F1 Manager - 2006 Season - Season Finale! - Results PG38
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I wasn't entirely sure about the test. Then this was my mistake. My apologies for that. But for the practice session I was absolutely sure and so the corrections are very much appreciated.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
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2006 Hungarian GP - Qualifying
Q1
It didn't take too long for the spectators at the Hungaroring to witness the first surprise of Saturday's qualifying session as Ralf Schumacher, who's team mate topped Friday's Free Practice session, dropped out of the session in last place whilst Ferrari fans were once again left disappointed by the adventures of Jos Verstappen who could only manage 18th. In addition to Verstappen and Schumacher, we also lost Frentzen 21st, Montoya in 20th, Davidson in 19th and Glock in 17th.
Q2
Q2 failed to produce as many surprises with many of the usual suspects, such as Montagny and Villeneuve, failing to make the cut in 15th and 12th, with the largest scalp of the session arguably being Fernando Alonso who will start tomorrow's Grand Prix from 16th place. In Q2 we also lost Paffett in 14th, Leinders in 13th and Button in 11th. This left both McLarens, both Red Bulls as well as Massa, Lotterer, Heidfeld, Coulthard, Da Matta and Schumacher still with a shot a pole position.
Q3
For the first half of the session, pole position seemed to lie firmly in the hands of Ferrari's Felipe Massa, but, as ever, it was Kimi Raikkonen who rose to the occassion by first bettering Massa's time and then his own to take pole. Massa will start tomorrow's Grand Pric from 2nd on the grid with Andre Lotterer putting in a sterling performance to take 3rd. The rest will line up with Heidfeld in 4th, Coulthard in 5th, Kubica in 6th, Webber in 7th, Da Matta in 8th, Rosberg in 9th and Schumacher in 10th.
Q1
It didn't take too long for the spectators at the Hungaroring to witness the first surprise of Saturday's qualifying session as Ralf Schumacher, who's team mate topped Friday's Free Practice session, dropped out of the session in last place whilst Ferrari fans were once again left disappointed by the adventures of Jos Verstappen who could only manage 18th. In addition to Verstappen and Schumacher, we also lost Frentzen 21st, Montoya in 20th, Davidson in 19th and Glock in 17th.
Q2
Q2 failed to produce as many surprises with many of the usual suspects, such as Montagny and Villeneuve, failing to make the cut in 15th and 12th, with the largest scalp of the session arguably being Fernando Alonso who will start tomorrow's Grand Prix from 16th place. In Q2 we also lost Paffett in 14th, Leinders in 13th and Button in 11th. This left both McLarens, both Red Bulls as well as Massa, Lotterer, Heidfeld, Coulthard, Da Matta and Schumacher still with a shot a pole position.
Q3
For the first half of the session, pole position seemed to lie firmly in the hands of Ferrari's Felipe Massa, but, as ever, it was Kimi Raikkonen who rose to the occassion by first bettering Massa's time and then his own to take pole. Massa will start tomorrow's Grand Pric from 2nd on the grid with Andre Lotterer putting in a sterling performance to take 3rd. The rest will line up with Heidfeld in 4th, Coulthard in 5th, Kubica in 6th, Webber in 7th, Da Matta in 8th, Rosberg in 9th and Schumacher in 10th.
Red Bull
7th and 9th is the best we can come up with by now. But considering where we stood just a few weeks ago, that is an astonishing result for us. Now we have to hope that we can bring both cars home and into the points, since these would be desperately needed.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
7th and 9th is the best we can come up with by now. But considering where we stood just a few weeks ago, that is an astonishing result for us. Now we have to hope that we can bring both cars home and into the points, since these would be desperately needed.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
Williams F1
"Average session for us. Hoping to end the race in TOP 8."
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"Average session for us. Hoping to end the race in TOP 8."
By the way, my phone died two days ago. As far as I'm away from home, I'm offline. Till I get a phone that can go on Internet
My GPGSL Career
Hello and welcome to coverage of the 2006 Hungarian GP. Yesterday we saw Kimi Raikkonen return to the top of the timesheets in his McLaren and the Finn will hoping to do the business, especially with his team mate down in 6th. Anyway, all five lights are on and we're ready to go
And we’re away!
And immediately Lotterer into 2nd off the line
And by the time we get to turn 1 Coulthard is also through!
