BTCC Round One - Donington Park April 22-23 (Races 1, 2, 3) - Page 6

Matt K · 23 Apr 2023, 14:37 (Ref:4152615)

The third race can either be a total cracker or an utterly chaotic s*itstorm, we'll see.
Nice to see Chilton on the top step of the podium again after so many years.
Congrats to Hamilton for staying on track and having some decent battles, no disrespect but I expected him to end up in the gravel whereas he raced a decent race - normally would never be in that position but in racing you also have to be able to use the circumstances and he did.

CroftPilgrim · 23 Apr 2023, 14:43 (Ref:4152616)

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Originally Posted by Matt K

The third race can either be a total cracker or an utterly chaotic s*itstorm, we'll see.
Nice to see Chilton on the top step of the podium again after so many years.
Congrats to Hamilton for staying on track and having some decent battles, no disrespect but I expected him to end up in the gravel whereas he raced a decent race - normally would never be in that position but in racing you also have to be able to use the circumstances and he did.

Yes it's easy to be dismissive but Nick drove very well, and had the balls to overtake in the wet. He fought all the way in terrible conditions to get his best ever finish and kept it on the black stuff. Big respect

Matt K · 23 Apr 2023, 14:47 (Ref:4152617)

Will be interesting to see how he performs in R3.

Mike Harte · 23 Apr 2023, 15:08 (Ref:4152620)

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Please excuse my question. Im not sure it will really be answerable but i heard in the qualifying broadcast that the Ford and Toyotas had been extensively reengineered over the winter. However i thought that most of the car was made of RML spec parts? So what are they able to change other than the engine?

Only certain parts are universal, but the major differences are that they have both changed engine suppliers that require the re-engineering, including plumbing and many other differences.

Evantra · 23 Apr 2023, 15:31 (Ref:4152625)

Pearson failed ride height…

https://twitter.com/btcc/status/1650...T11pmdgnSSDQzA

So a maiden podium for Sam Osborne.

Cammish inherits R3 pole?

porsche962fan · 23 Apr 2023, 15:35 (Ref:4152626)

that means Hamilton 6th

Greem · 23 Apr 2023, 15:43 (Ref:4152627)

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Originally Posted by Evantra

Pearson failed ride height…

https://twitter.com/btcc/status/1650...T11pmdgnSSDQzA

So a maiden podium for Sam Osborne.

Cammish inherits R3 pole?

Didn't Pearson bounce across the gravel at the Old Hairpin? I wonder if they will appeal and claim damage.

Trebor902 · 23 Apr 2023, 15:50 (Ref:4152629)

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Didn't Pearson bounce across the gravel at the Old Hairpin? I wonder if they will appeal and claim damage.

Don't think you can appeal it can you?

Evantra · 23 Apr 2023, 15:52 (Ref:4152631)

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Don't think you can appeal it can you?

I remember it being done in the past (Sutton for one?) but to no avail.

Akrapovic · 23 Apr 2023, 15:59 (Ref:4152634)

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Don't think you can appeal it can you?

You can appeal if a transgression is caused by damage. Generally it doesn't go anywhere, but you can do it.

SSmith · 23 Apr 2023, 16:30 (Ref:4152641)

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I'm pleased to see Hamilton get 7th he had some good shows of car control at points there too. His first ever btcc points

Nic scored 1 point in the demolition derby Race 3 at Brands GP in the really hot summer meeting in 2020. I think there were only 18 classified finishers in that race.

His performance today was far better.

SSmith · 23 Apr 2023, 16:31 (Ref:4152642)

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So a maiden podium for Sam Osborne.

Means he can finally graduate from the Jack Sears Trophy!

thetool · 23 Apr 2023, 16:45 (Ref:4152643)

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His performance today was far better.

He was the second slowest on track. Let's not rave about this being some outstanding performance. His fastest lap was nearly 3 seconds off the pace. He was on the right tyre at the right time.

Trebor902 · 23 Apr 2023, 16:52 (Ref:4152646)

Hope Osborne gets the book thrown at him for taking Morgan off before they even reached the line. Dirty tactics from Thompson were stupid too.

porsche962fan · 23 Apr 2023, 16:52 (Ref:4152647)

race control is way too generous with safety cars

Evantra · 23 Apr 2023, 17:12 (Ref:4152650)

Not sure Thompson will keep that unfortunately, looked pretty damning.

Robin Marriott · 23 Apr 2023, 17:12 (Ref:4152651)

Well I think the results from this round have proved the Ford naysayers wrong to some degree.

SR18 · 23 Apr 2023, 17:13 (Ref:4152652)

Once again disappointing race from Turkington

Greem · 23 Apr 2023, 17:13 (Ref:4152653)

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Originally Posted by thetool

He was the second slowest on track. Let's not rave about this being some outstanding performance. His fastest lap was nearly 3 seconds off the pace. He was on the right tyre at the right time.

As at least two of us have said already.

You've got to be in the right place at the right time, and Nic did that today. He might not be Ash Sutton, but for crying out loud give the man some slack.

Greem · 23 Apr 2023, 17:17 (Ref:4152654)

On a much more positive note, rookies Watson & Pearson drew some big lines in the sand today. What a great way to announce your arrival in a new series (DSQ notwithstanding!).

I really enjoyed the races. I'm so glad I was at home mind you, that weather was filthy!

Akrapovic · 23 Apr 2023, 17:21 (Ref:4152655)

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Originally Posted by thetool

He was the second slowest on track. Let's not rave about this being some outstanding performance. His fastest lap was nearly 3 seconds off the pace. He was on the right tyre at the right time.

And he took advantage of this.

The fact that half of the grid was too incompetent to pull off a pit stop in less than 3 minutes does not undo Nics drive.

porsche962fan · 23 Apr 2023, 17:23 (Ref:4152656)

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Once again disappointing race from Turkington

Hill pretty much replaces him as leading BMW driver

Matt K · 23 Apr 2023, 17:29 (Ref:4152659)

Turkington has his best days behind him I fear, Hill will clearly outscore him I suppose.
Nice beginning of the season for Cammish, Fords look a lot stronger than last year and I guess Sutton will be a lot stronger than last year too. Very quick in R3.
Apart from the chaos in the beginning, it was a great race, the battle for the second was fantastic, showed me why I love BTCC

Bring on Brands Hatch!

AnnoyedMoose · 23 Apr 2023, 17:30 (Ref:4152660)

Never get the negativity around Nic. There was one driver today who was in the gravel three times over quali and the races but not a peep out of anyone on the BTCC FB page. If that had been Nic then they would have been going crazy about him being a liability etc.

crmalcolm · 23 Apr 2023, 17:34 (Ref:4152661)

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Originally Posted by thetool

He was the second slowest on track. Let's not rave about this being some outstanding performance. His fastest lap was nearly 3 seconds off the pace. He was on the right tyre at the right time.

And how many of those other lap times were set with fresher rubber - or with a clear track ahead?

Tack position is everything - Hamilton got himself into a decent track position and made the most of it.

Were we just as critical of drivers in R1 2019 being on the right tyre at the right time?

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