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I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. if it was me you'd tipped, sure I'd me annoyed, but the replay certainly seems to show contact was minimal and possibly his car was off balance on the kerb and therefore a spin was going to be easier anyway. 
Don't be so hard on yourself for incidents that occur after another driver makes their own mistake. He missed his braking point, he clearly missed the apex, and while straightening out on the rumble strip that we all know is slippery he was trying to recover. Sure, you came in at speed and made things worse for him, but at the point at which you would have time to react you would have been on the throttle already, and that's racing. We all end up on the receiving end of stuff like this, but the way to avoid receiving it is to make sure you always lock down your apex and exit speed even if it means sacrificing entry speed by braking early. If drivers run laps on the ragged edge, they open themselves up to other drivers getting along side in places they shouldn't. I don't think there was a way for YOU to avoid hitting him once he slowed down that much.
When I pointed out it was he who had hit me, he maturely replied"blaablaa".
. Just 28 pts.
, good job 👍
Manu, Red Bull Ring
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Slot 1:
Still trying to get back out of C/S...
Highlights (6 minutes):
Qually was spoiled by the car in front making a mistake which would have clearly prevented him setting a better lap, yet he didn't back out and compromised my lap instead. I'd had a clean enough start of the race from P, swapping places with a German BMW, but he hit me on Lap 6 at T1 and spun me out at T2. 🤬 After the race, he called me a "bad racer"!!!
Lap 9, in P6, I was taken out by a British McLaren which had been punted into me by a Polish BMW who I'd only just allowed to pas me to serve his penalty, knowing I'd re-pass whilst he took it! And I got the 2s 'outside of the corner' penalty for my troubles. Nothing for the McLaren (fair enough, not to blame) but only 1s for the BMW who was the only one to continue instead of being stuck in the gravel! That left me P9 after the penalty. Made it to P6 but only just held onto it as my 7 lap old tyres went suddenly from fine to zero cornering grip towards the end of the final lap. Not the first time that's happened in races
Slot2:
Highlights (4 minutes):
Decided to try a no-stopper this time. Started in P6 after qually was spoiled by the car in front making a mistake which would have clearly prevented him setting a better lap, yet he didn't back out and compromised my lap instead. Of course, he started right in front of me!
I was challenging for P2 as I approached the line at the end of Lap 1, but the pole-sitting German BMW driver decided to come across from the right of the track to squeeze me off the left-hand side. He barged me several times, but I was past into P2 before T1, with a ram up the rear of the car from him in doing so. That enabled him to get back in front before I tapped his rear quarter and he spun out. Karma. But that had let a Lithuanian Ferrari into P2.
I re-passed him on L6 and was in the lead at the end of L8 when the lead car pitted. I was never less than a little under 7 seconds in front of the Ferrari after that and won comfortably enough to take the last 3 laps very cautiously to avoid a repeat of the grip issue from Slot 1. The German BMW? Finished 19th and last, receiving criticism from others for his conduct. Only 39 pts for the win, but a CRB which will at least aid in getting me back to B/S. With luck...
Not great points, but I'm more interested in improving my DR for future rounds, so I'll stick with that.
Edit: No need to refuel in the Nissan, and no fuel-saving required, just got to be a little gentle on the tyres under braking and round the corners.
Ok thanks. I guess I could have taken a wider turn, but he came from so far back...
C is like a beautiful beach holiday - so easy to visit, so hard to leave! Unfortunately, it's full of rude, drunken and dangerous people spoiling your stay!
Like a visit to Sunny BeachC is like a beautiful beach holiday - so easy to visit, so hard to leave! Unfortunately, it's full of rude, drunken and dangerous people spoiling your stay!
). I used the Scirocco in yesterday's Nations race too since I am familiar with it, and managed to finish 3rd. It was only worth 10 points given my level, but I was proud of the result regardless. Looking forward to driving the Beetle at Red Bull tonight.
No need to blame yourself for the stupidity of the game's penalty system.
Welcome, you have come to the right place.Hi All, I'm a new member to the forum. I starting playing the online racing mode when the lockdown started last month (after just racing vs. AI since Christmas when I got the game), and I am having a lot of fun with it! I am still DR D (made a very brief appearance in DR C last week before falling back), but I'm learning and getting a little better.
I found this forum recently and you all share a LOT of good information.
I am using VW for the Manufacturers races because the Scirocco and Beetle are very stable and easy for me to keep on the track (which is priority one for a beginner like me at the moment
I look forward to interacting with the group. I am on DS4 and using Auto Transmission - my 52 year-old brain has not been able to handle Manual trans whenever I try it out, haha!
Well, RBR turned out to be more of a power circuit than I thought. Clean exits will make up for time lost to good handling cars, like the RSR and Huracan.
Hi All, I'm a new member to the forum. I starting playing the online racing mode when the lockdown started last month (after just racing vs. AI since Christmas when I got the game), and I am having a lot of fun with it! I am still DR D (made a very brief appearance in DR C last week before falling back), but I'm learning and getting a little better.
I found this forum recently and you all share a LOT of good information.
I am using VW for the Manufacturers races because the Scirocco and Beetle are very stable and easy for me to keep on the track (which is priority one for a beginner like me at the moment
I look forward to interacting with the group. I am on DS4 and using Auto Transmission - my 52 year-old brain has not been able to handle Manual trans whenever I try it out, haha!
