Singapore GP: Race Ticker
motorsport-live.com October 16th, 2016
Welcome to the live race ticker for the Singapore GP. It is the first pole position for
Windsor ace
Aki Lipponen but he will feel the hot breath of two fast
Steinmann cars into the first corner. This street circuit, almost voted off for next season, will set the stage for another exciting race.
Lap 1:
And with a very curious decision,
Aki Lipponen will start on the soft tyre with the next cars behind him being on the supersoft, so his lead could erode quickly, very quickly. The cars are coming around for the formation lap... and the grid is ready... It is a short rundown to the first corner, a left-hander...
The red lights are on... one.. two... three... four... five...
AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO!
AND
HOLTZ LEADS THE RACE OUT OF THE FIRST CORNER WITH A GREAT GETAWAY!
SHARP AND
CHAPMAN ARE FIGHTING FOR P3... AND THE
STEINMANN PASSED HER BACK AGAIN ON THE BRIDGE!
And
Chapman takes no prisoners and goes past
Lipponen for P2 while
Holtz puts the pedal to the metal to lead after the first of 37 laps.
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +2.8 3.
Sharp +4.2
Vidal P15 +11.2
Woodford P19+12.7
Lap 2:
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +2.4 3.
Sharp +5.6
Vidal P17 +20.1
Woodford P20 +21.3
Lap 3:
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +2.2 3.
Sharp +5.6
Vidal P17 +24.1
Woodford P20 +28.1
Lap 4:
Not alot of action right now, however
Chapman is looking to get past his teammate as it seems....
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +1.3 3.
Sharp +5.0
Vidal P17 +27.4
Woodford P20 +31.6
Lap 5:
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +1.3 3.
Sharp +6.4
Vidal P17 +32.7
Woodford P20 +37.0
Lap 6:
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +1.1 3.
Sharp +5.7
Vidal P17 +37.0
Woodford P20 +40.4
Lap 7:
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +1.2 3.
Sharp +5.1
Vidal P16 +40.4
Woodford P19 +43.2
Lap 8:
The supersoft is going away... pit stops soon...
1.
Holtz 2.
Chapman +0.6 3.
Sharp +4.8
Vidal P16 +42.4
Woodford P19 +45.9
Lap 9:
AND THEY DO IT AGAIN!
Chapman has to queue behind
Holtz AND THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AT THE PITSTOP! WHAT A STUPID WAY TO DO PIT STOPS!
1.
Sharp 2.
Lipponen +4.3 3.
Schmidt +11.0
Vidal P16 +42.1
Woodford P19 +46.5
Lap 10:
Sharp in at the end of the lap.
Chapman has lost 16 seconds towards
Holtz...
1.
Lipponen 2.
Schmidt +6.8 3.
Saarinen +7.6
Vidal P15 +39.8
Woodford P19 +45.9
Lap 11:
AND
SHARP COMES OUT IN FRONT OF BOTH
STEINMANN! Bad pit stops could cost them the race here...
1.
Lipponen 2.
Schmidt +7.5 3.
Saarinen +8.5
Vidal P15 +37.2
Woodford P19 +43.4
Lap 12:
The
Panther of
Zoe Sharp is already all over the back of third place who is on worn soft tyres and she has a 5.3 second lead over
Holtz.
1.
Lipponen 2.
Schmidt +8.1 3.
Saarinen +8.6
Vidal P13 +39.4
Woodford P19 +46.6
Lap 13:
And the three front runners on the old tyres pit.
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +4.8 3.
Wexler +6.3
Vidal P13 +40.8
Woodford P19 +48.9
Lap 14:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +2.7 3.
Wexler +5.7
Vidal P12 +31.9
Woodford P18 +41.7
Lap 15:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +2.7 3.
Wexler +4.6
Vidal P12 +32.5
Woodford P20 +59.9 PIT
Lap 16:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +2.2 3.
Wexler +3.9
Vidal P12 +33.0
Woodford P20 +63.1
Lap 17:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +2.1 3.
Wexler +3.8
Vidal P18 +48.7 PIT
Woodford P20 +63.0
Lap 18:
It has been a long time coming,
Holtz all over the
Panther's gearbox, gone are the 5.3 seconds of cushion.
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +0.9 3.
Wexler +3.3
Vidal P16 +49.8
Woodford P20 +63.0
Lap 19:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +0.6 3.
Wexler +4.2
Vidal P15 +50.1
Woodford P20 +67.2
Lap 20:
Coming close is one thing, overtaking another.
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +0.6 3.
Wexler +4.5
Vidal P15 +50.6
Woodford P20 +69.0
Lap 21:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +1.1 3.
Wexler +5.1
Vidal P15 +51.5
Woodford P20 +71.9
Lap 22:
Oh no,
Nikolai Surikov has smashed his
Panther into the wall before the second bridge over the harbour... he is out of the race and can enjoy watching it now... yellow in sector 2.
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +1.1 3.
Wexler +5.1
Vidal P14 +53.0
Woodford P19 +75.1
Lap 23:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +0.5 3.
Wexler +6.4
Vidal P16 +69.0
Woodford P19 +78.9
Lap 24:
The second round of pit stops close for the front runners...
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +1.6 3.
Wexler +6.3
Vidal P16 +69.4
Woodford P19 +80.6
Lap 25:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +1.9 3.
Wexler +5.8
Vidal P16 +70.3
Woodford P19 +1 LAP PIT
Lap 26:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +2.8 3.
Wexler +5.9
Vidal P16 +71.5
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 27:
Holtz and
Wexler in... AND
LIPPONEN SLIPS THROUGH! HE PITTED EARLIER AND WAS FAST ON THE SOFT TYRE!
1.
Sharp 2.
Schmidt +16.9 3.
Lipponen +20.1
Vidal P16 +74
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 28:
Sharp's and
Schmidt's tyres are worn but they want to change to supersoft...
1.
Sharp 2.
Schmidt +17.5 3.
Lipponen +19.4
Vidal P15 +75.9
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 29:
Sharp does so and exits... IN FRONT OF EVERYONE IN THIS SHORT PIT LANE! Nifty pit work by
Panther!
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +1.1 3.
Schmidt +1.2
Vidal P14 +77.5
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 30:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +3.8 3.
Schmidt +5.7
Vidal P14 +62.4
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 31:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +7.4 3.
Lipponen +10.0
Vidal P14 +69
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 32:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +7.1 3.
Lipponen +11.6
Vidal P13 +74.0
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 33:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +5.9 3.
Lipponen +12.7
Vidal P13 +75.7
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 34:
This one looks done and dusted.
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +8 3.
Lipponen +15.3
Vidal P13 +77.0
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 35:
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +8.0 3.
Lipponen +15.3
Vidal P13 +79.1
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Lap 36:
And a frustrated
Harry Chapman is limping home in P5...
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +7.1 3.
Lipponen +16.3
Vidal P13 +79.8
Woodford P19 +1 LAP
Final Lap:
And that is it!
Zoe Sharp wins the race with good speed and better pitwork,
Nina Holtz second, then
Aki Lipponnen who delivered a good undercut to get past
Wexler in fourth.
1.
Sharp 2.
Holtz +7.9 3.
Lipponen +18.9
Vidal P13 +83.0
Woodford P19 +1 LAP