Race REPORT & PICTURES - 15 - Pacific GP (Fuji)

Fuji Pics:


PRE-RACE
Arek: Fuji
Sexy: This is a VERY important info!!..


PRE-RACE
Arek: The stand full of fans
Sexy: The world loves our league races!


LAP 1
Arek: Drivers are ready to go. Joe McLaggen starts from PP. Sven is 2nd.
Sexy: 'GO-GO-GO, JO-REY!!!' yells their japanese fans..


LAP 1
Arek: raikkO's start was too fast for his car...
Sexy: He was just getting a 4 leaft clover for luck on the grass...


LAP 1
Arek: Sprint to the first corner.
Sexy: Always a tense moment...


LAP 1
Arek: The start went quite smoothly. Believe me or not but there is Tom McKay hidden behind Joe and Sven who is overtaking them both by the inside!
Sexy: I was also glad for a clean T1 - at least to me...


LAP 1
Arek: Oh, fortunately the cam installed on the curb catched that moment!
Sexy: I'm pretty sure someone smashed that cam before the end of the race..


LAP 1
Arek: ADI is having a little problem...
Sexy: And, of course, I was the (un)lucky guy getting stuck 'on' him..


LAP 1
Arek: His little problem becomes a bigger problem after a contact with our debutant Stevenspeed...
Sexy: I could swear Steven raced in the previous race, at Suzuka and the debutant now was actually Marius...


LAP 1
Arek: The end of lap 1.
Sexy: And me getting ready to overtake Arnie!


LAP 2
Arek: A hard battle for 7th place between Arek and Bober was a pride of the first few laps
Sexy: Nice one, gentlemen!


LAP 3
Arek: Black joined the battle and now two Ferraris are chasing Force India. Meanwhile soutie fights vs Sexy.
Sexy: I knew I couldn't hold soutie for too long, but I wanted to keep him behind the best I could, so Joe could try to put away in front, which would be VERY important to the Championship!


LAP 3
Arek: But he does a mistake overshooting the braking point during the fight...
Sexy: And I said 'Thank you, Sir!'


LAP 3
Arek: A moment later comes to the contact between BlackFox and Bober which ends not so well for that second one.
Sexy: I saw that coming.. But again I could only say 'Thank you, gentlemen!' and got 2 positions at once - Weeeeeeeeeee!!..


LAP 4
Arek: lau overtakes Alex Hill and takes the 4th place. Sven defends himself from Joe.
Sexy: Pretty good fights as well!!


LAP 4
Arek: Bober jumps down to the 12th place in front of Michal, Arnoldinhu and soutie with ADI recovering after their earlier "adventures".
Sexy: Actually.. Pretty good fights everywhere!!


LAP 5
Arek: No, it's not a photo finish. Sexy is just overtaking Arek at the main straight
Sexy: 'Sexy is just overtaking Arek' is nothing new.. And this pic shows how it would be if we could use the chat during the race..


LAP 6
Arek: lau overtakes Joe and jumps up to 3rd.
Sexy: lau could've been fighting for the Title too, if it wasn't by some bad races during the season - he is a pretty fast driver - but, right now, he is just another hard obstacle for Joe to get rid of..


LAP 7
Arek: lau has to do that once again because Joe answered back at the main straight.
Sexy: lau is doing a pretty good job in slowing Joe down, but... El Muchacho Suave is always ready for some good fight as well!!


LAP 8
Arek: But Joe was able to revenge once again, so lau renews his atack. Nice fight Alex Hill and Denis enjoy watching the battle
Sexy: Jah, pretty damn good fight though, I can't deny!


LAP 9
Arek: Sven overtakes Tom and we got a new leader!
Sexy: The Boss is doing a pretty good job, especially on Hards!


LAP 10
Arek: Arnie, Marius and Michal are battling for the 15th place.
Sexy: Another pretty good fight and these guys were certainly having some fun too! P.S. Welcome to the rFR League, Marius - from Romania to the World!!!


LAP 10
Arek: Arek (8th) followed by BlackFox, Adrian S SHole, Cueball and soutie.
Sexy: Stop slowing them all down, pliss...


LAP 11
Arek: Tom McKay leaves the pits as first after his pitstop to start the 11th lap. lau goes to his service spot.
Sexy: Stop drinking water from the toilet, pliss... Tom left the pits as 12th...


LAP 11
Arek: BlackFox spins...
Sexy: But there's no team play and/or 1st & 2nd driver at Ferrari, they say... If one 'has' something, the other one 'has' to have it too... - right?!...


LAP 12
Arek: Arek spins...
Sexy: ...as I was saying...


LAP 14
Arek: Joe is still 2nd after Tom's pit stop. Denis overtook Alex few laps earlier and is 3rd now. Meanwhile Alex Hill falls asleep and goes through the grass being overtaken by Sexy
Sexy: Alex also wanted a 4 leaf clover...


LAP 14
Arek: Cueball (8th) spins. soutie and Adrian S SHole finally are released from his pressure ADI takes his chance too.
Sexy: Poor Cue! He was doing a good job and these last corners can be pretty tricky sometimes!


LAP 16
Arek: Cueball tries to overtake Bober (10th) but Force India driver is able to defend himself.
Sexy: Good job, by Bober, making things a little harder for Cue!


