Welcome back to the second and final part of the British GP
Race leader Greidanus pits
Hinz has made up lost ground at the end of the field
Kederer tries the overcut and stays out longer
Greidanus rejoins in 7th
de Bruyker also opts for a long first stint
The MMMs enjoy some quality time together
Kederer tries to maximise his time in clean air, Karda following him
Rodriguez is on the way forward after his stop
Pedersen has stopped already and has to deal with traffic
de Bruyker pits, a good stop will be crucial for him
Greidanus back in a comfortable lead
Kederer somehow lost ground to Karda, positions are switched. Maybe the overcut wasn't the way to go
Not for long, though
de Bruyker in 9th, this is not enough for him with Pedersen in 12th
Who is still caught up in the midfield
Followed by an aggressive Majumdar
Russel is slowing down and emits puffs of smoke. That doesn't look healthy
Oh no, that's a massive crash. Bouchard smashes into Russels already broken car
Hinz runs over debris and loses his front wing
I think we need a stafety car. Also: what is Russel doing with his steering wheel?
Out goes Bouchard
Pedersen attacks McCarthy, sees the yellow flags and backs out of it
The race leader is completely unphazed by the carnage in the back of the field
As is de Bruyker, now up in 8th
Pedersen knows he needs to do more to be save here and tries to get 10th from McCarthy
For the moment with success
Rodriguez controlling the gap to Parachki behind him. A strong race for both of them
Kederer finally got the better of Karda
While Pedersen is still struggling. He needs to up his game
Elleker sits in a lonely 14th
Somehow Gilson took advantage of the Pedersen-McCarthy struggles and is up into 10th
And even more drama for Pedersen. The info graphics show 8 positions gained for de Bruyker. With the additional point both remaining title contenders would be on the same points total.
Time to grab the rulebook
Gustavo with a last hurrah up into 14th
de Bruyker in a safe 8th place
A similar situation for Pedersen in 11th
Meanwhile Greidanus heads into the last lap with the option of a friendly punt from teh lapped AMR behind him
Greidanus wins the British GP, superb performance by him
Rodriguez in 2nd
Parachki finishes 3rd
Kederer 4th
Karda in a solid 5th
Scala in 6th making it a double points finish for MTP
Sakata comes home in 7th
de Bruyker in 8th, it's not yet clear whether he will love it or not
Vilela finishes 9th after a strong drive
Gilson rounds up the top 10
Pedersen with 2 points in 11th
Majumdar grabs the final point in 12th
But what does this mean for the championship? By my (unofficial) calculations Pedersen gets 2 points added to arrive at a total of 105.
de Bruyker gets 5 points for 8th and one for most places gained (8) while being one place ahead of Vilela with also 8 places gained.
So he also arrives at 105 points in total. Looking at the previous results this season both Pedersen and de Bruyker won 3 races.
However, de Bruyker has a 2nd place finish in South Africa while Pedersen's second best finish are 3 3rd places.
So I think, and whe have to wait for an official confirmation, that de Bruyker is the new champ thanks to a second place finish on countback.
That has to be the closest decision ever. In any case, congratulations to both de Buyker and Pedersen for a great season! Probably a bitter-sweet
ending for MAC, as they won the race in great fashion but appear to have lost out on the drivers title by the smallest of margins.