It was late in the evening when the first qualifying was held at the Blackwood GP, the fifth round of this years OWRL F1. Again it was all about getting into the Top 10 which was a decision of an inch when Zivkovic and Felix drove exact the same time. Zivkovic drove the time earlier so he moved on but he didn’t play an important role in the second part. Although everyone drove with the amount of fuel they intended to start the race with lap times were close at the front. In the end Peter Hopkins took his first pole position in front of Martin Silhanek and Jürgen Gießler. Adam Wisniewski, leader of the championship was fourth.
It was almost over for Sascha Zimmermann before the race even got started when he realized that he has chosen the wrong tyres but he decided just in time to start from the pits. This decision could pay off seeing that not everything was running smoothly in turn one. Gießler won the race until the first turn against Silhanek and took 2nd behind Hopkins, while Wisniewski stayed behind Silhanek. But Wisniewski touched him slightly at the back which made him spin facing the other direction of the field. Matthias Agari took advantage of the accident and took even second place behind Hopkins after Gießler was running wide. At the back Klein hit Ramon Ryder in the rear who has to pit for damage. Agari also had to pit after a few laps for new tyres after starting with the soft compound.
Fighting back was Martin Silhanek who was in second place after thirteen laps, but soon the pit stop window came nearer and therefore it was again a question of changing tyres or repair damage. The chicane left its marks on the suspension and many drivers had to repair the damage. One driver that did not was Nelson Marques, he even didn’t change his tyres and drove constantly behind the leaders, waiting for the moment. Most of the drivers changed their tyres during the second stop and late-stopping drivers like Wisniewski, Gießler and Hörenbaum took the lead for a few laps Hopkins was leader after the first round of pit stops with a huge gap in front of Wisniewski who had secured the 2nd place but an incident involving four other cars forced him to stop a few laps earlier than plannend. That was the chance for Marques and Hörenbaum, who stopped again late and short to stay in front of Wisniewski. Gießler could’ve also been with them, but a very long second stop threw him out of the fight for the podium.
Marques came out just behind Hopkins and stayed there for roughly ten laps. But the SpeedCore driver was faster and after a few trials he took the lead when Hopkins ran wide at the last turn. He built up a gap of five seconds that saved him to the finish for his first win in the OWRL F1. Hopkins was lucky that he didn’t fall behind Hörenbaum after his mistake and therefore ended up second. Wisnewski missed the podium for the first time after thee podium finishes in a row. One lap behind the top five finished Matthias Felix in front of Martin Silhanek and Milan Radonic, who scored his first point this season.
Marques and Wisniewski are now the only ones who finished every race in the top four and therefore are leading the championship sepereated by four points, while 1stBFA still leads the team championship, but three other teams are within reach. The next race takes place at the Aston North Reversed circuit on 20th June. At the moment the FBM Trophy organized by the OWRL is also running, so make sure to check it out.
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It was almost over for Sascha Zimmermann before the race even got started when he realized that he has chosen the wrong tyres but he decided just in time to start from the pits. This decision could pay off seeing that not everything was running smoothly in turn one. Gießler won the race until the first turn against Silhanek and took 2nd behind Hopkins, while Wisniewski stayed behind Silhanek. But Wisniewski touched him slightly at the back which made him spin facing the other direction of the field. Matthias Agari took advantage of the accident and took even second place behind Hopkins after Gießler was running wide. At the back Klein hit Ramon Ryder in the rear who has to pit for damage. Agari also had to pit after a few laps for new tyres after starting with the soft compound.
Fighting back was Martin Silhanek who was in second place after thirteen laps, but soon the pit stop window came nearer and therefore it was again a question of changing tyres or repair damage. The chicane left its marks on the suspension and many drivers had to repair the damage. One driver that did not was Nelson Marques, he even didn’t change his tyres and drove constantly behind the leaders, waiting for the moment. Most of the drivers changed their tyres during the second stop and late-stopping drivers like Wisniewski, Gießler and Hörenbaum took the lead for a few laps Hopkins was leader after the first round of pit stops with a huge gap in front of Wisniewski who had secured the 2nd place but an incident involving four other cars forced him to stop a few laps earlier than plannend. That was the chance for Marques and Hörenbaum, who stopped again late and short to stay in front of Wisniewski. Gießler could’ve also been with them, but a very long second stop threw him out of the fight for the podium.
Marques came out just behind Hopkins and stayed there for roughly ten laps. But the SpeedCore driver was faster and after a few trials he took the lead when Hopkins ran wide at the last turn. He built up a gap of five seconds that saved him to the finish for his first win in the OWRL F1. Hopkins was lucky that he didn’t fall behind Hörenbaum after his mistake and therefore ended up second. Wisnewski missed the podium for the first time after thee podium finishes in a row. One lap behind the top five finished Matthias Felix in front of Martin Silhanek and Milan Radonic, who scored his first point this season.
Marques and Wisniewski are now the only ones who finished every race in the top four and therefore are leading the championship sepereated by four points, while 1stBFA still leads the team championship, but three other teams are within reach. The next race takes place at the Aston North Reversed circuit on 20th June. At the moment the FBM Trophy organized by the OWRL is also running, so make sure to check it out.
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