Round 2 - Grande Prêmio do Brasil [Jan 22nd]

Richard Coxon wrote:

How do you even know 1:18 will be the cut off?

Just the study of the hotlap. Claudio just do a 1.18.427. He'll grab the 26th and lasts spot on the grid for sure.

Richard Coxon wrote:

So i wouldn't be so defeatist yet. There is every chance you will be in the race.

Nope there isn't. I'm not defeatist...just realistic. At best I'll be 27th. More likely I'll be 28th. Phoenix was just an anomaly for what's going to be the more frustrating season I'll ever attend.

It seems i am unable to join the server, password is correct and i had no issues on Qualifying 1

oh well it wasn't like i would make the grid using keys anyway, my wheel is still in repairs, i thought i would get it today but it wasn't ready .

leonardo, try again, maybe it was just the server switching between sessions (it took a while).

if not, hopefully someone more knowledgeable will know.

good luck,
dave

By now a very disappointing round. My improvements were more less than from the others. I can only hope for race. There the car feels well

Crap, couldn't get my sectors together. Once again. There's easily half a second in the car and I can't get them out when I need them. If my maths are right, I fell behind my team mate by fractions of a second. Here's someone super annoyed again

David Jaques wrote:

leonardo, try again, maybe it was just the server switching between sessions (it took a while).

if not, hopefully someone more knowledgeable will know.

good luck,
dave

Thanks David,
But i still wasn't able to join while the last practice and qualifying were running.

God damnit.

I received help to get better, yet I just started spinning off at Ferra Dura and lost all my tries until my last, which was still ages slower Martin.

Even with a tier 2 car, I am still average...

Final qualifying positions.

Final Grid

Sorry to all those who missed out, but please turn up on race day as we may have people who do not show up on race day.

See you all tomorrow.

Well, David nailed it big time!

EDIT: and of corse, group 2-3-4 guys.. its just embaresing how slow I am

10th, I'd have signed for that! There were another 5/10 in the car, and two places further up on the grid, but it's a nice break from my usual 13th spot on the grid in an F1 race.

Next mission is to break that other F1-habit of mine: hitting at least one solid object during the race.

Well, he's on a roll.


On regards of qualifying, I knew it would be close but after the 1st session, I didn't expect it to get that close, had I not improved my own time I'd be sitting this round out. Very impressive to see

Juha Bos wrote:

Next mission is to break that other F1-habit of mine: hitting at least one solid object during the race.

Is a moving car solid object?

@Juha:

Martin is nearly a whole second quicker in the same car, so yeah, I think I am doing pretty much average with a car that can go faster.

Raul Jereb wrote:

Juha Bos wrote:

Next mission is to break that other F1-habit of mine: hitting at least one solid object during the race.

Is a moving car solid object?

Yes, but usually trackside decorations are the object of my front wing's affections.

David did it in great style


shame that Petr Hlavac did not show this time, i send him setup by with i did 1:16.6 in his Minardi

Do you want a tissue David? Martin has driven the car more than you so its pointless comparing yourself to him.

Juha Bos wrote:

Yes, but usually trackside decorations are the object of my front wing's affections.

I was just kidding you, I have the same problem

David Jundt wrote:

@Juha:

Martin is nearly a whole second quicker in the same car, so yeah, I think I am doing pretty much average with a car that can go faster.

It's all a matter of perspective. Yes the car can go quicker. So does mine, a proper driver would have it lined up alongside Martin tomorrow. It's still the race that counts.

Raul Jereb wrote:

Juha Bos wrote:

Yes, but usually trackside decorations are the object of my front wing's affections.

I was just kidding you, I have the same problem

We could make a start by not hitting each other tomorrow.

sur le plan personnel , je suis content , car j ai tiré le maximum qu il etait possible de faire avec la Larousse .

sur le plan sportif, tres deçu de cette 7 eme position ,et surtout du  gap qui me sépare des voitures devant , il est juste impossible de lutter avec elles  , dommage

bravo a tous les qualifiés

Well... Hope I can go better in race. I don't think I'll make history repeat itself though.

huge thank you to francois, he really helped me get the car setup. i would have been lost without your help thank you!

love the hso community, so happy to be able to race with you all.

dave

Richard Coxon wrote:

Do you want a tissue David? Martin has driven the car more than you so its pointless comparing yourself to him.

On Thursday, I didn't start throwing away my attempts by spinning off like a spintop

I hope I can at least improve my pace for the race, but I'll need to look at the understeer I have. No use in lower wings if I can't get around turns

spectaculair grid guys!

have a good one tomorrow!

DNQ as forecast. There's go strike one.

The good thing is that I'm going to go to sleep sooner every sunday's race from now on. Now I've twelve seconds to find at Imola to match my historical counterpart (I'm in 1.38.3 and Eric Comas does a 1.26.2). It's the only challenge I'm up to from now as I can flush down the toilet any hope of further qualifications.