F3 Season Finale Monza🇮🇹 debrief Dino edition 🏎️
6th in F3 standings
Qualified - 10th
Sprint - 3rd but started 2nd because a lot of people in Group A had grid penalties
Sprint :
P4 (7 points promoted from P5 after post race penalties)
Positions: - 2
Feature :
P10 (1 point)
Positions: =
Dino had a good start to the Sprint Race remaining in the top 3. The safety car came out in lap 2 because of a collision. The safety car then came in at the end of lap 5 and Dino moved down to 4th after being overtaken by Ramos. On lap 12 Dino dropped to 5th after being overtaken by Sami then he moved down to 6th after being overtaken by Dunne. Safety car came out on lap 13 after another incident. On the final lap Dino moved up to 5th after the safety car restart which is where he finished the race.
Dino held position during the first lap of the Feature race but dropped down to 14th on the 2nd lap. Dino dropped down to 17th due to Browning’ incident and the safety car came out. During the safety car restart Dino moved up to 16th. On lap 10 he moved up to 14th. On lap 14 he moved up to 12th slowly coming through the pack. He dropped back down to 14th on lap 20 then back up to 13th on lap 22. He managed to get up to 10th on the final lap and finished in 10th.
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Monza🇮🇹 debrief Paul edition 🏎️
4th in F2 standings
Qualified - 3rd
Sprint - 8th but began 6th due to Kimi and Ollie having grid penalties
Sprint: 20th
Positions: - 14
Feature: DNF
Positions: n/a
Paul managed to keep his place amongst the first lap chaos which brought out a safety car. During the safety car restart Paul moved up to 5th then moved back down to 6th on lap 5. On lap 9 Paul moved down to 7th as Maloney overtook him. Paul held onto 7th until on lap 20 he had contact with Maloney and dropped down to 20th due to front wing damage.
Paul got a great start but Pepe hit him and he DNF in the first corner of the race.
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Magny-Cours🇫🇷 Madpanda Motorsport debrief
SILVER-CLASS
Ezequiel Perez Companc
Tom Kalendar
QUALIFYING 1:
Overall - 14th
In class- 1st
RACE 1:
Overall - 8th
In class - 1st
DRIVING ORDER: Ezequiel ➡️ Tom
On the opening lap Ezequiel moved up to 12th and still maintained the silver class lead. He maintained 13th place (1st in class) before he came into the pits on lap 17 to swap out with Tom who came out of the pits in 20th (3rd in class). Tom then moved up to 17th and reclaimed the class lead. Tom moved up to 10th overall on lap 27 still maintaining the Silver class lead. With 8 minute left Tom moved up to 9th till maintaining the Silver class lead. Tom brought the car home in 8th with the Silver class win.
QUALIFYING 2:
Overall - 26th
In class- 6th
RACE 2:
Overall - 18th
In class- 4th
DRIVING ORDER: Tom ➡️ Ezequiel
On the opening lap Tom moved up to 22nd (5th in class) but an early safety car was called due to one of the Sainteloc Audis going off and crashing into the tyre barrier at turn 3. The safety car then came in on lap 8 and Tom remained in 22nd (5th in class). He hovered between 22nd - 24th before he came in during the pit window to swap out with Ezequiel who came out in 18th (5th in class). For majority of his stint Ezequiel remained 18th (5th in class) until lap 35 when he moved to 4th in class. Ezequiel brought the car home in 18th overall (4th in class) but two investigations were pending, one for the pit stop and another for an incident in turn 17.
What an incredible performance from the team during the weekend and I’m super duper proud of them 🤍🐼🖤!! Congratulations on the win pandas 🐼 🥳🥳!!!
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GT World Challenge Asia - Okayama🇯🇵debrief
Climax racing car number 22 (Pro-Am)
Lineup:
-Ralf Aron
-Wang Zhongwei
Race 1
Wang ➡️ Ralf
Qualifying:
Overall - 23rd
In class - 14th
Results:
Overall - DNF
In class - DNF
During the opening lap Wang moved down to 27th conceding 4 positions but moved up to 10th in class. On lap 4 Wang came into the pits because they got hit at the start which danger the car so they ended up DNF.
