Today was a classic case of keeping my nose clean. As SammySnake once said, never indulge in a group jostling for positions. That's what I did.
After long I've had one of my most satisfying victories with my main a/c & the gap to second was the icing on the cake too as I'm not that good to start with for such a lead.
In short, I started in second. After the uphill esses, I let the 3rd placed player through as he was faster. Then soon enough, I let the 4th placed driver through as he was faster than me. This move of letting them though was pivotal.
What happened in that very (1st) & 2nd lap changed the entire complexion of the race. The screenshots below explain the narrative more vividly.
They kept fighting with each other so hard to ruin each other's race sadly. I don't understand when the race is 11 laps long, why get so aggressive or defensive even on the 1st lap itself? Don't understand the argy-bargy so early on in a long race!
Anyway, because of them, I was able to take the lead & keep it clean. DIdn't get even 1 time penalty which helped. With such ana awesome race, I won't race anymore just to keep the good vibes flowing.
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On 1st lap, I let the 3rd placed player go with right indication of mine blinking to let him know this.
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Letting the 4th placed player through as well.
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What ensues is this on the 2nd lap before the double chicane. I'm in 4th place seeing all this unfold in front of me.
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So he spins out & the BMW driver even loses positions due to damage.
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The 1st placed driver seen here catches upto us but he even is a little naughty in his aggression. Both of them have a 1/2 second penalty because of touching each other & going wide off-track.
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After the 3 lap mayhem, I'm seen here overtaking this player who had again managed to get a 1/2 second time penalty.
From here, I just kept to myself & tried to lap consistently with my RH-RS strategy. I believe they kept fighting it out throughout the race which is why my gap was so big at the end. I'm not that good but yeah, I'm clean & prefer to stay out of situations like this or even move out of a faster car's way as I've no right to screw anyone else's race....
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