Team Pezzarinho Blog - Perry's Final Race Weekend
In my final weekend as Team Pezzarinho manager, I document what the team goes through on a daily basis and share thoughts and feelings before leaving the Formula B Spec paddock.
What an incredible race to sign off on! Absolutely thrilled to be a part of it and no doubt all of the fans are leaving extremely satisfied both with the action and the result. Congratulations to both Tsuchigami no Kyojin and Takuma Sato for a thoroughly deserved race win.
It's a little shame that my last race is the first time all season that we have finished off the podium, but we made a number of mistakes here - possibly distracted by me leaving the team... We debated the 2 stop strategy but felt we would be quick enough to not lose the time for a pitstop over the course of the race. The really big problem we had was at turn 2 however with Alonso performing pirouettes for the crowds on 3 separate occasions. We thought we had cured the problem after practice, but the tyres were giving up their grip earlier in the stint than expected and this put pay to our race chances. Bottas too had issues at the second curve so perhaps the setup factor we had been using to dominate all season is to blame! To top all of our troubles, we had a couple of issues with deployment from the Mercedes engine along the start straight. This is unusual for Mercedes though having given us rock solid performance all season.
It was a shame to see Allstar Racing's Sara Hockenheim struggling too, braking issues into the hairpin. A great recovery drive though once again and a well deserved second place. How long before this team finally grabs their first win though, I hope for them that it isn't much longer! Elsewhere it was a tough day for a lot of teams as the season draws to a close and older parts are used. A lot of tired cars now ready to be replaced in Season 4.
Almost as soon as Alonso brought the car back into the garage, the team got the champagne going and the party went long into the night here. A very fitting end to my time within the team, and I write this feeling very sorry for myself today. No doubt a few other Team Pezzarinho employees are also feeling the affects and very glad that I gave them this week off to recover from the toils of the championship campaign. I again thank every one of them for their efforts across my time here.
I can't say thank you enough to those I have shared the Formula B Spec paddock with over the course of 3 seasons. I'm sure most of you made an appearance at some stage of our Suzuka garage party, but my memory is somewhat blurred for much of that evening! You have been the driving force behind our successes and made the championships what they are, and I hope that you continue to put Team Pezzarinho under pressure going forward! The largest thank you of course goes to
@Earth for another fantastic season and all the best with all of the other MTP sanctioned events to come! My phone will never be too far away should the call be made - but it might be covered in baby dribble!
Team Pezzarinho Formula B Spec Stats - Perry Brown Era (Stat - Total - All Time Placing)
Championships - 2 - 1st
Race Wins - 11 - 1st
Championship Points - 393 - 1st
Pole Positions - 9 - 2nd
Podiums - 18 - 1st
Fastest Laps - 13 - 1st
Laps Led - 433 - 1st
