2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship [RP|Results|IC only]

by **Valkea** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:08 am

by **Valkea** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:37 am

by **Valkea** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:04 am

Welcome to the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We hope that you’ve had a good winter break because we’ve got quite the exciting season ahead of us. Once again we’re following the best teams and fastest drivers in Astyria as they test their mettle in 21 of the greatest monuments to motoring performance. Each of them brings about a different challenge, and those who can rise above will stand above the rest as this year’s champions. Which of those teams and drivers will that be? Let’s start our search right now, shall we?

We begin the year at the historic Aswickan Grand Prix at Sherbourne Circuit. This former airfield and popular grand prix venue was where the first ever AstyF1 race was held in 1960; since then it has seen many memorable moments over the decades. Its grandstands are always filled to the brim with thousands of fans, proudly holding their heads up high at the legacy of their nation’s drivers. No other country in Astyria has produced so many Drivers’ Champions - they would certainly be thrilled if another could be added to the list.

This 5.89 km circuit is full of high-speed sections where drivers can put the hammer down, but tempered with slow and medium-speed corners that could catch one out. There is a lot of action to be had here with plenty of places for overtaking across its entire length. Combine that with a moderate chance of freakish Aswickan weather and you're in for quite the banger for the season opener.

One year on from the start of the new ground effect era and the AMF has brought about changes to the cars to make them safer and encourage closer racing. In light of Steven Grey’s horrific accident at the 2021 Caprican Grand Prix, new safety standards to the chassis have been implemented to prevent other drivers from suffering the same fate. Additionally, changes have been made to the underfloor and the rear wing to reduce porpoising and clean the aerodynamic wake further. The result of some of these rule changes - as well as some of the others - is that the minimum weight of the cars has been brought up to an unprecedented 790 kg, the heaviest in the sport’s history.

The rich, dark green of Merlin will be switched out for a bright and shiny blue car, as Urbina makes their return to AstyF1. Last year, the ViZionarian luxury car brand announced that they’ve bought the Aswickan team, marking their first entry to the sport since their departure in 2017, and they will be joining as a full works operation with their own powertrain. AMZ will also be turning into a full factory team, ditching the Oravec-badged engines and bringing one designed in-house. After their troubled start last year, will this help the Sloverti automaker rise up the grid and challenge for points on a more regular basis?

On the paddock, we are going to be welcoming a few new faces to root for in the coming years. The first is up-and-coming rookie Mitchell Townsend, winner of the 2021 AstyF2 championship. This promising young Aswickan will be making his debut at the Urbina team, replacing the outgoing Gianpiero Santoro who now drives for Phaeton. He will be joined by the man he pipped to the title: Valkean sensation Henri Makitalö at AMZ.

For the first time in AstyF1’s history, a Lisandrian driver will be making an appearance. Athan Lille’s path to Angelbridge was an unusual one, for he used to race in the WGP2 championship. However, many observers have tagged him as a talented racer: time will tell if he can adjust to this new series. The man he replaces, Decius Whitewall, will be racing alongside Santoro at the Stabulum.

Having just come off the back of the 2021 Constructors’ Championship, Phaeton will be looking to get some of the most talented drivers in the field to fill the shoes of retired champions Tertius DiParadisa and Pekka Koivu. Whitewall will be looking to prove himself at AstyF1’s perennial top team, hopefully to add his name among the Blackhelm Confederacy’s grand prix winners, while Santoro will be aiming to win his first championship with them. Both have quite a lot of expectation on their shoulders - can they live up to them and keep the trophies coming for the red team for years to come?

Week 1: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:27.097
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	ASW
Circuit:        	Sherbourne Circuit

There's always going to be a certain excitement in seeing how the order will get shaken up on the Aswickan tarmac. However, no one could have predicted what the first ever Qualifying event of 2022 brought. Decius Whitewall immediately impressed with the third fastest time of Q3, proving that Phaeton's faith in him was not misplaced. Lauren Blake, a favorite among many pundits to take the Drivers' Championship this year, pipped the Confederate driver to P2 and put her Sidus on the front row.

