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Griever20 · 10-03-2017, 01:25 PM

South African GP: Race Notebook
motorsport-live.com

July 2nd, 2017

A rare smile cracked the face of Van Dort Racing driver Niilo Saarinen when he got handed the winners trophy for the prestigious South African GP by the prime minister, and the champagne did the rest.

"Great win, great drive, that gets us past Lotus in the Constructors, and shows that he have the pace to win. Perfect work by the team," said their team principal.

Scutineering...
Was failed by the Rossini by Dieter Wexler, making a bad Sunday worse as he was demoted from fourth to sixth. He already left the track when that became public, but he was very vocal about his excursion into the runoff in the first lap.

"That was rather dangerous. Margate came in like a torpedo and failed the braking point, and the only way for me to avoid his car was braking later and running wide... and once I bumped over the kerb, things got out of hand..."

Tyres, Tyres, Tyres
Were key today as a number of runners found out. Iker Vidal made a big mistake at the end of his first stint, pushing his already worn ultrasofts over their limits. "That was all on me. I thought they had the tyre life to survive a fast in lap, and instead I lost like 10-15 seconds. That screwed our strategy and lost us valuable points."

Another runner that experienced tyre issues... Harry Chapman. "Yeah, I pushed too hard. I wanted to catch both Niilo and Nina and eventually win the race, but once I was past the other car and behind the Van Dort, it was clear that the tyre would not last. In the end, we decided to not push things and risk an incident...

Reliability
Cost both Steinmann cars big today. "They could've easily put in a 1-2 if it was not for all those repairs," said BBC's Martin Brundle after the race. Both cars stood in the pit lane waiting for repairs for around 13-15 seconds each. Wolfgang Roth, the Steinmann team principal was not available for comment after the race.

After Seven Races:
The pendulum has swung towards the Silver Arrows again, at least in the Constructors as they now coaxed a 13 point advantage. Obviously, Van Dort made the biggest of all jumps and passed both Lotus and Windsor for forth here, and the Drivers Championship is stll everyone's business.

Wexler has now only 10 points of cushion, and Holtz also can still win it, being 24 points behind... there are nine races to go...

Race Result:

Standings:

10-03-2017, 01:25 PM	#136
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	2017 South African GP(7/16): Qualifying South African GP: Race Notebook motorsport-live.com July 2nd, 2017 A rare smile cracked the face of Van Dort Racing driver Niilo Saarinen when he got handed the winners trophy for the prestigious South African GP by the prime minister, and the champagne did the rest. "Great win, great drive, that gets us past Lotus in the Constructors, and shows that he have the pace to win. Perfect work by the team," said their team principal. Scutineering... Was failed by the Rossini by Dieter Wexler, making a bad Sunday worse as he was demoted from fourth to sixth. He already left the track when that became public, but he was very vocal about his excursion into the runoff in the first lap. "That was rather dangerous. Margate came in like a torpedo and failed the braking point, and the only way for me to avoid his car was braking later and running wide... and once I bumped over the kerb, things got out of hand..." Tyres, Tyres, Tyres Were key today as a number of runners found out. Iker Vidal made a big mistake at the end of his first stint, pushing his already worn ultrasofts over their limits. "That was all on me. I thought they had the tyre life to survive a fast in lap, and instead I lost like 10-15 seconds. That screwed our strategy and lost us valuable points." Another runner that experienced tyre issues... Harry Chapman. "Yeah, I pushed too hard. I wanted to catch both Niilo and Nina and eventually win the race, but once I was past the other car and behind the Van Dort, it was clear that the tyre would not last. In the end, we decided to not push things and risk an incident... Reliability Cost both Steinmann cars big today. "They could've easily put in a 1-2 if it was not for all those repairs," said BBC's Martin Brundle after the race. Both cars stood in the pit lane waiting for repairs for around 13-15 seconds each. Wolfgang Roth, the Steinmann team principal was not available for comment after the race. After Seven Races: The pendulum has swung towards the Silver Arrows again, at least in the Constructors as they now coaxed a 13 point advantage. Obviously, Van Dort made the biggest of all jumps and passed both Lotus and Windsor for forth here, and the Drivers Championship is stll everyone's business. Wexler has now only 10 points of cushion, and Holtz also can still win it, being 24 points behind... there are nine races to go... 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)