Macau 2019 Race 1

23:11	F5KMacau	Welcome to Macau for the first of two Formula 5000 races here this weekend
23:11	F5KMacau	Qualifying was an interesting affair, with track position being the buzz word of the 20 minute session
23:11	Biscione	oh here we go
23:11	Biscione	I get to play my ace in the deck
23:12	F5KMacau	Richie Stanaway played the game best to score pole by a scarcely believable nine tenths of a second over teammate Dave Simpson
23:12	F5KMacau	One man who was highly unimpressed was Tim Horan
23:12	F5KMacau	Who stormed over to the Nissan garage after the session when Adelaide Voeckler ruined the hotlaps of both his drivers
23:13	Biscione	...
23:13	F5KMacau	It could all be a moot point however
23:13	F5KMacau	25 laps is an awfully long distance here at Macau, and the weather is threatening to close in
23:14	F5KMacau	22 cars are lined up on the start line
23:14	F5KMacau	And we are away!
23:14	F5KMacau	Dave Simpson bogs the start and immediately gets swallowed up by all and sundry
23:15	F5KMacau	It's absolutely bucketing down on the run to Melco, but these guys are all on slicks!
23:15	F5KMacau	PYE!
23:15	F5KMacau	HE'S IN THE WALL AT MANDARIN!
23:15		--- Normal32 is back
23:15	Normal32	"oh"
23:15	F5KMacau	His day is done!
23:15	F5KMacau	It jumbles up the field massively behind him
23:16	F5KMacau	The back of the circuit is virtually bone dry, but the rain is intensifying
23:16	F5KMacau	Stanaway retains the lead on the run to Melco, but he has Heimgartner all over him
23:17	F5KMacau	Evans has benefitted from the mess, as he's gone from 12th to 8th by the end of lap 1
23:18	F5KMacau	He has a run on Robertson into Mandarin and gets the move done
23:18	F5KMacau	Lisboa, rather
23:18	F5KMacau	Robertson!
23:18	F5KMacau	He tags the exit wall at Lisboa and knocks the front wing off his car!
23:19	F5KMacau	Heimgartner's going with Stanaway up front and looks noticeably closer as they start lap 3 of 25
23:20	F5KMacau	Horan are taking a gamble with Robertson's car
23:21	F5KMacau	Figuring he was well down the order anyway, they've put him on intermediate tyres in the hope to regain track position later on
23:21	Biscione	fucking hell Robertson
23:22	F5KMacau	As we now cut to a train of cars from Aaron Watson in 11th through to Daniel Ricciardo in 17th
23:22	F5KMacau	The former world champion is back here through absolutely no fault of his own, and is looking incredibly racy in the second Horan machine
23:23	F5KMacau	Watson's run in the midfield is short-lived however
23:23	F5KMacau	As he clatters the wall into Lisboa and climbs out of the car in shame
23:23		--- DMR_pls is away (Somewhere on the tube, probably at Stepney Green. Or Whitechapel for that matter)
23:24	F5KMacau	Several of the backmarkers have responded to Robertson's move and gone onto intermediates
23:24	F5KMacau	And it now looks like the front runners are doing the same
23:24	F5KMacau	Stanaway, Heimgartner, McLaughlan, Lloyd and Mann all come in
23:26	F5KMacau	And remain n that order as they come out
23:26	F5KMacau	Simpson, Evans, Stuvik and Rogers stayed out in all that
23:27	F5KMacau	As Yi Yifei gets caught out by the conditions and becomes the latest victim of Lisboa
23:28	F5KMacau	Evans has been the big benefactor in all the reshuffling
23:28	F5KMacau	As he's managed to leapfrog both Lloyd and Mann in the cycle
23:29	F5KMacau	Xi Xuiping joins his countryman in damaging his car on the unforgiving Macau barriers
23:30	F5KMacau	Leaving us with 18 cars still running
23:30	F5KMacau	The order on lap 7 of 25 is Stanaway, Heimgartner, McLaughlin, Simpson, Evans, Lloyd, Mann, Stuvik, Fiore and Rogers
23:31	F5KMacau	The only notable battle on track at the moment is between Ricciardo and Clifton for 14th
23:31	F5KMacau	Which is resolved in favour of the Horan driver
23:31	F5KMacau	He sets off on closing the gap to Holdsworth and Tan ahead
23:33	F5KMacau	Simpson is slowly starting to lose patience with McLaughlin
23:33	F5KMacau	Oh boy
23:33	F5KMacau	He's trying around the outside at Mandarin!
23:33	Miguel98
23:33	F5KMacau	But thinks better of it
23:33	F5KMacau	SIMPSON!