Race 2
Ralf ➡️ Wang
Qualifying:
Overall - 3rd
In class - 3rd
Results:
Overall - 7th
In class - 6th
Ralf dropped to 4th in the opening lap but heavy rain was causing other cars to spin since the entire filed was out on slick tyres. Ralf attempted an overtake but he had no grip at all because he was on slicks. Ralf then came in for wet tyre a lap later than the main pack but this did not count a their mandatory pitstop and staying out a lap more did not pay off either as they ended up coming out in 7th place. Ralf then came in to swap with Wang towards the end of the pit stop window. For the remainder of the race Wang remained in 7th which is the position the car finished in, 7th overall and 6th in the Pro-Am catergory.
It was an unlucky weekend for the team and hopefully they can bounce back for the last round in Shanghai.
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Netherlands 🇳🇱 debrief McLaren & Mercedes edition 🏎️
Lando (2nd in the standings) :
Qualifying: 1st
Grand Prix: 1st (25 points +1 for fastest lap)
Positions: =
Oscar (4th in the standings):
Qualifying: 3rd
Grand Prix: 4th (12 points)
Positions: -1
Mclaren were absolutely incredible this weekend. They came back stronger than ever with Lando winning the race with a 22 second lead over Max. Oscar was struggling to overtake Charles which is understandable because Zandvoort doesn’t make it easy to overtake at all. That being said when Oscar was in clean air he had a lot of pace on him so it was just unfortunate he couldn’t make it past Charles but he still scored valuable points for the constructors championship. I’m certain that if Oscar had more clean air like Charles did he would have been able to make the overtake. McLaren have done really well to continue fighting at the front.
Lewis (6th in the standings):
Qualifying : 12th but started 14th due to a 3 place grid penalty
Grand Prix: 8th (4 points)
Positions: +6
George (7th in the standings) :
Qualifying: 4th
Grand Prix: 7th (6 points)
Positions: -3
Mercedes have had a rollercoaster weekend to say the least. The car just wasn’t great at all during the race. Both Lewis and George had no grip whatsoever. Lewis was happy with the car but it had a lot of understeer and slow in the straights. Both cars lacked pace for some reason and both drivers had no idea why. It was quite surprising how quickly the tables turned after how good the last two races were for Mercedes so maybe Zandvoort is just an outlier.
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NLS 4 🇩🇪(Nürburgring Langstrecken - Serie) Team Landgraf debrief
Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Car No.48 (SP9-Pro)
Ralf Aron
Lucas Auer
Jules Gounon
Qualifying:
Overall - 1
In class- 1
Race:
Overall - DNF
In class - DNF
Driving order - Jules
A rollercoaster of an NLS4 for car No.48😭.
They qualified on pole for the original 6 hour race then the race began well with Jules maintaining the lead at the start but he dropped down to 4th towards the end of the last lap.
However, on lap 2 there was an incident due to the heavy rain and many cars including Jules’s car aquaplaned then collided with the tyre barrier. All the drivers got out safely but it was an unfortunate DNF.
Hopefully the team will be back for NLS 5 in October☺️
My thoughts are with all those impacted by the incident last Friday and I’m wishing them all a speedy recovery🙏🏾💕
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NLS 4 🇩🇪(Nürburgring Langstrecken - Serie) Haupt Racing Team debrief
TEAM ADVAN x HRT Car No.9 (SP9 Pro)
Hubert Haupt
Salman Owega
David Schumacher
Qualifying:
Overall - 3
In class- 3
Race:
Overall - 1
In class - 1
Driving order - Hubert ➡️ David ➡️ Salman
It was quite an eventful NLS4 this weekend😅. The race was red flagged during lap 2 due to a multi car collision due to aquaplaning, all drivers were okay. Hubert managed to get through the collision. The race was then restarted at 13:00pm (UK time) but it was now a 4 hour race and car No.9 started on de facto pole. Hubert did get a drive through penalty for jumping the start which David did serve but they still ended up leading for a good majority of the race. Salman took the last two stints and brought the car home for the win.
A massive well done to the entire team, super duper proud of everyone🥳🤍!!