But at the front Kimi leads the race
Looks like things have got a bit cosy at the back of the field
A look at the replay shows us Paffett chucking it up the inside of Montagny
Which doesn’t end well for either of them
They rejoin right at the back of the field
Kimi starting to pull away from Lotterer and Coulthard, adding half a second to his lead in the second sector alone
But it’s Coulthard who’s shifting as he sets the fastest lap and lines up an overtake on Lotterer in one swift move
But Lotterer manages to hold him back for now
Further back however, Button is on the move as he pulls a move on Rosberg for 9th
Kimi’s wasting no time in getting away
Here comes Button again, this time on the Red Bull of Mark Webber
But Webber is slightly more resilient than his younger team mate
And on that note, Schumacher overtakes Rosberg to move into 10th
There’s chaos down at turn 3!
A look at replay shows Leinders, Villeneuve and Alonso three abreast
Alonso goes up the inside
Crashes into the side of Leinders
And then into Villeneuve as well. Not a bad days work in all
Whilst Alonso’s busy making enemies, Button’s continuing his advance through the field as he overtakes Webber to move into the points
Back towards the sharp end, Heidfeld’s having a go up the inside of Massa
But his plan backfires as he’s force to get out of the throttle, which allows Da Matta to sweep around the outside
Massa’s starting to develop quite a train behind him, looks like he could be carrying a lot more fuel than those behind
Onboard with Montagny, as Paffett redeems himself for his earlier misdemeanour to move into 18th
Back with Massa and Da Matta, it looks as though Da Matta’s got a run on his fellow Brazilian
But the better traction of Ferrari allows Massa to keep his 4th place
Back in the midfield, Rosberg and Ralf are at it
And they make contact!
Ralf gets away scot free whilst Rosberg is now at the back of the field
Glock and Montoya are bickering over 14th
And it’s Montoya who’s the braver of the two on the brakes
But Glock is trying to come back around the outside
And he makes it stick, impressive stuff from the young German
Back with the battle for fourth, things are starting to get out of hand with 5 drivers now stuck behind Massa’s Ferrari
It seems as though Kubica’s beginning to lose patience and he jumps ahead of Heidfeld in the queue
Is that a McLaren I see in the distance…
It is! It looks as though Kimi picked up a problem as Lotterer takes four seconds out of his lead in sector 2 alone
And he’s forced to pit and the end of the lap, Lotterer now leads!
But whilst we’re watching that there’s chaos at 12 now!
A look at the replay shows us Paffett having a sniff at Frentzen
Before he accidently rams into the back of the Midland and spins
Leaving Montagny with nowhere to go
That’s the end of Montagny’s race
Whilst Paffett’s may as well be over, he’s going to be well off the back of the field once he pits
Back with the Massa train, Da Matta is starting to get desperate as he lines up for a move round the outside of 2
But that doesn’t work, giving Kubica a sniff up the inside
But Da Matta is able to shut the foor just in time
Kimi rejoins right at the back of the field, he really has had some rotten luck at times this year
But it’s unlikely that Lotterer nor Coulthard would really care for Finn’s misfortunes much, with Massa doing a brilliant job of holding everyone up they’re both now well clear of the pack
Looks like one of the William’s has conked out at the final corner
It’s Schumacher who’s the unlucky driver, his luck this season hasn’t been much better
With ten down, let’s take a look at the standings
After fending off Montoya’s advances, Glock is now eyeing up Webber’s 10th place
Easily done
A lap later and it’s Verstappen’s turn
He makes it through as well
And a lap later and Montoya’s through as well, Webber just going backwards
Back with the battle for 3rd, Massa actually looks like he’s starting to pull away from Da Matta, who now also has Kubica for close company
Whilst at the very front, Coulthard and Lotterer are still going toe to toe
Things are getting worse for Webber as he runs wide at 12
Which gifts 13th place to Leinders
The pitstops are now underway as both Glock and Verstappen make their into the pits.
They rejoin 18th and 19th
Massa’s off at the top of the hill!
Which has allowed Da Matta through
A look at the replay shows that it was completely Massa’s fault as he loses the rear at the top of the hill and runs wide
And it doesn’t take long for Da Matta to get away, two laps in clear air and the Toyota is three seconds clear of Massa
But a lap later, he’s into the pits for his first stop of the day
And he’s joined by Heidfeld, and team mate Schumacher. Can they release Da Matta in time…
No! Ralf is forced to wait for his team mate’s stop to finish! Disastrous!
Da Matta’s back out in 11th
With Heidfeld in 14th
Unsurprisingly, Ralf is stone dead last.