23:33	F5KMacau	MCLAUGHLIN!
23:33	F5KMacau	THEY COLLIDE!
23:33	F5KMacau	They're both int he runoff at Lisboa!
23:33	Normal32	what a laugh
23:34	F5KMacau	These two have had a lot of incidents with each other this year
23:34	F5KMacau	And Simpson rejoins ahead
23:34	F5KMacau	They're down in 9th and 10th however after Fiore's suspension collapses on itself
23:34	F5KMacau	This leaves Evans to rin in third
23:34	F5KMacau	And Lloyd and Mann to squabble over 4th and 5th
23:35	F5KMacau	Ricciardo's flying!
23:35	F5KMacau	He's running *three* seconds a lap faster than anyone else out there at the moment
23:36	F5KMacau	He is not messing around
23:36	F5KMacau	And the reason he is not messing around is because the nature of the first stops has forced everyone onto a two-stopper
23:37	F5KMacau	He senses he can still salvage a result from this
23:37	F5KMacau	As he closes up to the back of Tan and Holdsworth on the run down to Fisherman's
23:38	Miguel98	Wazzle
23:39	Miguel98	how much gripd has Ricciardo copared to the rest?
23:39	F5KMacau	Holdsworth sticks it down the inside of Tan into Reservior
23:39	F5KMacau	Leaving the Malaysian to deal with the world champ
23:39	Normal32	700/700
23:39	Normal32	prolly
23:39	F5KMacau	Simpson disposes of Leong with extreme prejudice
23:40	F5KMacau	And sets off after Lee Rogers for 7th
23:40	F5KMacau	Dale's at something like 600/350 for the record
23:40	F5KMacau	Which is basically if Mitch Evans could actually qualify
23:41	F5KMacau	Speaking of which, we now find ourselves in the situation where Evans is closing on the two leaders
23:41	F5KMacau	Mann is showing a similar level of urgency in the other Triple 8 car
23:41	F5KMacau	As she finally clears Lloyd for 4th position
23:42	F5KMacau	Rogers!
23:42	F5KMacau	He's knocked the front wing off his car!
23:42	F5KMacau	He's bleeding positions left and right
23:44		*** Dom joined #F1Rejects
23:44	F5KMacau	The order on lap 12 of 25 is Stanaway, Heimgartner, Evans, Mann, Lloyd and Stuvik
23:44	F5KMacau	Simpson, Leong, McLaughlin and Ricciardo round out the top 10
23:45	Dom	EVANSTHIRDWAT
23:45	Gertrand_Bachot	Right now I have established driver changes for the hopefully less-kek 1995
23:52	F5KMacau	Anyway, we're now back to the action
23:52	Gertrand_Bachot	Badu goes to Sauber and Cara goes to Ligier
23:52	F5KMacau	Heimgartner and Evans are both quicker over the back end of the circuit
23:52	Normal32	if he doesn't want double-dutying, just don't allow it
23:52	F5KMacau	But Stanaway has the drive out of the corners to keep him ahead
23:52	Gertrand_Bachot	Nick Nurmester bought his way into Forti
23:52	Normal32	maybe this is pure coincidence though
23:53	F5KMacau	And in comes Stanaway from the lead!
23:53	F5KMacau	This releases Heimgartner and Evans
23:53	Biscione	also it's bit ridiculous that series owners can disallow double dutying. In real life it's up to the teams, not the organisers, whether this can be done.
23:53	Normal32	well, AR3.5 doesn't
23:53	F5KMacau	Ricciardo also brings the Horan car in from 10th
23:54	F5KMacau	Stanaway has rejoined in 7th behind teammate Simpson
23:55	F5KMacau	And Horan have taken another gamble
23:55	F5KMacau	This time putting Ricciardo on full wets
23:55	F5KMacau	This could be Daniel's experience filtering through
23:56	F5KMacau	Mann comes in from third
23:56	F5KMacau	And comes out in ninth behind McLaughlin
23:57	F5KMacau	Ricciardo!