My thoughts are with all those impacted by the incident last Friday and I’m wishing them all a speedy recovery🙏🏾💕
TEAM ADVAN x HRT Car No. 6 (SP9-Pro)
Dennis Fetzer
Jusuf Owega
Arjun Maini
Qualifying:
Overall - 2
In class- 2
Race:
Overall - DNS
In class - DNS
Not the weekend I was expecting😭😭. Qualifying went well and the team managed to qualify second on the grid but the car got into a slight accident at the end of qualifying and couldn’t start the race.
It was an unfortunate situation but hopefully the team will be back in October for NLS 5☺️
📸 Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes AMG Motorsport | NLS
Belgium🇧🇪 debrief Dino edition 🏎️
5th in F3 standings
Qualified - 12th
Sprint - Pole
Sprint :
P1 (10 points)
Positions: =
Feature :
P11
Positions: +1
Dino had a good start during the sprint race but lost the lead to Gabriele in lap 1. He reclaimed the lead in lap 4 during the Safety Car restart. Prema had a very odd radio request telling Dino to give Gabriele the place back due to being at risk for track limits but the stewards said nothing about that. Dino didn’t oblige with the request and kept the lead. For the remainder of the race Dino remained in the lead keeping Gabriele at bay. Dino took first place and won his second Sprint Race of the season.
At the start of the feature race Dino dropped to 13th in the first lap. On lap 3 a safety car was brought out due to a collision. During the restart Dino remained 13th but on lap 7 the safety car was deployed again after another collision. During the restart Dino moved up to 12th but 2 other cars went off bringing in another safety car. At the restart he moved up to 11th and he finished the race in 11th
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Belgium🇧🇪 debrief Paul edition 🏎️
3rd in F2 standings
Qualified - 1 (2 points)
Sprint - 20th (10 place grid penalty from Hungary)
Sprint: 18
Positions: +2
Feature: 16
Positions: -15
During the start of the sprint race Paul moved up to 17th from 20th. On lap 3 Paul dropped to 18th. On lap 7 after laps behind the safety car due to Pepe stopping, a red flag was called because conditions were bad. The race was stopped after 8 laps because conditions were not safe to go back racing.
Paul managed to keep the lead at the start of the feature race but an early safety car neutralised the race. During the restart Paul kept the lead but another safety car came out on lap 4. At the second restart Paul still kept the lead keeping Hadjar at bay. On lap 8 Paul moved to 2nd as Hadjar took the lead. Paul pitted on lap 9 for his mandatory pit stop and came out in 16th. On lap 11 Paul overtook Hadjar for 8th which at the time was the net race lead. On lap 13 Hadjar took 8th place back but Paul remained in DRS range. Lap 16 Paul moves up to 5th due to others serving their mandatory pit stops. On lap 18 Paul moved to 3rd place. On the last lap Paul had an issue with the engine and slowed down dropping down to 16th. It was a really disappointing situation after he did so well and I just hope Hitech get their act together over the summer break.
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Madpanda Motorsport No.90 Nürburgring🇩🇪debrief
SILVER-CLASS
Ezequiel Perez Companc
Patrick Assenheimer
Tom Kalender
QUALIFYING:
Overall - 44
In class- 7
RACE:
Overall - 32
In class- 5
DRIVING ORDER: Patrick➡️Tom➡️Ezequiel
A massive well done to the team to come back and finish 5th in class after their Q3 session was ruined by another car. They did well move up the order from 44th to 32nd and at some stage were in contention for a podium finish. Also a massive well done to Tom Kalender who stepped in as the 3rd driver this weekend. Super duper proud of the entire team🤍🐼🖤
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Haupt Racing Team No.77 Nürburgring🇩🇪debrief
GOLD-CLASS
Arjun Maini
Jusuf Owega
Michele Beretta
QUALIFYING:
Overall - 26
In class- 3
RACE:
Overall - 19
In class- 3
DRIVING ORDER: Arjun➡️Michele➡️Jusuf
An incredible job from the team to secure another class podium. Gaining a lot of positions at the start of the race put them in good contention for the podium. The team worked very hard and for quite a bit of the 3 hour race they were leading their class. This result has jumped them up to 3rd in the Gold Cup standings. Super duper proud and congrats to the the entire team 🥳🤍
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Belgium 🇧🇪 debrief McLaren & Mercedes edition 🏎️
Lando (2nd in the standings) :
Qualifying: 5th but starts 4th due to Verstappen’s grid penalty
Grand Prix: 5 (10 points +1 for fastest lap due to George’s disqualification)
Positions: -2
Oscar (4th in the standings):
Qualifying: 6th but starts 5th due to Verstappen’s grid penalty
Grand Prix: 2 (18 points due to George’s disqualification)
Positions: +2
Mclaren had a tale of two halves with Oscar finishing 3rd and Lando finishing in 6th. Lando cost himself a better finish after a bad start that cost him so many positions whereas Oscar had a way better start and moved forward. Andrea said that overtaking was harder than expected and Lando said that the undercut was the better strategy and powerful and that with hindsight it would have been better to do that.
