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Old 29 May 2015, 09:01 (Ref:3542443)   #1
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2015 FR3.5 Series: Round 3 - Spa

Right, here's the weekend timetable:

Friday 29th May
10:00 - 10:50 - Collective Test 1
14:20 - 15:10 - Collective Test 2

Saturday 30th May
10:25 - 10:55 - Qualifying 1
15:10 - 15:53 - Race 1 (40 mins +1 lap)

Sunday 31st May
09:45 - 10:15 - Qualifying 2
13:45 - 14:28 - Race 2 (40 mins +1 lap/ Pitstop window = lap 5 to 12)

Roberto Merhi is back with Pons Racing and both Bonifacio and van Buuren are present after there heavy Monaco shunt last weekend.

Tio Ellinas has just finished the first session on top with a lap of 2:00.307s.
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Old 29 May 2015, 20:47 (Ref:3542672)   #2
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it's chucking it down this evening, and it's cold so it'll take the circuit some time to dry off. should be ok by the time the 3.5 cars qualify though.

the new rs one thingies look absolutely SUPERB on track. not exaggerating one bit. fantastic looking cars, even with some of the dubious paint jobs...
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Old 29 May 2015, 22:48 (Ref:3542698)   #3
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the new rs one thingies look absolutely SUPERB on track. not exaggerating one bit. fantastic looking cars, even with some of the dubious paint jobs...
Yep, you wouldn't really want to look at the Oregon Team cars for long if you were hungover or the like

This sounds pretty scary to me, a little too close for comfort - Pietro Fantin is a very lucky boy!

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Old 30 May 2015, 09:32 (Ref:3542772)   #4
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Vaxiviere on pole from Visser and Latifi! Latifi has always gone well here, whilst I think Visser had a good weekend here last year. Should be an interesting first race.
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Old 30 May 2015, 09:42 (Ref:3542778)   #5
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fantastic looking cars, even with some of the dubious paint jobs...
Haha, no pictures of your truck yet then
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Old 30 May 2015, 11:42 (Ref:3542808)   #6
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Visser DSQed due to the floor. Latifi starts on the front row.
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Old 30 May 2015, 13:37 (Ref:3542851)   #7
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Visser DSQed due to the floor. Latifi starts on the front row.
Looks like zero points again today. She should have been in FR2.0...
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Looks like zero points again today
2 DNS, and taken out of the two races she started, which didn't help.

According to Autosport her backers asked her to withdraw from race 1, which I find quite surprising since there's usually plenty of passing and attrition at Spa, so starting at the back isn't the end of the world.
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Old 30 May 2015, 18:01 (Ref:3542987)   #9
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Probably some meaningless protest. Rules are rules. Not a benefit for anyone involved. The backers may as well be seen than not, no matter where on the grid.

Good race for Vaxiviere, Jaafar right up there again, Stoneman looking like a podium regular. He needs to win soon though.
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Old 31 May 2015, 08:54 (Ref:3543222)   #10
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Race 2 grid:

1. Rowland 1:59.012
2. Ellinas
3. de Vries
4. Jaafar
5. Vaxiviere
6. Stoneman
7. Latifi
8. Dillmann
9. Orudzhev
10. Fantin

Roberto Merhi you ask? P18....

There was me last night settling down to watch the highlights on Eurosport and instead horse racing appears
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Old 31 May 2015, 09:38 (Ref:3543240)   #11
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What's that, 0.8, 0.9s for Rowland on pole? Awesome stuff. A win here would be beneficial for his season, he's surely got to get one soon.
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Old 31 May 2015, 11:49 (Ref:3543295)   #12
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He beat Tio by just 0.062s and after the checkered flag had come out!

Jaafar has been put to the back of the grid for a technical infringement so it's a massive opportunity for Olly now.

Apparently DRS use is free during race 2 because of a technical issue, could be a fun one!
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Wow, Jaafar 20th to 10th on the opening lap!
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Vaxiviere on a charge now, could get de Vries for 2nd. Rowland has this though.
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Old 31 May 2015, 12:54 (Ref:3543342)   #15
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What happened to Dillmann?
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What happened to Dillmann?
He had a first lap clash with Latifi which gave him a left-rear puncture and then I think he had a 20-second post-race penalty for missing the pit window.
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Rowland dominated, it was only close at the line because he backed right off towards the end of the lap.

Those using the low downforce setting killed their tyres it seems which is why Stoneman struggled at the end I think?

Reckon Dean's still playing himself in a bit, he's not into his stride yet.

De Vries showed much better this weekend and he needs to keep that up.

Ellinas ought to be up there more often, he's quick enough.

Merhi is having a shocker, what can he do, something clearly isn't right with that car....
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Ellinas was also up there on the grid in Monaco before being destroyed by Vaxeviere's optimism on the first corner
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And Tio was also tagged by Dillmann in the first race at Aragon which put him out of the race. He seems to be one of those drivers who sometimes gets more than his fair share of bad luck (losing the MRF Challenge title for example). Spa was a definite step forward so hopefully that first podium is just around the corner.

As far as Merhi goes, whilst I agree the car is far from sorted, I do think that his F1 activities must be having some effect on him (in fact, he's told Autosport that since Melbourne he's lost four or five kilos!) There's the constant travelling as well - he's just raced two weekends in a row and has another three consecutive weekends of racing to come (assuming he keeps his Manor seat for the foreseeable future). I suppose in an ideal world he'd like to concentrate just on F1, but you've got to give him credit for not wanting to let Pons down.
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He's clearly not happy about how things are going at Pons so far, and we'll see if he stays with them until the end of the season.
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Pons has always been like that though, ok it was probably a free ride but still a risk
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Jaafar's certainly making the most of the team switch.
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