Up at the front, Kubica is eager to get past Massa
And they’re side by side on the exit of turn 1
But Massa again is able to get the power down first and get away. Kubica needs to get past the Ferrari sharpish if he wants any chance of staying with Da Matta
Button’s now in from 6th
Whilst Kubica is once again thwarted by Massa
His team mate meanwhile is suffering no such problems as he easily makes his way past Webber for 7th
Button meanwhile is back out just ahead of Heidfeld
Back with the lead, Lotterer’s coming in whilst Coulthard is staying out for one more lap. This could be close
The German is also joined by Kubica and Davidson in the pitlane
Lotterer rejoins in 3rd
Whilst Kubica rejoins in 10th with Davidson 14th
As predicted, Coulthard’s in next time round, has he done enough to jump Lotterer
No! Coulthard comes out of the pits just in time to see Lotterer sail past
And if anything Coulthard’s actually lost time there
But whilst things are going so well for Lotterer, Frentzen looks to be in a world of problems
And he quite sensibly pulls off to the side with a water leak
With all the two stoppers having made their first stops, let’s take a look at the standings
Montoya’s on the move again as he lines one up on Heidfeld
And he makes it stick
And a lap later, Davidson joins him
Kimi’s now in for his second stop if the afternoon. He’ll rejoin 16th
Bad news for BMW as Montoya’s car fails for the third time in four races
Coulthard meanwhile is thriving as he is all over Lotterer’s Midland
But the two make contact!
Lotterer runs wide
Whilst Coulthard’s spun!
Luckily the pair manage to get underway without losing their positions, but they have lost quite a bit of time
The one-stopping Rosberg is still going backwards as Verstappen fancies a crack
And the Ferrari man moves up to 6th
Massa’s now in from the lead
Which puts Lotterer back in front
Webber’s also in now
As is Verstappen
And the Ferrari crew are the quicker of the two, giving the Dutchman the jump on the Red Bull
The last man to pit is Rosberg as he pits from 6th
And he rejoins just ahead of Verstappen in 12th
Webber’s spun!
He’s lost it at the top of the hill
Luckily however there’s no obvious damage and he gets underway in 16th
Looks as though there’s yet another ill car on track
Which play beautifully into the hands of Massa as it allows him to pull away from Heidfeld and Kubica
Meanwhile it’s Davidson’s car which is slowly dying on him
Verstappen’s having a go at Rosberg’s 12th place
And he makes it work
On the main straight, being held up by Davidson has given Kubica a run on Heidfeld
And he’s through as well
And just two laps later he’s already caught up to Da Matta
But that Toyota’s has a tad more traction than Heidfeld’s Toro Rosso
Back with the battle for the lead, Lotterer and Coulthard are once again inseparable
And Kubica’s spun it now!
On the replay we can see the Pole lining up Da Matta for a move
But it all goes horribly wrong when the Brazilian shuts the door
Da Matta’s able to rejoin with his third place intact
Whilst Kubica’s loses a place to Heidfeld and drops back one spot to 5th
Lotterer’s in for his final stop as Coulthard again decides to stay out another lap
And he’s joined by Kubica
Lotterer’s out in 4th
Whilst Kubica’s back out in 11th
And Coulthard does indeed pit next lap, has he done enough this time
He has! Coulthard’s already at turn 1 as Lotterer flies under the bridge!
Whilst things get worse for Lotterer as Raikkonen overtakes him under braking for turn 1
Leinders is now in in the sole remaining Honda
And he’s also joined by Button who pits from the lead
Which puts Coulthard into the lead of the Grand Prix
Button’s back out in 7th
Whilst Leinder’s will rejoin in 15th
Raikkonen’s now in from 2nd
As is Heidfeld
Kimi rejoins in 9th
With Heidfeld just behind in 10th
It’s clear to see now just how much pace Coulthard’s had in hand this race, his gap back to Lotterer is about the break the four second mark
Leinders is up the inside into turn 1
And they’re still side by side on the run down to 2
But Webber’s not giving up that easily as he’s the braver of the two on the brakes
But it’s all in vain as Leinders powers round the outside! Great move from the Belgian there
Now with everyone having made their final stops, let’s take one last look at the standings
Coulthard’s now well onto his way to taking his first victory in over four years
Kimi’s still not done yet as he’s the latest driver to get a run on Rosberg
And he’s through, it’s been a very impressive drive today from the Finn
His team mate is also looking to get on the move as he challenges Button
The two are side by side through 1
But Button manages to keep the McLaren at bay
And whilst those tow are fighting, Kimi is catching at quite a rate
A lap later, it’s clear to see that Kimi is getting closer
But once again Kubica rams into the car in front and spins! Seems the pressure was too much for him
Button just manages to rejoin ahead of Kimi
Whilst Kubica’s now 10th and out of the points
There’s a bit of Toro Rosso on Red Bull action as Heidfeld lobs one down the inside of Rosberg
Easy move in the end
And two laps later, Rosberg also drops behind Villeneuve and out of the points, looks like the one stop startergy was not the way to go today
Meanwhile, Kimi’s managed to do what Kubica couldn't, overtake Button cleanly
Three to go now, and with little action left on track the end is in sight for Coulthard
One to go now
And Coulthard wins the Hungarian GP, great job from the Brit but we have yellow flags out on track
And it’s Massa! The one stop was definitely not the way to go as his Ferrari runs out of fuel just two corners from the end!