Lewis (6th in the standings):
Qualifying : 4th but starts 3rd due to Verstappen’s grid penalty
Grand Prix: 1st (25 points due to George’s disqualification)
Positions: +2
George (7th in the standings) :
Qualifying: 7th but starts 6th due to Verstappen’s grid penalty
Grand Prix: Disqualified due to the car being underweight
Positions: N/A
Mercedes did an incredible job to finish in a 1-2 when they had a disastrous few days especially in qualifying. It’s good to see that the team has been getting podiums consistently and it’s a good thing to carry over into the summer break. George made a good call to gamble on the one stop and it paid off. However, George got disqualified due to the car being underweight so Lewis inherited the win which was rightfully deserved since the team messed up his race by calling him in to the pits when he still had good tyres. It’s unfortunate for George but rules are rules.
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Hockenheim🇩🇪 Madpanda Motorsport debrief
PRO-CLASS
Ezequiel Perez Companc
Phil Keen
QUALIFYING 1:
Overall - 20th
In class- 7th
RACE 1:
Overall - DNF
In class - DNF
DRIVING ORDER: Phil➡️ Ezequiel
Up until the pit window they fluctuated between 28th and 30th.
When the pit window came along Phil pitted and swapped with Ezequiel who came out of the pits 32nd (10th in class).
At around 20 minutes left of the race Ezequiel brought the car to the pits for some reason and remained there. The car did DNF and the team clarified later on that they had to retire the car due to a technical issue during the pit stop.
QUALIFYING 2:
Overall - 11th
In class- 8th
RACE 2:
Overall - 10th
In class- 7th
DRIVING ORDER: Ezequiel ➡️ Phil
During the start only one place was lost dropping them down to 12th (9th in class) but on lap 3 they moved into 10th (7th in class) due to one of the Mclarens getting tagged and spinning. Lap 4 they dropped to 11th (8th in class) as they were overtaken by a Ferrari. Lap 7 they dropped down to 13th but then on Lap 12 moved into 12th after one of the Tresoor Audi’s pitted. On Lap 16 they moved up to 7th (4th in class) due to other cars pitting for the mandatory pit stop.
On lap 17 they pitted for their mandatory pit stop with Ezequiel swapping with Phil who came out of the pits in 9th (7th in class). On lap 18 they moved up to 7th (6th in class) due to other cars pitting.
At the Chequred flag the car dropped to 11th at the very last corner but then moved up to 10th due to a car ahead getting a 5 second time penalty.
Well done to the entire team for bouncing back in Race 2 after an unfortunate incident in Race 1 🤍🐼🖤!!
Next up is Nürburgring 🇩🇪 this weekend for the Endurance Cup!!
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Hungary🇭🇺 debrief McLaren & Mercedes edition 🏎️
Lando (2nd in the standings) :
Qualifying: Pole
Grand Prix: 2 (18 points)
Positions: -1
Oscar (5th in the standings):
Qualifying: 2nd
Grand Prix: 1 (25 points)
Positions: +1
Mclaren did well to finish 1st and 2nd. Oscar deserved his first win, he did so well the entire race despite Lando making it difficult by not following team orders right away and being difficult. Although that being said McLaren should have pitted Oscar first to avoid this entire situation because there was no need to pull a stunt like that. Lando needs to learn to be a team player because countless times Oscar has let him through on team orders and the attitude he showed should not be tolerated. Overall the team need to do better to manage both drivers because something like this cannot happen again.
