slow corners, medium pace on fast corners as it was at the limit basically everytime a fast corner came.. Forgot to take last turn on 3rd gear about 36 times even when it was clearly fastest way. WHen i did it was like a rocket, torque curve fitted perfectly, rear had enough grip, drivingline was straight to keep throttle 100%. Well, next time i maybe remember to shortshift. Made the race a lot harder, had to feather everywhere.
All in all, good result and consistent race. No spins but caught many more than i usually do but then again.. i had my left foot on 5-10% brake and quickly stopped all rear grip slips before the tire starts spinning. Very very good form and huge thanks to all that helped me thru the "hard times" when i was just going backwards.
edit: For the new drivers: this was one the hardest races in prestogp history (or last three seasons at least). Those who finished were either very very careful or lucky
my pace was pretty much 1-2s slower than i knew was possible. When it starts from rain, it's gonna be an endurance.. After lap 10 i thought i was half way done..