Round 16: Japan - Suzuka International Racing Course (25Jul18 @ 8:15pm AEDT)

[AaronWebb85]

Last Season's Results:
1st: El_Majacko
2nd: kartdude45
3rd: Maznat87
Pole: dreglar (1.28.807)
FL: mightymurph51 (1.31.274)

1. Last week, in the final ever Malaysian GP, we saw Maznat on pole, Jacko lead 9 laps, Stewart lead 16 laps and Dani lead 3 laps (including the most important one). Will we see as many leaders in Suzuka?
2. Maz, dani, kart and Jacko are the only competitors to have secured a victory this season. With 5 rounds remaining, will a fifth entrant grace the top step of he podium?
3. Victory or any combination of results that sees his championship lead increase by 7 over Maznat will see the coronation of Jacko as a 5-time champion in PRL. Is this likely to occur this week?
4. Mercedes can seal the constructors championship by staying 172 points or more ahead of Renault. Will the Silver Arrows achieve the title in Japan?

 

[kartdude45]

2. The four drivers that lead at Sepang are the only competitors to have secured a victory this season. With 5 rounds remaining, will a fifth entrant grace the top step of he podium?

So. I don't finish the season off and my wins don't get reckonised? Or was I magically lagging into the lead at some point last week.  :roll:

 

[El_Majacko]

2. The four drivers that lead at Sepang are the only competitors to have secured a victory this season. With 5 rounds remaining, will a fifth entrant grace the top step of he podium?

So. I don't finish the season off and my wins don't get reckonised? Or was I magically lagging into the lead at some point last week.  :roll:

Was just checking if people still read these. You passed!

 

[El_Majacko]

Q: 1st
Finally put together a decent qualifying session. Only a tenth off my PB, very acceptable.

R: 1st
Made a decent start and held the lead. A few laps in Maz and I were a few seconds up the road when he came off at T1. From there I had a 3 second margin back to him, until he went for a medium tyre undercut on lap 8. If he'd have gone to softs I'd have covered him the next lap, but I thought I had the margin to stretch the supers out until 10, when I put the softs on. He certainly closed up but I was comfortably in front. Stewart had come off at some point after being relatively close to Maz prior to the stops. Maz and I traded times, I was being fairly careful bearing in mind what happened to dreglar last season. Towards the final few laps Maz made a final push, but couldn't get close enough to make a move, eventually coming off at T1 again, releasing the pressure and I cruised home to victory. Happy to end the drought since Hungary and seal both the driver's and constructor's championships with a win!

 

[El_Majacko]

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