Lewis (6th in the standings):
Qualifying : 5th
Grand Prix: 3rd (15 points)
Positions: +2
George (8th in the standings) :
Qualifying: 17th
Grand Prix: 8th (4 points +1 for fastest lap)
Positions: +7
Mercedes did well to help George recover from his shocking qualifying session to finish 8th and score valuable points. Lewis did well to charge up the field and score his 200th career podium and add to the consistent good run of form that Mercedes have had. However, the team’s strategy when it comes to pit timing needs to be looked at because Lewis was just about holding off Max even though he was struggling on his tyres.
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Hungary🇭🇺 debrief Dino edition 🏎️
6th in F3 standings
Qualified - 12th (due to Browning losing his times for causing a red flag and Dufek getting disqualified from qualifying)
Sprint - Pole
Sprint :
P3 (8 points)
Positions: -2
Feature :
P10 (1 point)
Positions: +2
Dino had a good start during the sprint race but lost the lead to Bedrin in turn 3 on the opening lap. He stuck within DRS range of Bedrin for several laps constantly putting pressure on Bedrin.
On lap 10 Dino attempted to take the lead but he caught the curb and dropped down to 3rd but still within DRS range. He ended the race in 3rd place securing valuable points for his championship.
On the first lap of the feature race Dino moved from 12th to 9th. He remained there stuck in a DRS train but on lap 14 he lost 9th place to Goethe.
On lap 22 a safety car was deployed so the race ended under the safety car so Dino finished the race in 10th.
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Hungary🇭🇺 debrief Paul edition 🏎️
2nd in F2 standings
Qualified - 1 (2 points)
Sprint - 10
Sprint: 6 (3 points)
Positions: +3
Feature:
DNF
Positions: -21
During the start Paul dropped down to 15th from 10th due to those on soft tyres having better grip from the get go while those on the hard which includes Paul have to play a waiting game.
At lap 9 the hard tyre has become the faster tyre compared to the softs.
On lap 12 Paul moved down to 15th place. He was stuck at the end of a DRS train On lap 18 Paul moved up to 14th due to Kimi pitting.
On lap 20 Paul moved up to 13th and on lap 21 moved up to 12th then 11th due to Durksen pitting. Lap 23 Paul moved up to 10th and on lap 24 he moved up to 8th, into points positions then on lap 25 he moved up to 7th where he ended the race.
However post race penalties saw Vershcoor get disqualified for a technical infringement meaning that Paul ended the race in 6th.
Paul had a very poor start tumbling down to 7th on the opening lap after having a huge lock-up. Then on lap 7 he had contact with Maloney and spun effectively ending his race.
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Silverstone 🇬🇧debrief McLaren & Mercedes edition 🏎️
Lando (2nd in the standings) :
Qualifying: 3rd
Grand Prix: 3
Positions: -18
Oscar (5th in the standings):
Qualifying: 5th
Grand Prix: 4th (12 points)
Positions: +1
Mclaren messed up Oscar’s race when they left him out for an extra lap instead of double stacking him with Lando. He was in contentions for a podium but that was ruined by a poor strategy call by McLaren. They made another mistake by letting Lando go onto the soft tyres instead of the mediums leaving him vulnerable to Max and costing him P2. McLaren need to get their strategy calls together and their pits stops together because it’s these small things that are costing them wins.
Lewis (8th in the standings):
Qualifying : 2nd
Grand Prix: 1st (25 points)
Positions: +1
George (7th in the standings) :
Qualifying: 1st
Grand Prix: DNF
Positions: -18
After an incredibly run and start to the weekend George had to retire due to an issue with the water system. He did so well the entire weekend and it’s extremely disappointing that he had to retire at his home race. Lewis had an incredible weekend starting the race in P2 and going on to win his first race in a long while at his home Grand Prix. Incredible work from everyone involved.