23:57	Normal32	he dies
23:57	Normal32	rip
23:57	F5KMacau	He loses the back end through the final corner, but rejoins with minimal time loss
23:57	F5KMacau	Interestingly, Triple Eight have following Horan's call and put Mann on wets
23:59	F5KMacau	It's also worthwhile noting that Evans doesn't look like he's putting a move on Heimgartner anytime soon
23:59		*** DMR_pls is now known as Londoner
00:00	F5KMacau	And neither crew are in any hurry to bring either of their guys in
00:00	F5KMacau	Stanaway is currently stranded behind his teammate Simpson, which could be to their advantage
00:01	Gertrand_Bachot	So qualifying for the 1995 Brazillian Grand Prix
00:01	F5KMacau	One crew that is ready however is Toyota Team Thailand
00:01	Gertrand_Bachot	Nicolas takes pole position
00:01	F5KMacau	Who bring their man Stuvik in from 4th in an attempt to undercut Lloyd
00:01	Gertrand_Bachot	BvN is 2nd
00:01	F5KMacau	Prodrive bring Simpson in from 5th as well
00:02	Biscione	one race at a time Gertrand_Bachot
00:02	Gertrand_Bachot	Schiller is 3rd
00:02	Biscione	it's common courtesy
00:02	F5KMacau	HEIMGARTNER
00:02	Biscione	F5KMacau started first so let him finish
00:02	Gertrand_Bachot	Oh shit
00:02	F5KMacau	HE'S OFF AT LISBOA!
00:02	F5KMacau	Evans takes the lead of the motor race!
00:02	F5KMacau	The Nesia crew immediately stand to attention and get ready to bring Andre in
00:03	F5KMacau	There are some distraught faces on pit wall
00:03	F5KMacau	They knew this was their best chance of a victory all year
00:03	Miguel98
00:04	F5KMacau	Stanaway is reveling in the conditions on fresh wets
00:04	F5KMacau	As he disposes of Lloyd at the final corner to go into 2nd
00:05	F5KMacau	We now have Stuvik fancying a move on McLaughlin for what is now 5th
00:05	F5KMacau	We are expecting the Leketus care to come in momentarily
00:05	F5KMacau	And what is Voeckler doing?
00:05	F5KMacau	She is holding Evans up badly through the esses!
00:06	F5KMacau	It takes her until Police to finally realise what's going on and get out of the way!
00:06	F5KMacau	She's been desperately slow and generally getting in everyone's way this weekend
00:06	F5KMacau	As evidenced by her qualifying time being nearly six seconds slower than pole position
00:07	F5KMacau	Evans lost *ten* seconds in that exchange
00:07	Gertrand_Bachot	Jesus
00:07	Gertrand_Bachot	Why was she allowed to start?
00:07	Gertrand_Bachot	DNQ pls
00:08	F5KMacau	Because of that, we actually missed Scotty Mac finding the runoff at Lisboa for a second time
00:08	F5KMacau	Oh here we go
00:08	F5KMacau	Lloyd vs Mann
00:08	F5KMacau	She thinks about a move into Mandarin
00:08	F5KMacau	But the Formula Three champ thinks better of it
00:09	F5KMacau	Evans is losing time hand over fist on the used intermediates
00:09	F5KMacau	And the Triple Eight crew are finally responding
00:09	Miguel98	https://formularejects.com/wiki/2019_Formula_2_World_Championship_season#Championship_Standings
00:09	F5KMacau	Stanaway is all over Evans!
00:10	F5KMacau	Mitch is losing time hand over fist on these used tyres
00:10	F5KMacau	The BRM crew are also ready to receive Lloyd
00:10	Miguel98	about 20 minutes too late :L
00:10	F5KMacau	Mitch comes in at the end of lap 18
00:10	F5KMacau	This leaves Stanaway in the lead from Mann
00:11	F5KMacau	Stuvik and Simpson are now fighting for third and fourth
00:11	F5KMacau	Simpson and Stuvik are side by side into Lisboa!
00:11	F5KMacau	And the Prodrive man gets ahead!
00:11	F5KMacau	Evans rejoins in 6th just behind Holdsworth
00:12	F5KMacau	And just infront of Ricciardo, who has done a sterling job to recover from being P21 on lap 1
00:12	F5KMacau	They're all stranded behind Holdsworth's Erebus car
00:12	F5KMacau	Who is yet to stop a second time
00:12	Miguel98	Where did Lloyd come out?
