R1 was a frustrating experience for me. It was pretty exciting and action packed, but a while in when Frederic and Nicky both passed me at the same time in turn 2, I found myself on the marbles. The car flicked back towards the inside just a little bit, but enough to hit Nicky. Sorry about that
Though if it helps, I ended up losing both my wings. And that 94 second repair pretty much left my race in pieces.
I must say though, I quite liked how the car handled without either wing. When you lose just one, you get really horrible balance issues, but when you loose both, you're left with just mechanical grip. And it was quite nice. I'd have probably had more fun if it were more competitive though!
R2 was more like it though. Things became more relaxed again when we lost the rubbered in line, and had to start warmup on a green track. I didn't really want to start in 3rd, but it worked out okay for me. The first half of the race basically involved identifying drivers behind me, and letting past the ones who I had no chance of defending against. I'd only slow myself down if I tried, so saved my energy for folks I thought I had a chance at beating. Brought it home in 7th, and that's a high note to end on for me.
Thank you Rupe and Marco for making sure things move forward with this series. We had a period of uncertainty at first, but I'm glad to see this is still very much going forwards, as I'm really enjoying this series so far.
I know what you mean, it's a much easier view to place your front wheels on every apex from the TV camera. Though the purist in me calls it cheating.