Lotterer meanwhile does come home second
Da Matta inherits 3rd
Kimi’s 4th
Button just holds off Heidfeld to come home 5th
Heidfeld’s 6th
Villeneuve picks up two points in 7th
Whilst Kubica’s now 8th?
And that will explain why, Rosberg's been forced to coast round the final lap, pulling off just two corners after crossing the line with an empty tank
Full Results to follow
And we’re away!
And immediately Lotterer into 2nd off the line
And by the time we get to turn 1 Coulthard is also through!
But at the front Kimi leads the race
Looks like things have got a bit cosy at the back of the field
A look at the replay shows us Paffett chucking it up the inside of Montagny
Which doesn’t end well for either of them
They rejoin right at the back of the field
Kimi starting to pull away from Lotterer and Coulthard, adding half a second to his lead in the second sector alone
But it’s Coulthard who’s shifting as he sets the fastest lap and lines up an overtake on Lotterer in one swift move
But Lotterer manages to hold him back for now
Further back however, Button is on the move as he pulls a move on Rosberg for 9th
Kimi’s wasting no time in getting away
Here comes Button again, this time on the Red Bull of Mark Webber
But Webber is slightly more resilient than his younger team mate
And on that note, Schumacher overtakes Rosberg to move into 10th
There’s chaos down at turn 3!
A look at replay shows Leinders, Villeneuve and Alonso three abreast
Alonso goes up the inside
Crashes into the side of Leinders
And then into Villeneuve as well. Not a bad days work in all
Whilst Alonso’s busy making enemies, Button’s continuing his advance through the field as he overtakes Webber to move into the points
Back towards the sharp end, Heidfeld’s having a go up the inside of Massa
But his plan backfires as he’s force to get out of the throttle, which allows Da Matta to sweep around the outside
Massa’s starting to develop quite a train behind him, looks like he could be carrying a lot more fuel than those behind
Onboard with Montagny, as Paffett redeems himself for his earlier misdemeanour to move into 18th
Back with Massa and Da Matta, it looks as though Da Matta’s got a run on his fellow Brazilian
But the better traction of Ferrari allows Massa to keep his 4th place
Back in the midfield, Rosberg and Ralf are at it
And they make contact!
Ralf gets away scot free whilst Rosberg is now at the back of the field
Glock and Montoya are bickering over 14th
And it’s Montoya who’s the braver of the two on the brakes
But Glock is trying to come back around the outside
And he makes it stick, impressive stuff from the young German
Back with the battle for fourth, things are starting to get out of hand with 5 drivers now stuck behind Massa’s Ferrari
It seems as though Kubica’s beginning to lose patience and he jumps ahead of Heidfeld in the queue
Is that a McLaren I see in the distance…
It is! It looks as though Kimi picked up a problem as Lotterer takes four seconds out of his lead in sector 2 alone
And he’s forced to pit and the end of the lap, Lotterer now leads!
But whilst we’re watching that there’s chaos at 12 now!
