GPGSL Rd 13 Portuguese GP – Race - Part 1Hello everyone and welcome back to Estoril once again, we are all ready to, the drivers are already lined up in the grid, just waiting for the lights out. Pedersen, Kederer and Russell are the championship contenders, and all three of them are inside the top 10 today, lets see how it goes.
Scala is the pole today, and righ behind him we have Gilson and Vilela
Lights out and away we go, Scala and Gilson are able to maintain their positions, but Vilela seems to be in trouble as both MACs are close to him, which also means that Pedersen overtook O'Neill, while Greidanus overtook both cars of Alpha.
Pedersen sits in 4th as Vilela manages to keep his position
As we see Kederer now in 7th, we can also see some smoke in the midfield
And it is the two MMM, Gustavo goes airborne after touching Cronin's wheel, but they seem to be okay
The top 4, Scala, Gilson, Vilela and Pedersen
Kederer didn't had a good first lap, O'Neill is in front of him, and if needed we could soon see some team orders coming from Greenhalgh
Talking about O'Neill, he goes for the overtake against Greidanus, those two teams are fighting for the WCC, we must remember that as well
Kederer on the other hand is being attacked by Hinz
Both Alphas succeed in their battles
This is how the top 10 is looking after the first lap
Kederer had a fine lap, and is now ready to overtake Greidanus
He did it, McGregor must be shaking his head in the pit wall at the moment
Worseling also overtakes Keranen for the 10th place
Jalving, who is in last place after the first laps, not a good weekend for him
Former champion John Warrington also seems to be having a bad day
Beetwen them we have the rookie Buitenhuis, who may need a new home next season
Pedersen is attacking Vilela
But the Brazilian closes the door
Worseling is now trying to overtake Russell
Job well done by him, who sits now in 9th
De Bruyker can't defend against McClure, and is in 17th now
Cronin's first race for MMM is not a great one so far, but the rookie seems to be a quick learner
Race leader Matteo Scala
It seems that one of the MACs lost its front wing, it's Greidanus
Looking at the replay, O'Neill went out on his on
He can't avoid the wall, and lost a wheel with the impact
Greidanus can't see the wheel in the middle of the track, and hits it
Hinz is going for an overtake against Greidanus
But Greidanus closes the door, this allow Worseling to overtake both of them
Greidanus is trying to go to the pits
But at the same time Hinz is trying an overtake maneuver
They touch, and Greidanus loses control
He hits Russell, who was just passing by
Russell loses a wheel, and it is end of the race for him, any chance he had of winning the WDC is now over
Warrington collects Russell's wheel, and will have to pit in the next lap
While Greidanus managed to pit after all
After 5 laps, let's see the standings
Without the help of Greidanus, who sits in last place now, Pedersen will have to earn some points for MAC Racing, and he seems to be getting close to Vilela
Hinz lost some positions after the touch with Greidanus, and he is now trying to overtake Sakata at the turn 1
But the Japanese closes the door
Warrington finnaly in the pits to replace his front wing
Pedersen tries the overtake on Vilela
But no luck once again
McClure is trying a move in his former team
Meanwhile Rodriguez is being attacked by the other MMM
And both MMM's are successful in their battles
Warrington sits now in last place
With this 5th place Kederer can keep his title chances alive
After a busy laps, Worseling sits now in a good 6th place
Keranen in 7th
Sakata in 8th
Hinz in 9th
After overtaking Rodriguez, Cronin seems to be hunting McClure now
Pedersen once again goes for the overtake
And he manages this time, 3rd place for him
De Bruyker has lost a wheel, let's see what happened
Elleker tried an overtake in turn 1
They touched and went wide
This sent De Bruyker right into the barriers, ending his race
Elleker managed to return to the race though
Pedersen is now getting close to Gilson
McClure trying an overtake on Gustavo
The Brazilian closes the door, which allowed both Cronin and Rodriguez to get closer
Race Control with the news that Worseling is retiring due to suspension failure
A shame, Worseling was doing a great race today
Keranen sits now in 6th place after Worseling's retirement
McClure trying once again the overtake
And again Gustavo closes the door, after 10 laps let's see how the standings are shaping up
Replay shows that Hinz tried a move on Sakata
They are side by side
And the German is in front of the Japanese
Time for our first break....
Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
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