00:13	F5KMacau	Lloyd has rejoined in 10th
00:13	F5KMacau	Which should become 9th once Holdsworth stops
00:13	F5KMacau	And into the pitlane comes Holdsworth
00:14	F5KMacau	Heimgartner is clearly pissed off with his lot in life
00:14	F5KMacau	And takes out his frustrations with a late-braking duel with Ricciardo
00:14	F5KMacau	Which he handily wins to claim 6th position
00:16	F5KMacau	Stanaway's lead over Mann is just under 10 seconds with 5 laps to go
00:16	F5KMacau	It should also be noted he was the only key runner who opted to stay on intermediates at the second stop
00:16	F5KMacau	So far it's paying off handsomely, but both Mann and Simpson are closing in
00:17	F5KMacau	In a rare moment of calm, let's take stock of where we're at
00:17	F5KMacau	Stanaway leads and is hellbent on scoring his first win in Formula 5000
00:18	F5KMacau	Mann is second after staying out of all the dramas and is 9.4 seconds behind
00:18	F5KMacau	Simpson is a further four a half back in third
00:18	F5KMacau	Then comes Stuvik and Evans, with the Triple Eight driver closing in
00:19	F5KMacau	Heimgartner is 6th after his dramas, with Ricciardo running in a lonely 7th after his qualifying and first lap woes
00:19	F5KMacau	Hometown hero Charles Leong has used his local knowledge to make his way up to 8th
00:19	F5KMacau	But he's now in a slipstreaming duel with Jordan Lloyd
00:20	F5KMacau	Who he fends off this time around
00:20	F5KMacau	Evans has now caught Stuvik for 4th
00:20	F5KMacau	As we also watch the gap slowly disappear between Mann and Simpson for second
00:21	F5KMacau	Stanaway's hit the cliff with his intermediates
00:21	F5KMacau	He's already lost nearly three seconds this lap!
00:21	F5KMacau	The gap is down to 3.8 with three to go!
00:22	F5KMacau	This one is not over by any stretch of the imagination
00:22	F5KMacau	Lloyd takes on Leong through Reservoir, and Leong relents
00:23	F5KMacau	Rogers' afternoon comes to an end
00:23	F5KMacau	As he buries the car into the tyre barrier at the final corner
00:24	Miguel98	Lee y
00:24	F5KMacau	Stanaway, Mann and Simpson are now all nose to tail
00:24	F5KMacau	The Kiwi is in big trouble with 2 to go!
00:24	Miguel98	actually, question Wazzle
00:24	Miguel98	why haven't Supercars gone to Macau?
00:24	F5KMacau	Mann as a run out of Fishermans!
00:24	F5KMacau	And into the lead she goes!
00:25	F5KMacau	Simpson tries the same trick out of the final corner, but Stanaway slams the door!
00:25	F5KMacau	The teammates are side by side through Mandarin!
00:25	F5KMacau	OH NO!
00:25	F5KMacau	THEY'RE BOTH OFF AT LISBOA!
00:25	Dom	kiek
00:25	F5KMacau	Simpson recovers first and goes into second place!
00:25	Miguel98
00:26	F5KMacau	Stanaway rejoins all the way down in 9th!
00:26	Dom	lel
00:26	F5KMacau	Evans has overtaken Stuvik amongst the chaos!
00:27	F5KMacau	The gap Mann to Simpson is 3.9 seconds with just over a lap to go
00:28	F5KMacau	Which is 3.3 at the line
00:28	F5KMacau	Heimgartner has caught Stuvik for 4th behind this lot
00:28	Miguel98	Is Lloyd where?
00:28	F5KMacau	And Stanaway loses another spot to Holdsworth
00:28	F5KMacau	Simpson can sense Mann is struggling
00:29	F5KMacau	But is this a bridge too far for the championship leader?
00:30	F5KMacau	Simpson's closed it down to 2.4 at the second timing loop
00:30	F5KMacau	But it'll be too little, too late
00:30	F5KMacau	She came into this weekend only driven a car of this size once before
00:31	F5KMacau	But on a day she kept here head as those around her lose theirs, Sabrina Mann comes across the line TO WIN IN MACAU!
00:31		*** KizunaAi joined #F1Rejects
00:31	F5KMacau	Another lap and Simpson would have got her, but alas second is enough to extend his championship lead, ahead of Mitch Evans who salavaged third
00:32	Normal32
00:32	F5KMacau	Sandy Stuvik also scored a career best result in fourth ahead of Andre Heimgartner, who was a real what could have been story today
00:32	F5KMacau	Daniel Ricciardo shows why he is a Formula One world champion, finishing 6th after the struggles he had this weekend
00:33	F5KMacau	Jordan Lloyd, Charles Leong, Lee Holdsworth and Richie Stanaway round out the top 10
00:33	Normal32	Leong
00:33	F5KMacau	But the results don't tell the entire story for people like Stanaway and Scott McLaughlin, who were on for so much more earlier on
00:33	Normal32
00:33	Miguel98	i'll take 8th
00:33	Miguel98	Lloyd continues to improve and show good pace
00:33	F5KMacau	Michael Robertson was another such hard-luck story
00:34	F5KMacau	After showing good pace in qualifying and having a clean start, losing a front wing and recurring electrical issues meant he ended up 14th on the road