A look at the replay shows us Paffett having a sniff at Frentzen
Before he accidently rams into the back of the Midland and spins
Leaving Montagny with nowhere to go
That’s the end of Montagny’s race
Whilst Paffett’s may as well be over, he’s going to be well off the back of the field once he pits
Back with the Massa train, Da Matta is starting to get desperate as he lines up for a move round the outside of 2
But that doesn’t work, giving Kubica a sniff up the inside
But Da Matta is able to shut the foor just in time
Kimi rejoins right at the back of the field, he really has had some rotten luck at times this year
But it’s unlikely that Lotterer nor Coulthard would really care for Finn’s misfortunes much, with Massa doing a brilliant job of holding everyone up they’re both now well clear of the pack
Looks like one of the William’s has conked out at the final corner
It’s Schumacher who’s the unlucky driver, his luck this season hasn’t been much better
With ten down, let’s take a look at the standings
After fending off Montoya’s advances, Glock is now eyeing up Webber’s 10th place
Easily done
A lap later and it’s Verstappen’s turn
He makes it through as well
And a lap later and Montoya’s through as well, Webber just going backwards
Back with the battle for 3rd, Massa actually looks like he’s starting to pull away from Da Matta, who now also has Kubica for close company
Whilst at the very front, Coulthard and Lotterer are still going toe to toe
Things are getting worse for Webber as he runs wide at 12
Which gifts 13th place to Leinders
The pitstops are now underway as both Glock and Verstappen make their into the pits.
They rejoin 18th and 19th
Massa’s off at the top of the hill!
Which has allowed Da Matta through
A look at the replay shows that it was completely Massa’s fault as he loses the rear at the top of the hill and runs wide
And it doesn’t take long for Da Matta to get away, two laps in clear air and the Toyota is three seconds clear of Massa
But a lap later, he’s into the pits for his first stop of the day
And he’s joined by Heidfeld, and team mate Schumacher. Can they release Da Matta in time…
No! Ralf is forced to wait for his team mate’s stop to finish! Disastrous!
Da Matta’s back out in 11th
With Heidfeld in 14th
Unsurprisingly, Ralf is stone dead last.
Up at the front, Kubica is eager to get past Massa
And they’re side by side on the exit of turn 1
But Massa again is able to get the power down first and get away. Kubica needs to get past the Ferrari sharpish if he wants any chance of staying with Da Matta
Button’s now in from 6th
Whilst Kubica is once again thwarted by Massa
His team mate meanwhile is suffering no such problems as he easily makes his way past Webber for 7th
Button meanwhile is back out just ahead of Heidfeld
Back with the lead, Lotterer’s coming in whilst Coulthard is staying out for one more lap. This could be close
The German is also joined by Kubica and Davidson in the pitlane
Lotterer rejoins in 3rd
Whilst Kubica rejoins in 10th with Davidson 14th
As predicted, Coulthard’s in next time round, has he done enough to jump Lotterer
No! Coulthard comes out of the pits just in time to see Lotterer sail past
And if anything Coulthard’s actually lost time there
But whilst things are going so well for Lotterer, Frentzen looks to be in a world of problems
And he quite sensibly pulls off to the side with a water leak
With all the two stoppers having made their first stops, let’s take a look at the standings
Montoya’s on the move again as he lines one up on Heidfeld
And he makes it stick
And a lap later, Davidson joins him
Kimi’s now in for his second stop if the afternoon. He’ll rejoin 16th
Bad news for BMW as Montoya’s car fails for the third time in four races
Coulthard meanwhile is thriving as he is all over Lotterer’s Midland
But the two make contact!
Lotterer runs wide
Whilst Coulthard’s spun!
Luckily the pair manage to get underway without losing their positions, but they have lost quite a bit of time
The one-stopping Rosberg is still going backwards as Verstappen fancies a crack
And the Ferrari man moves up to 6th
Massa’s now in from the lead
Which puts Lotterer back in front
Webber’s also in now
As is Verstappen
And the Ferrari crew are the quicker of the two, giving the Dutchman the jump on the Red Bull
The last man to pit is Rosberg as he pits from 6th
And he rejoins just ahead of Verstappen in 12th
Webber’s spun!
He’s lost it at the top of the hill
Luckily however there’s no obvious damage and he gets underway in 16th
Looks as though there’s yet another ill car on track
Which play beautifully into the hands of Massa as it allows him to pull away from Heidfeld and Kubica
Meanwhile it’s Davidson’s car which is slowly dying on him
Verstappen’s having a go at Rosberg’s 12th place
And he makes it work
On the main straight, being held up by Davidson has given Kubica a run on Heidfeld
And he’s through as well
And just two laps later he’s already caught up to Da Matta
But that Toyota’s has a tad more traction than Heidfeld’s Toro Rosso
Back with the battle for the lead, Lotterer and Coulthard are once again inseparable
And Kubica’s spun it now!
On the replay we can see the Pole lining up Da Matta for a move
But it all goes horribly wrong when the Brazilian shuts the door
Da Matta’s able to rejoin with his third place intact
Whilst Kubica’s loses a place to Heidfeld and drops back one spot to 5th
Lotterer’s in for his final stop as Coulthard again decides to stay out another lap
And he’s joined by Kubica
Lotterer’s out in 4th
Whilst Kubica’s back out in 11th
And Coulthard does indeed pit next lap, has he done enough this time
He has! Coulthard’s already at turn 1 as Lotterer flies under the bridge!
