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Originally Posted by BBSB
Seriously JS, what the hell is happening with the ARTA team?  |
*Fuji round
Mutoh failed in the qualifying attack lap, and missed the Super lap (13th).
Start driver was Motoh (13th to 8th). They adopted "no-tire-change" strategy (because of rain). Kobayashi's pace was not bad (12th to 9th).
*Okayama round
Knockout Qualifying: Q1:10th (Kobayashi), Q2:4th (Kobayashi) Q3: 7th (Mutoh)
They chose hard compound tires. Start driver was Kobayashi. He lost positions because tires did not get warm (7th to 14th to 8th). So Mutoh chose soft tires, his stint was competitive (14th to 12th).
*Sepang round
Mutoh made a mistake in sector-1 of Qualifying Super lap (7th).
They chose same tires as Weider(#1). Mutoh's stint was not so bad (7th to 2nd) though it was inferior to Duval's pace. But they wasted time on the tire exchanges during the pit stops, and race is over (Kobayashi: 10th to 9th).