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Griever20 · 09-29-2017, 10:03 AM

German GP: Race Notebook
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June 11th, 2017

Rumors about the Rossini being now the car to beat... seem true. The flashing red cars were top three almost all the time, and they brought home a double podium... and a win for Dieter Wexler in his home country.

"I wanted this, and I know that the fans love it. I raced karts 20 kilometers south of here on a small track, and raced lesser touringcar series and single seaters on this track. A dream come true."

Nina Holtz was not quite as happy. "We need to find pace," she said. "Yes, I finished second, but that could've been easily third or worse. Would love to win here some day..."

A Horrible Start...
To his race had Harry Chapman. The Steinmann pilot fell back from fourth to ninth in a heartbeat. "I had a decent start, but then had to lift to not hit Nina in front of me. Lifting right after the start never does you any good so..." He ended up fourth with some stunning laps, and he looked like the faster Steinmann to be honest.

1-Stop Nightmare:
A number of runners tried a 1-stop strategy, andall of them failed one way or another, except Iker Vidal, who once again found some luck in changable conditions.

"I had a horrible start and fell way back down in the food chain, and then ruined my tyres by locking up behind Sharpie and Wolfgang and had to pit. We went for a quick middle stint in clean air on the soft... and managed to just extend that one to pit for inters," he said.

Others, like Zoe Sharp and Maria Gonzalez, flat our refused to change to intermediate tyres and ended up falling way back as they expected the rain to stop very soon

Lost Opportunity...
For Jeremy Woodford has he technically was driving a sensible race... until Ana Oliveira ran into his back and broke his rear wing. "Don't know what she was doing," he said. "Guess she got on fresh tyres and she underestimated the low temperature out of the blankets..."

Oliveira finished tenth despite a front wing repair and of course a drive through penalty, while Woodford finished only fourteenth.

After Six Races:
The prancing horse has struck back and Dieter Wexler is back to a 17 point advantage in the WDC. Probably the bigger news for the team is that Rafael Rodrigues continued to score and show similar pace to Wexler, giving Rossini now a six point lead in the Constructors.

The Silver Arrows need to react, and so does Van Dort Racing as the gap to Lotus for fifth in the Constructors is now up to 19 points.

Race Result:

Standings:

09-29-2017, 10:03 AM	#131
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	2017 German GP(6/16): Race Notebook German GP: Race Notebook motorsport-live.com June 11th, 2017 Rumors about the Rossini being now the car to beat... seem true. The flashing red cars were top three almost all the time, and they brought home a double podium... and a win for Dieter Wexler in his home country. "I wanted this, and I know that the fans love it. I raced karts 20 kilometers south of here on a small track, and raced lesser touringcar series and single seaters on this track. A dream come true." Nina Holtz was not quite as happy. "We need to find pace," she said. "Yes, I finished second, but that could've been easily third or worse. Would love to win here some day..." A Horrible Start... To his race had Harry Chapman. The Steinmann pilot fell back from fourth to ninth in a heartbeat. "I had a decent start, but then had to lift to not hit Nina in front of me. Lifting right after the start never does you any good so..." He ended up fourth with some stunning laps, and he looked like the faster Steinmann to be honest. 1-Stop Nightmare: A number of runners tried a 1-stop strategy, andall of them failed one way or another, except Iker Vidal, who once again found some luck in changable conditions. "I had a horrible start and fell way back down in the food chain, and then ruined my tyres by locking up behind Sharpie and Wolfgang and had to pit. We went for a quick middle stint in clean air on the soft... and managed to just extend that one to pit for inters," he said. Others, like Zoe Sharp and Maria Gonzalez, flat our refused to change to intermediate tyres and ended up falling way back as they expected the rain to stop very soon Lost Opportunity... For Jeremy Woodford has he technically was driving a sensible race... until Ana Oliveira ran into his back and broke his rear wing. "Don't know what she was doing," he said. "Guess she got on fresh tyres and she underestimated the low temperature out of the blankets..." Oliveira finished tenth despite a front wing repair and of course a drive through penalty, while Woodford finished only fourteenth. After Six Races: The prancing horse has struck back and Dieter Wexler is back to a 17 point advantage in the WDC. Probably the bigger news for the team is that Rafael Rodrigues continued to score and show similar pace to Wexler, giving Rossini now a six point lead in the Constructors. The Silver Arrows need to react, and so does Van Dort Racing as the gap to Lotus for fifth in the Constructors is now up to 19 points. Race Result: Standings: __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)