Whilst things get worse for Lotterer as Raikkonen overtakes him under braking for turn 1
Leinders is now in in the sole remaining Honda
And he’s also joined by Button who pits from the lead
Which puts Coulthard into the lead of the Grand Prix
Button’s back out in 7th
Whilst Leinder’s will rejoin in 15th
Raikkonen’s now in from 2nd
As is Heidfeld
Kimi rejoins in 9th
With Heidfeld just behind in 10th
It’s clear to see now just how much pace Coulthard’s had in hand this race, his gap back to Lotterer is about the break the four second mark
Leinders is up the inside into turn 1
And they’re still side by side on the run down to 2
But Webber’s not giving up that easily as he’s the braver of the two on the brakes
But it’s all in vain as Leinders powers round the outside! Great move from the Belgian there
Now with everyone having made their final stops, let’s take one last look at the standings
Coulthard’s now well onto his way to taking his first victory in over four years
Kimi’s still not done yet as he’s the latest driver to get a run on Rosberg
And he’s through, it’s been a very impressive drive today from the Finn
His team mate is also looking to get on the move as he challenges Button
The two are side by side through 1
But Button manages to keep the McLaren at bay
And whilst those tow are fighting, Kimi is catching at quite a rate
A lap later, it’s clear to see that Kimi is getting closer
But once again Kubica rams into the car in front and spins! Seems the pressure was too much for him
Button just manages to rejoin ahead of Kimi
Whilst Kubica’s now 10th and out of the points
There’s a bit of Toro Rosso on Red Bull action as Heidfeld lobs one down the inside of Rosberg
Easy move in the end
And two laps later, Rosberg also drops behind Villeneuve and out of the points, looks like the one stop startergy was not the way to go today
Meanwhile, Kimi’s managed to do what Kubica couldn't, overtake Button cleanly
Three to go now, and with little action left on track the end is in sight for Coulthard
One to go now
And Coulthard wins the Hungarian GP, great job from the Brit but we have yellow flags out on track
And it’s Massa! The one stop was definitely not the way to go as his Ferrari runs out of fuel just two corners from the end!
Lotterer meanwhile does come home second
Da Matta inherits 3rd
Kimi’s 4th
Button just holds off Heidfeld to come home 5th
Heidfeld’s 6th
Villeneuve picks up two points in 7th
Whilst Kubica’s now 8th?
And that will explain why, Rosberg's been forced to coast round the final lap, pulling off just two corners after crossing the line with an empty tank
Full Results to follow
Red Bull
Without words. Marc should have been more experienced that this and should have known that cold tyres have to be treated carefully. And Nico...he already drove in fuel saving mode! What do you think why he was so slow? Nonetheless it was in and out of the points all the time. The one stop strategy didn't work here, but when two teams, Ferrari and us, have cars running out of fuel, then something clearly went wrong there with the track or the tyres.
To conclude, a disastrous weekend for us.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
Without words. Marc should have been more experienced that this and should have known that cold tyres have to be treated carefully. And Nico...he already drove in fuel saving mode! What do you think why he was so slow? Nonetheless it was in and out of the points all the time. The one stop strategy didn't work here, but when two teams, Ferrari and us, have cars running out of fuel, then something clearly went wrong there with the track or the tyres.
To conclude, a disastrous weekend for us.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
DOTD
Diver of the day unsurprisingly goes to Daivd Coulthard for winning his first race since the 2002 Monaco GP.
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Ferrari
You've got to be kidding me .... losing a podium over a few tenths of liters of fuel.
Unsatisfying race to say the least.
*I suggest this track to be checked to disable further 'fuel events' if it's going to be used again. Two cars DNF'ing because of fuel is quite a lot.
If you are racing, keep on racing and get some points!
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You've got to be kidding me .... losing a podium over a few tenths of liters of fuel.
Unsatisfying race to say the least.
*I suggest this track to be checked to disable further 'fuel events' if it's going to be used again. Two cars DNF'ing because of fuel is quite a lot.
GPG Super League S11 | Driver #41 | Team-manager | Snake Motorsports Racing Group | Next Race: Emmeloord - Flevoland GP | Constructors: 10th | Best Race Finish: 1st
GPG Super League Season 9 Testers Champion*
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