F3 2019 - Motegi I Commentary

22:47:28: <Normal32> anyways
22:47:33: <Normal32> https://i.gyazo.com/99e7b005a0fb036ce26189139c6225bd.png
22:48:59: <Pasta> DONNELLY
22:49:03: <Ataxia> Biscione, when you say Trident, I'm guess you mean the chewing gum?
22:49:25: <F3_live> Hello, and welcome to the land of the rising sun... again!
22:49:27: <Pasta> Is it bad I've just recognised the "Gregg" part of Gregg Donnelly :/
22:49:39: <Ataxia> yes
22:49:40: <RealRacingRoots> hahahahaha
22:49:50: <Biscione> No, I mean the nuclear fucking submaries
22:49:56: <Biscione> yes, I mean the chewing gum.
22:49:57: <Biscione> :P
22:50:01: <Ataxia> well, I dunno
22:50:08: <F3_live> nuclear IndyCar?
22:50:19: <Ataxia> there's probably lots of companies called trident
22:50:34: <RealRacingRoots> probably some boating company named trident too
22:50:36: <kevinbotz> Aw yeah. :D
22:50:38: <Ataxia> maybe you wanted a logo of a steelworks that makes three-pronged forks
22:50:51: <Ataxia> but yes, I'll make a mental note
22:50:58: <kevinbotz> Little Al's making his comeback. :D
22:51:06: <F3_live> so
22:52:23: <tommykl> https://twitter.com/TheNewsAtGlenn/status/825782041287524353
22:52:30: <F3_live> Gregg Donnelly takes a surprising pole, ahead of Joey Mawsosn and Griffith
22:53:09: <F3_live> Zidan and Reith complete the top 5, who are only separated by 0.079
22:53:24: <F3_live> Mawson, rather
22:53:49: <Pasta> Miguel98 http://formularejects.com/wiki/1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season
22:54:04: <F3_live> Mann, Torrente, Smith, Torelli and Shvetsov complete the top 10
22:54:26: <F3_live> Kenshin Takahashi with a shocker in qualifying, he will start back in 23rd
22:55:10: <F3_live> anyways...
22:55:26: <F3_live> we are off!
22:56:08: <F3_live> Mawson tries to take the lead down into turn 3!
22:56:18: <F3_live> It works!
22:56:27: <F3_live> Mawson takes the lead from Donnelly!
22:56:49: <Pasta> FUCK SAKE GREGG
22:56:52: <F3_live> meanwhile, Mann takes care of Reith for 5th
22:57:38: <F3_live> Reith losing quite a bit of pace
22:58:01: <F3_live> Torrente tries to overtake Reith, but fails
22:58:38: <F3_live> Griffith reovertakes Zidan for 3rd
22:58:55: <F3_live> oh!
22:58:57: <F3_live> Mann!
22:59:01: <F3_live> that was close
22:59:10: <Miguel98> nice ataxia
23:00:02: <F3_live> she tries to get through Zidan, but touches his rear!
23:00:12: <F3_live> luckily nothing was damaged
23:00:42: <Pasta> Where's the 5th placed starter now?
23:01:04: <F3_live> Reith?
23:01:05: <F3_live> 7th
23:01:09: <Pasta> http://i.imgur.com/AOBVZ09.jpg
23:02:19: <F3_live> meanwhile, Nice Shop sweeps the fastest lap, a 32.002
23:02:28: <F3_live> 32.004*
23:02:42: <Miguel98> Watkins Glen previewup
23:03:23: <F3_live> SKLEP!
23:03:30: <F3_live> double overtake down turn 4!
23:03:37: <F3_live> that's 10th place for him
23:03:53: <Ataxia> Sklep performs a supermarket sweep
23:04:09: <Pasta> AHAHAH
23:04:11: <Pasta> Muh boy
23:04:56: <F3_live> Donnelly gets overtaken for 2nd
23:05:04: <Pasta> :(
23:05:38: <F3_live> at least he can hold off 3rd from Zidan
23:08:35: <F3_live> Donnelly tries a overtake in turn 1, but it just doesn't work
23:09:03: <F3_live> Zidan tries a double overtake, but backfires and Mann takes the opportunity to take 4th
23:09:56: <F3_live> Zidan however easily reovertakes her in turn 4
23:10:38: <F3_live> another close call
23:11:16: <F3_live> Finlay Kenneally slows down after a failed overtake, and Mawson, who is lapping him, almost crashes into his back
23:11:23: <F3_live> again, no damage
23:12:35: <F3_live> Sklep continues to get back positions, up to 8th
23:15:06: <F3_live> !
23:15:20: <F3_live> there seems to be smoke coming up from one of the Adriaticas...
23:15:35: <F3_live> ... it's Zidan!
23:16:18: <F3_live> he retires from 4th!
23:16:22: <F3_live> ... oh!
23:17:28: <F3_live> he decides to try and block cars, which causes Shvestov to crash into the back of him!
23:17:36: <F3_live> Ivan loses his FW
23:18:14: <Miguel98> lol
23:18:16: <Miguel98> right
23:18:19: <Miguel98> off to sleep I am
23:18:28: <Miguel98> hopefully tomorrow will get discharged from the hospital
23:18:39: <Miguel98> ...i'll see you real soon
23:18:40: <Miguel98> wave bye bye
23:19:04: <F3_live> there's another engine failure...
23:19:12: <F3_live> looks like a Plus One...
23:19:17: <F3_live> ... it's Donnelly!
23:23:16: <F3_live> Sklep with a daring overtake against Torrente, that's for 5th
23:23:42: <F3_live> a Panthera is parking it...
23:23:47: <F3_live> it's de la Vega!
23:23:50: <Pasta> Yay Sklep
23:23:53: <Pasta> NO Donnelly :(
23:23:54: <F3_live> transmission failure, we have been told
23:24:35: <F3_live> ... well now
23:24:45: <F3_live> Takahashi has climbed from 23rd all the way up to 11th
23:26:10: <F3_live> in the midst of all, Reith has capitalized the most
23:26:14: <F3_live> he is 3rd now
23:27:25: <F3_live> as we see a Theodore has parked it with a broken suspension...
23:27:39: <F3_live> ... it's John-Paul Casciaro!
23:27:54: <F3_live> a shame, he was running in the points
23:28:40: <F3_live> as Mawson starts his final lap
23:29:12: <F3_live> he was incredibly dominant in today's race, as he overtook Donnelly and was never heard from again
23:29:36: <F3_live> he today crosses the line as he....
23:29:41: <F3_live> wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins!
23:30:08: <F3_live> Griffith comes 2nd
23:30:20: <F3_live> Reith comes in 3rd
23:30:35: <F3_live> Mann is 4th
23:30:46: <F3_live> Sklep with a remarkable perfomance in 5th
23:30:52: <F3_live> Torrente 6th
23:30:57: <F3_live> Burrell 7th
23:31:04: <F3_live> Smith 8th
23:31:07: <F3_live> Torelli 9th
23:31:18: <F3_live> and Takahashi does an amazing recovery, from 23rd to 10th
23:31:51: <F3_live> Mann dominance can still be felt though, as she sets the fastest lap
23:32:13: <F3_live> 31.884, the only one in the race to go below 32 seconds
23:38:30: <F3_live> https://i.gyazo.com/71be61aa72ba72a42089507decd8faac.png
23:39:03: <RealRacingRoots> So Mawson was holden on to the lead there, and got the win because of it?