The first out of five rounds of MIO Winter cup was held last weekend. The carpet which was used has a little less grip than at EOS.
In Q1 I finished on 1st position. In Q2 I retired early, as I was just kicked out 3 times and there was no point to continue. In Q3 I pushed myself trough the pack which secured me 2nd position after qualification.
In 1st final round I glued new tires on as I wanted more grip. For sure through the start it was perfect and I took the lead. Unfortunately on the low-grip part of the track I just lost all my momentum, and Bart overtook me. From that point I just couldn't handle the car anymore on the grippy part. The track had changed and the setup was not right for new tyres. I crashed 2 times and dropped back to P5.
Final 2: I went back to the 1st set of tyres which I was more confident with, but was not so quick. Even though I managed to make 2nd fastest lap time, and I was off with Tom Maquel, when I made a mistake and stayed 2nd for whole race. Finished in P2.
Final 3: Started well, Bart was quick again, and I left the door open to see if he could hunt on Tom Maquel and maybe I could profit. But after a few laps Bart retired with a broken motor. So I finished 2nd behind Maquel who won 2 finals and so won this round.
So I finished second overall, it was not my day but Iâ™m very happy after all. The car was amazing.
