rFactor1 Santander British Grand Prix - Silverstone - Comment

It was an exciting race in Silverstone for rFactor1 circus. The home race of most teams showed the skills of some drivers, but also the lack of brain of some others.
In qualify, there was a great pole for the "deb" of Red Bull Ahmet Kesgin form Turkey, due of a really low amount of fuel in the tank. Baroni was second, third place for Luty (really bad behaviour for him during this race), Cabiddu (Monaco winner) 4th. Corigliano was really in troubles with his BMW and started in 15th.

Mario Nieto is back in points, after a great battle with his friend Cardozo.

At the green light, all drivers left the grid, Kesgin leading, with Giammy Serra who had overtake Zingalus in first corner. In the center of the group, at Becketts, lot of contacts happened: Giaky Serra hit Greg and lost his nose, there was a contact between Iudicello and Corigliano, and in Chapel Wariof destroyed his car hitting Giaky Serra, who was coming back to the track after the previous accident.
But it's not over: at corner eight Cardozo, finally really fast, overtake Zingalus for 5th place. At The Bridge, Bernard finished his fuel and was overwhelm by Corigiano: the McLaren driver completely lost his rear tire ad was forced to retire.
At the end of first lap, pitstops for: Kesgin, Iudicello, Giaky Serra and Wariof (retire for him).

Second lap, Giaky Serra and Antonio Iudicello waere forced to carry a Stop&Go for speeding in pits.
Fourth lap, Nieto spun off at first corner, back in track with no damages in 11th position. Kesgin started his abominable show, overtaking Smith after an heavy contact in Stowe.

Zingalus was 7th at the end of first lap, but he climbed up the standing taking an awesome second position.

Fifth lap, while Baroni is leading in front of Luty, Cabiddu spun off at Luffield losing in third position, taken by GM Serra.
One lap later, pitstops for Cardozo (was 6th) and Kesgin (second pit for him). Corigliano, leader of World Championship, ended his bad race hitting the wall just outside Chapel.
Eighth lap, Monaco's winner Cabiddu retired for an electric failure.

At tenth lap, pitstops dance finally started: we had Greg, Burdisso (also a Stop&Go for him for Speeding in Pitlane), Giammy Serra, Smith, Baroni, Nieto, Zingalus, Kesgin, Luty (hit the wall pitting out), Vacca, Iudicello and Giaky Serra.
Pitstop was really important for Zingalus in 15th lap: he made his pit two laps after Giammy Serra and pitted in front of him for one second, taking second place.
Also in fifteenth lap, there was the final retire for Luty that was penalized after an incredible series of cuts in every lap.

Seventeenth lap, great overtake of Nieto on Cardozo for 5th place.
One lap later, Kesgin broke his nose hitting Nieto for four times in two corners. His behaviour had been really unacceptable and he received ten seconds of penalty at the end of the race, plus the starting from last position in German GP. In the same lap, Cardozo took again 5th place overtaking Nieto with Brawn.

This is what drivers calls a great race: lot of fights and a good 5th place for Cardozo and his Red Bull.

Great win at the end for Baroni, who took again the leadership of the standings, important second place for a never subdued Zingalus and again a third place for the "solid" Giammy Serra and his Toro Rosso.

SUMMARY OF PENALTIES:
- Ahmet Kesgin, the whole the race pushing other drivers to overtake them, bad behaviour in track - +10secs on his race time, starts from last in Germany, official "yellow card" - at first mistake he's going to be DSQ for one race.
- Tomas Luty, the wole race hitting other drivers, cutting corners, driving out of the track, cutting lines, etc. - DSQ in Germany.
- Giacomo Serra, official warning. He has to be more careful coming back in track after an accident.
- Davide Corigliano, above all in first lap was driving too much agressive, under probation.