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GT World Challenge Asia - Suzuka🇯🇵debrief
Climax racing car number 22 (Pro-Am)
Lineup:
-Ralf Aron
-Wang Zhongwei
Race 1
Wang ➡️ Ralf
Qualifying:
Overall - 19th
In class - 8th
Results:
Overall - 20th
In class - 9th
Race 2
Ralf ➡️ Wang
Qualifying:
Overall - 2nd
In class - 2nd
Results:
Overall - 24th
In class - 10th
In race one it was a decent start from Wang who managed to keep the car in one piece during the start although they did drop down 4 positions. The pit window opened under safety car conditions and lot of drivers including Wang took the opportunity to pit. He swapped with Ralf handing over the car when it was 20th overall and 8th in class. Ralf came out of the pits 23rd and 8th in class. With 15 minutes left till the end an other safety car was deployed and it returned to the pits with 7 minutes to go. They ended up finishing the race in 20th overall (9th in class) unfortunately due to the multiple stops in the race they couldn’t progress further up the grid.
In race 2 it was a good start from Ralf who managed to move up to 12th on the first lap. The safety car was then deployed on lap 3 due to two Audis going off in the gravel. On lap 8 the race resumed and Ralf managed to hold onto 12th place during the restart before handing the car over to Wang when the pit stop window opened. Wang came out of the pits in 17th place (11th in class).
On lap 13 the safety car was deployed again and Wang moved up to 13th (8th in class). The safety car came in on lap 16 with just under 14 minutes left. On lap 17 an incident occurred which caused Wang to tumble down all the way to 27th (12 in class) A FCY was then called after another car went off track with 9 minutes to go. The safety car was then deployed with only 90 seconds to go and the race finished behind the safety car so the car finished in 24th (10th in class)
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Silverstone🇬🇧 debrief Dino edition 🏎️
6th in F3 standings
Qualified - 19
Sprint - 19 but started 18th due to Goethe getting a 5 place grid penalty after the sprint
Sprint :
P12
Positions: +7
Feature :
P19
Positions: -1
During the first lap Dino dropped down to 23rd but made his way back up to 21st. On lap 2 a VSC was called due to devri on track. Lap 4 we went back to green flag conditions but then another safety car came out due to two cars going into the gravel. At this stage Dino has moved up to 19th. On lap 8 he moves up to 15th. There was a DRS train from 6th all the way down to 15th making it hard for Dino to overtake Nikita Bedrin who was in 14th place. On lap 12 a VSC was deployed again after 2 cars made contact. Lap 17 Dino made his way up to 12th where he ended the race.
The feature race was chaotic with unexpected rain coming in making drivers pit for wets and some staying out on slicks. On lap 4 Dino had contact with Sophia’s car causing a Safety car On lap 6 Dino came in to fit wet tyres. The safety car came in lap 8 and the race resumed.
Multiple cars shuffled down the order during the restart moving Dino to 12th since he was on the wet tyres and on lap 9 another safety car was deployed due to a collision between 3 cars. Dino moves up to 11th during the safety car restart with 12 minutes left. Dino moves into 10th with 10 minutes to go then he moves up to 9th.
With 6 and a half minutes left the slicks become the faster tyre and Dino falls down to 12th. With 5 minutes left Dino was being investigated for track limits violations and was given a 5 second time penalty while he dropped down to 14th. Due to the penalty Dino dropped down to 19th when the race ended
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Silverstone🇬🇧 debrief Paul edition 🏎️
2nd in F2 standings
Qualified - 12
Sprint - 12
Sprint:
DNF
Positions: -8
Feature:
P12
Positions: =
The Sprint Race was a wet race with conditions worsening. By lap 4 Paul had moved up to 10th but the race was suspended after 5 laps. The race then began again with behind the safety car and on lap 7 they got back to full racing action. On lap 8 Paul had an incident which caused him to DNF. Pepe made contact with the back of Paul’s car taking him out of the race.
Paul maintained 12th place during the start but an early safety car came out due to Kimi spinning moving him up to 11th. Paul tumbled down to 19th on lap 3 due to a puncture from contact with Durksen. The safety car came in on lap 6 which also signalled the opening of the pit window. On lap 10 he moved up to 10th due to other cars making their mandatory pit stops.
Paul got a 10 second time penalty after causing a collision with Durksen. On lap 15 Paul moved into 7th place but he still hasn’t made his mandatory pit stop. On lap 23 Paul moved up to 1st but he still has to serve his mandatory pit stop and his 10 second time penalty. Paul came into the pits on lap 28 he served his 10 second penalty and took his mandatory pit stop then came out of the pits in 14th. Paul finished the race in 12th moving him down to 2nd in the championship standings
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