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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: Moss Date: July 17, 2012, 5:10 am
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Q 2nd.
R 3rd
Started of the line good went side to side with Nash the first 2
corners but he had the inside line on t3 so I let go and
followed.
Went on with nash the first couple of laps but I was struggling,
car didn't feel right, then I started making mistakes and I
slowed down to save my race.
A couple of laps later I pitted 1 lap before Nash did, he went
out just abit ahead, I passed on the drs zone, but wasn't fast
enough to hold it, in away I'm trying to ease off to avoid a
crash and when I push my car struggled.
Made a mistake then from there I knew it was gone.
After i pitted I made another mistake and stubs passed, with
frustration I got a penalty to serve then I just drove slowly to
save my fuel to the end.
I know my setup was out of shape, I should've worked on it, and
get a right setup, I know something was wronge there but it's
too late, I was out of pace, congrats to stubs and Nash.
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: supanash Date: July 17, 2012, 5:13 am
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[quote author=drewdawg727 link=topic=150.msg1610#msg1610
date=1342519752]
Was hoping that I can just tough it out and pray that a SC would
close everything up for me. (Even though I would've suffered
again afterwards). Ironically enough the Safety Car wound up
being caused by me.
[/quote]
Must be a really difficult track with a controller. Lots of
tricky traction areas. It's hard enough with a wheel and pedals.
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: macca9899 Date: July 17, 2012, 5:14 am
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Q=7th Couldnt string a single good lap together- very
dissapointing
R = 5th
Had a good start and gained a position into turn one. Was in 6th
and thought about trying one up the inside of striker for fifth.
Came round turn four and there were cars all over the place and
I found myself in 3rd with striker right on my gearbox which is
where he stayed for a few laps but eventually passed me under
DRS. Made a meal of my last stop choosing the options when I
really wanted primes. Think I could have had fourth as I had to
make an extra pit stop for another set with only three laps to
go. I probably didnt really have to but was worried about
striker gaining big chunks of time on me in those last three
laps or me making a mistake on worn rubber. I guess I had blowen
any chance of getting fouth so may as well protect fifth.
Looks like its going to be a showdown at the last race Drew for
the highest placed Williams driver... :o
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: drewdawg727 Date: July 17, 2012, 5:15 am
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I recorded the first lap before my first of many spins, if any
of you wish to see it. You can see how much I'm struggling with
the car just from this.
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCkczlUtocw&feature=plcp
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: camstubbs86 Date: July 17, 2012, 5:40 am
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Quali - 3rd fastest primes qualifier, did a early stint
consisting of 6 laps and my primes were in the 70% range so i
knew i needed to better my lap on fresh tyres to get those extra
laps back for the race i did so beating my earlier time by 3
tenths.
Race - 1st and fastest lap, majorly surprised as the car felt
shit in quali and early in the race, once we passed half way car
felt good
made every mistake in the book early, rubbed moss at t4/5 and
spun in front of the pack cause a drive thru for livo, sorry
champ, after this im back in P8 with only a struggling drew
behind. into sector 3 i get a bit aggressive on castrol and try
to sneak up on him but hit his side and spin again on lap 1.
now i cruise along in last for the rest of the lap untill livo
pits for his penalty and i come back in front of him. i get
stuck in the gutter off one of the ripple strips and get dragged
of the track, livo passes back into p8 and i very long way away
from the leaders.
gazza smacks the wall in lap 3 and i get him at t2 lap 4 round
the out side.
lap 4 get a drive thru lose more positions end up back in p8.
the option runners pit and i get in front of castrol and behind
macca. i battle with him for a lap he he performs the cleanest
and best re under overtake i have ever seen on this game,
awesome counter manouvre. wait till the vid
then the s/c comes out and bunches the field back up. i was
cheering big time cause i knew i would be strong at the end of
race having saved fuel all race.
castrol and livo pit on the restart? why? and i move into 4th,
right behind my team mate who makes an error a few laps later
and i take 3rd.
by now the front 2 are 5/6 secs ahead. i put in some consistent
laps and reel them in as they battled away, moss' tyres must
have been shot or he made an error because nash got away from
him and i caught him. we all pitted on lap 20, and im instantly
on moss' wing. he makes an error and i shot passed and hunted
down nash. who was 3 secs up the road i caught him on lap 26 i
then passed and cleared him by 3.5 secs in the end.
happy with the result hope there wasnt much lag i would be
disapointed to know either moss or nash had to back out. but i
think i had the pace anyway in the last stint!
when my vid loads it will show the lag i experienced from
castrol, striker and moss. but moss' wasnt bad just a bit
twitchy
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: Moss Date: July 17, 2012, 5:56 am
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Andrew, I can tell u were using so much front wing.
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: drewdawg727 Date: July 17, 2012, 6:00 am
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Wings were 11/11.....which should in essence give your car the
best handling for high speed turns but obviously not!
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: supanash Date: July 17, 2012, 6:11 am
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[quote author=drewdawg727 link=topic=150.msg1618#msg1618
date=1342522852]
Wings were 11/11.....which should in essence give your car the
best handling for high speed turns but obviously not!
[/quote]
Not quite. with 11/11 you actually have too much downforce at
the front, which gets your front end turned in too much, making
the back end step out. CM made the back end too light in the
2011 game. With TCS you get away with it, since it seems to act
as a kind of stability control as well.
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: angryman Date: July 17, 2012, 6:13 am
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Sorry guys, went on a ride which went a little too far for me to
get back in time.
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Re: Race Reports - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By: drewdawg727 Date: July 17, 2012, 6:15 am
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I have been successful with 11/11 at other tracks (Hungary,
Nurburgring) ... I don't remember what I ran at Singapore but I
will have to see if that is it because maybe that's why I had a
slippery race there. I usually run 8 or 9 front wing at some
other tracks.
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