LAP 16
Arek: Drivers who go with one stop strategy starts their pits. Alex does it as first after 16 laps. Unfortunalety he gets a drive through for speeding and he can forget about a good result...
Sexy: Alex was 5th and rejoined as 9th, according to Autosim Analyzer.. But then fell to 11th place after serving the penalty..


LAP 17
Arek: Sven, Joe and Denis in the pits. Tom McKay overtakes Sven and takes the 2nd place behind Sexy. Meanwhile, if you got good eyes, in the very far background you can see a very interesting situation between Arek and lau
Sexy: I was going to stop on that lap too, but I was afraid of creating a problem to Joe by pitting along with him, so I decided to stay on track for a little longer... at least I enjoyed leading the race for a few laps!


LAP 17
Arek: Arek pulls to the right very strong imediately after the last turn to let know he is going to the pits...
Sexy: Jah, but you forgot to turn the little right yellow light on... and also that huge, bright and blinking outdoor saying: I'M GOING TO THE PITS - WHICH OBVIOUSLY MEANS 'DON'T FREAKIN' FOLLOW ME THROUGH THE PIT ENTRANCE, NO MATTER HOW OBVIOUS THAT IS'!!! - I think that very simple warning would've helped...


LAP 17
Arek: ...but lau stays behind him...
Sexy: He probably thought you were trying to sneak a pizza slice or something and then he wanted some too...


LAP 17
Arek: And it came to this...
Sexy: PQP!!..


LAP 17
Arek: xP
Sexy:


LAP 21
Arek: ADI passes Black in a brutal way grindig his side of the car and jumps up to 9th
Sexy: THIS.. IS.. SPAAAARRRTAAAAAA!!!... I mean, this is Fuji - sorri.


LAP 21
Arek: Tom (2nd) goes to the pits for the second time. Sexy is still 1st.
Sexy: Jah! Let me have some fun, pliss!


LAP 22
Arek: Sexy Brigadeiro in the pits. Rejoins in front of Tom so seems like two stops done by him wasn't a good strategy for this race.
Sexy: Staying on track with Hards for 22 laps (while they were gone since lap 15/16) wasn't a great strategy either, but.. at least then I could use Meds until the end!


LAP 23
Arek: Denis (3rd). Joe is 2nd chasing Sven.
Sexy: Big fight for the lead of the race and also for the lead of the Championship!


LAP 25
Arek: soutie (4th).
Sexy: And this fight involves Joe, Denis and soutie himself - the 3 guys fighting for the Title!!!


LAP 25
Arek: Sexy tries to pass Adrian in battle for 5th place. ADI is waiting for their mistake.
Sexy: I had fresher tyres, but still Adrian made it as hard as he could for me to pass - which I did after a few tries - good job, Kangaroo Kid!!


LAP 26
Arek: And he got it! It was good news for Tom who was behind as well.
Sexy: /ban STUPID KERB proposed by Sexy Brigadeiro (ADMIN): Vote PASSED. ¬¬'


LAP 27
Arek: Cueball overtakes Black in battle for 12th.
Sexy: Nice move!!


LAP 29
Arek: Sexy passes Adrian and takes the 7th place behind Tom.
Sexy: Jah, Adrian loved being overtaken by me so much that he had to have it 2 times!


LAP 30
Arek: Meanwhile Joe (2nd) gets very close to Sven.
Sexy: Arriba, muchacho - Andale! Andale! Andale!!!


LAP 32
Arek: Denis has to defend his 3rd place of soutie. At the same time Sexy overtakes Tom and jumps up to 6th.
Sexy: This fight between Denis and soutie was all Joe needed and now he can focus on Sven only!


LAP 33
Arek: Joe McLaggen overtakes Sven and takes the lead with 1 lap to go!
Sexy: AYE, CARAMBA - watch and learn, Perez!!!


LAP 34 - LAST LAP!
Arek: Sven tries to revenge but without success.
Sexy: Although a victory is always important and Sven wants his first one pretty badly, that victory (for Joe) is even more important, because it can be a pretty big step towards the Season's Trophy!!..


LAP 34 - LAST LAP!
Arek: soutie passes Denis at T1 on the last lap!
Sexy: Uncle Bernie approves it!


LAP 34 - LAST LAP!
Arek: What a finish of the race!!!
Sexy: Niiiiice!!!


LAP 34 - LAST LAP!
Arek: Joe McLaggen wins the race! Sven is 2nd!
Sexy: AWESOME race and finish!!! And, of course I'm sad for Sven, because I know myself how it feels to lose a race at the very end like that, but... still he did a pretty good job and certainly will have his first win sooner or later! And as for Joe.. damn, what a GREAT result on the fight for the Title!!! Reduced the gap to soutie (who still leads the Table) and 'overtook' Denis with only 2 races to go on the season... just AMAZING JOB, JOEY!!! And oh... also CONGRATS to McLaren (Joe & I) for the CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE!!!



LAP 34 - LAST LAP!
Arek: soutie finishes as 3rd.
Sexy: And as i've just said, he is still leading the Championship, but... for how long?!...

PACIFIC GP FULL RESULTS
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