I like how even though he was getting passed by other GT's he still kept it calm and realised it was more important to get it back to the pits without damage than fight for position, real mature driving
I've watched him since he first started racing with the cup cars, and I must say, he has really matured over time. As you said, this was some great driving in those conditions. While everyone was spinning out, he kept it clean. Shame he crashed later on but that's racing.
Was it only raining on part of the track? With Doppler radar, I do not understand why teams were not called in for intermediates right away unless it was perceived as being a very short rain period.
At that point it was raining only in the last sector. Some teams were saying that the rain could come some 30 minutes after it actually poured down. I guess it was too big of a risk to put on inters while 70% of the track was dry and they probably expected it to be a short shower. They eventually had to pit cause the rain spread across the whole circuit.
Looks like it was Michael Fassbender; you can see him assisting with the driver change as the outgoing driver at about 2:55 with the flag for the Republic of Ireland and "Michael" on his race suit.
@@massimobernardo- I was referring to how well he managed driving with slicks in the rain. He binned it later on around midnight when the rain was over and the track was dry.
I like how even though he was getting passed by other GT's he still kept it calm and realised it was more important to get it back to the pits without damage than fight for position, real mature driving
I've watched him since he first started racing with the cup cars, and I must say, he has really matured over time. As you said, this was some great driving in those conditions. While everyone was spinning out, he kept it clean. Shame he crashed later on but that's racing.
Where did you get the onboard footage from?
Was it only raining on part of the track? With Doppler radar, I do not understand why teams were not called in for intermediates right away unless it was perceived as being a very short rain period.
At that point it was raining only in the last sector. Some teams were saying that the rain could come some 30 minutes after it actually poured down. I guess it was too big of a risk to put on inters while 70% of the track was dry and they probably expected it to be a short shower. They eventually had to pit cause the rain spread across the whole circuit.
There are no inters anymore.
I meant wets. Not sure why I said inters in my previous reply.
Who was driving?
Looks like it was Michael Fassbender; you can see him assisting with the driver change as the outgoing driver at about 2:55 with the flag for the Republic of Ireland and "Michael" on his race suit.
Yes, correct. It was indeed Fassbender. He really did well in those tough mixed conditions.
@@JakeTheDragon he wrecked the car
@@massimobernardo- I was referring to how well he managed driving with slicks in the rain. He binned it later on around midnight when the rain was over and the track was dry.