Thanks guys, and congratulations to Dave for a great sprint race victory. He was smart and he didn't make mistakes. Well done! 👍
Also, big thank you to Josh for the feature race!! It was exhilarating. I didn't stop pushing for the whole 45 laps, and that is physically and mentally exhausting, at Monaco. I knew I was not faster than Josh in pure speed, but I had a tiny bit better tyre degradation, which allowed me to be faster on a general note.
During the first stint, he was great, and during the second stint, he was just as fast while I struggled to get past C-Falcon89. When I did it, I was 6 seconds behind, and had to work hard to catch him. Fortunately, I could do it, and got past him, stopping one lap earlier than I had planned. I was planning on him staying for one extra lap, which would give me 3 seconds... and he did!!
On the last stint, I was aware I had to push like hell if I wanted to win, so I did some 34s on a row, to ensure I had enough advantage. After I got to 6 seconds, he cut it down to around 3 seconds... and on the last lap, I tried to play it safe. It was a relief, finishing it, since I was pushing for 1h and 20 minutes, like I've never done before. Congratulations to Josh because he's doing a great second half, and he's super fast!
The sprint race was a tad crazier, but I guess I was lucky to manage to avoid bigger problems. I got heavy damage on the front left suspension, but I was able to drive it at a decent speed. All in all, a great race day for me!!
I don't want to think about the championship, to be honest. Next week I have a race at the ring; one I have to work hard for, because the ring is very demanding. After the race is over, we'll just see.