Japanese GP: Race Ticker
motorsport-live.com April 3rd, 2016
Welcome to the online race ticker for the Japanese GP. Once again, two
Steinmann in the top three in qualifying, a
Windsor close to the front, and rain in the forecast.
Lap 1:
The grid is formed up and ready to go.
Holtz is already pointing towards
Lipponen to cover him, and
Chapman will be dangerous after his near barrier miss in the first corner two weeks ago.
Holtz on the supersoft,
Lipponen on soft, that can be interesting!
Everyone is ready and the red lights are lighting up... one.. two... three... four... five...
AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO!
HOLTZ WITH A BAD START THIS TIME
LIPPONEN IS ALREADY BESIDES HIM AND
WEXLER AND
SCHMIDT ARE RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
WEXLER COMES OUT AHEAD OUT OF THE THIRD CORNER AND
LIPPONEN LOSES OUT BIG TIME!
Chapman is down to eighth... and more movement on the front.
Holtz is back through in the long curve and
Wexler's teammate is up to third! It's all kicking off folks.
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +1.1 3.
Saarinen +1.9
Vidal P19 +8.0
Woodford P20 +8.2
Lap 2:
The second
Steinmann of
Chapman overtakes TWO on the pit straight is back into P4!
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +2.2 3.
Saarinen +3.1
Woodford P19 +14.8
Vidal P20 +16.1
Lap 3:
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +2.2 3.
Saarinen +3.1
Woodford P19 +20
Vidal P20 +20.8
Lap 4:
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +2.3 3.
Saarinen +3.3
Woodford P18 +23.5
Vidal P20 +25.1
Lap 5:
Wexler edging closer...
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +1.6 3.
Saarinen +3.5
Woodford P19 +29.8
Vidal P20 +30.6
Lap 6:
Rain expected in 3 laps, via
Kitano team radio! That could be interesting.
Wexler all over the Silver Arrow's gearbox.
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +0.5 3.
Saarinen +2.9
Woodford P19 +34.1
Vidal P20 +34.9
Lap 7:
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +0.6 3.
Saarinen +2.8
Vidal P19 +37.5
Woodford P20 +38.5
Lap 8:
Still dry...
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +0.3 3.
Saarinen +2.7
Vidal P19 +40.1
Woodford P20 +41.2
Lap 9:
Still dry...
1.
Holtz 2.
Wexler +0.9 3.
Saarinen +2.5
Vidal P19 +41
Woodford P20 +43
Lap 10:
And the first cars come into the pits...
Wexler in,
Chapman in AND IT IS WET TYRES! IT IS JUST RAINING A BIT AND IT IS WET TYRES!
1.
Holtz 2.
Schmitt +8.3 3.
Lipponen +9.2
Vidal P1 +41.5
Woodford P20 +45
Lap 11:
More stops! Intermediate and heavy wets! Who is going to get this one right?
Holtz got it WRONG!
Saarinen overtakes her in the pits by going early!
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +0.1 3.
Lipponen +6
Vidal P16 +40
Woodford P18 +45.3
Lap 12:
The inters are horrible right now, waay to wet, standing water everywhere!
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +0.8 3.
Lipponen +6
Vidal P15 +41.8
Woodford P18 +46.9
Lap 13:
The
Lotus on wet tyres are going through the intermediate cars like a hot knife through butter, P11 and P14!
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +0.8 3.
Lipponen +6
Vidal P11 +43.3
Woodford P14 +47.5
Lap 14:
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +2 3.
Lipponen +6.6
Vidal P9 +44.9
Woodford P12 +49.9
Lap 15:
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +2 4.
Lipponen +6.6
Vidal P8 +46.2
Woodford P10 +52.5
Lap 16:
The rain has stopped! It is starting to dry... what is the right tyre now?
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +1.7.
Lipponen +6.7
Vidal P8 +47
Woodford P9 +55.1
Lap 17:
Woodford in for inters? If that is the right call? He is back to 18th
1.
Saarinen 2.
Holtz +1.8.
Lipponen +6.7
Vidal P8 +47.8
Woodford P18 +82.0
Lap 18:
Vidal exits the pits on fresh inters and the leaders go in slicks!
Holtz wins out in the pitstop!
1.
Holtz 2.
Saarinen +1.1.
Lipponen +5.7
Vidal P14 +71.2
Woodford P17 +74.4
Lap 19:
1.
Holtz 2.
Saarinen +2.8.
Lipponen +6.4
Vidal P14 +36.8
Woodford P17 +38.8
Lap 20:
Tight battle in the midfield. And it rains again! Inters were the right choice!
1.
Holtz 2.
Saarinen +2.7.
Lipponen +6.9
Vidal P13 +40.8
Woodford P17 +41.6
Lap 21:
Wexler on old inters past
Lipponen for P3!
1.
Holtz 2.
Saarinen +2.0.
Wexler +4.2
Woodford P14 +40.8
Vidal P17 +41.7
Lap 22:
WEXLER IS IN THE LEAD,
CHAPMAN SECOND! THE DRY WEATHER CARS LOSE SO MUCH GROUND,
LIPPONEN SLIPS PAST
HOLTZ
1.
Wexler 2.
Chapman +3.3.
Lipponen +7.0
Woodford P13 +32.8
Vidal P14 +33.9
Lap 23:
Cars into the pits for for dry tyres as their inters are dead. Brave choice.
1.
Wexler 2.
Lipponen +16.3.
Holtz +17.2
Woodford P11 +36.2
Vidal P14 +36.6
Lap 24:
Wexler into the pits and down he goes to P4.
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +0.6.
Saarinen +5.2
Woodford P11 +37.2
Vidal P12 +37.4
Lap 25:
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +1.5.
Saarinen +5.3
Vidal P9 +25.6
Woodford P15 +50.8
Lap 26:
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +1.3.
Saarinen +4.5
Vidal P10 +38.6
Woodford P15 +51.5
Lap 27:
And the two
Rossini with the red striped supersoft are homing in on
Holtz, but
Saarinen needs to pit as it looks?
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +0.8.
Saarinen +4.2
Woodford P13 +52.4
Vidal P17 +54.6
Lap 28:
And into the pits he goes, that will lose him alot of places.
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +1.5.
Wexler +5.2
Woodford P13 +53.5
Vidal P17 +55.7
Lap 29:
Can
Wexler take this on the supersoft?
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +1.5.
Wexler 4.2
Woodford P14 +54
Vidal P16 +56.5
Lap 30:
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +1.4
Wexler 3.8
Woodford P14 +54.2
Vidal P17 +57.0
Lap 31:
1.
Lipponen 2.
Holtz +1.8
Wexler 3.5
Woodford P15 +55.3
Vidal P17 +57.2
Final Lap:
And
Lipponen exits the chicane and wins the Japanese GP! Great strategy, great execution of it and a great pass of
Holtz to win it.
Wexler gave it all he got, but finishes in third,
Saarinen fourth,
Chapman fifth.