But just ahead of her was the Raamaker of Bram Dichter, who seemed to find microseconds in places where the others haven't. As a result, he topped all three qualifying sessions and cemented himself as a potential championship contender. The same cannot be said for Robert van Grol, who was unable to make it out of Q2 due to unusual tire vibrations. Still, if pre-season testing is to be believed, Raamaker is the team to watch out for in 2022.

Maximilian Frentzen and Nick Hardy were also showing good pace, placing themselves in P8 and P9, respectively. The progress that Breuer and Delaney made with the extra aero development time was evident on Saturday. AMZ had also made decent improvements from last year as both of their cars got into Q3, with Aleksander Valiny starting ahead of Makitalö. Time will tell whether that will be enough to get those teams back into the midfield.

There were also some disappointments. Guy Bassett will have to start Sunday's race a long way away from his teammate, and so will Stefan Lakowski in P15. Urbina's first outing wasn't as fruitful as they have hoped, as rookie Mitchell Townsend could only muster a 16th place start. Dominic Hudnall seemed worse off, as he spun 'round at Turn 7 and jeopardized his chances of going faster. And finally, Nicolas von Siedel was unable to go faster due to having his time invalidated for running wide at Turn 5.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:27.362	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:28.522	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:28.080	FASTEST : Q3
 2  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:27.678	00:00:00.316	00:01:28.648	00:00:00.126	00:01:28.201	00:00:00.121
 3 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:28.340	00:00:00.978	00:01:29.143	00:00:00.621	00:01:28.203	00:00:00.122
 4 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:29.800	00:00:02.438	00:01:28.861	00:00:00.339	00:01:28.263	00:00:00.183
 5 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:29.049	00:00:01.687	00:01:29.000	00:00:00.478	00:01:28.273	00:00:00.192
 6 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:28.302	00:00:00.940	00:01:29.163	00:00:00.641	00:01:28.302	00:00:00.221
 7 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:28.895	00:00:01.533	00:01:29.333	00:00:00.811	00:01:28.426	00:00:00.345
 8 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:29.184	00:00:01.822	00:01:29.148	00:00:00.627	00:01:28.436	00:00:00.356
 9 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:29.351	00:00:01.990	00:01:29.914	00:00:01.392	00:01:28.517	00:00:00.436
10 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:28.330	00:00:00.968	00:01:29.100	00:00:00.578	00:01:28.597	00:00:00.517
11 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:30.697	00:00:03.335	00:01:29.967	00:00:01.445	00:01:28.767	00:00:00.687
12  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:29.461	00:00:02.099	00:01:30.033	00:00:01.512	00:01:28.886	00:00:00.806
13  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:29.372	00:00:02.010	00:01:30.040	00:00:01.519		
14  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:30.239	00:00:02.877	00:01:30.061	00:00:01.539		
15  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:30.352	00:00:02.990	00:01:30.107	00:00:01.585		
16 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:29.509	00:00:02.147	00:01:30.336	00:00:01.815		
17 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:31.097	00:00:03.735	00:01:30.548	00:00:02.026		
18 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:30.665	00:00:03.303	00:01:30.755	00:00:02.233		
19  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:31.683	00:00:04.321				
20 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:32.376	00:00:05.014				
21 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:32.821	00:00:05.459				
22 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:32.904	00:00:05.542				
23 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:33.428	00:00:06.066				
24 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:34.213	00:00:06.851

Week 1: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	52
Nation:         	ASW
Circuit:        	Sherbourne Circuit
Event:	Aswickan Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	10, 11, 13
Cars on Grid:		24

An electrifying atmosphere pervaded at Sherbourne as the lights went out to herald the new season. Dichter had a brilliant start and began to separate from the pack, but Blake and Whitewall weren't too far behind. Bassett leapt forwards and swept past Hardy and Frentzen before the first corner, while van Grol and Lille did the same on Phillip Rollins. Ivan Jovanović was quick to have a go into Turn 6, but Whitewall was able to fend him off well. The battle continued into the rest of the first lap until the Nikolian finally made the pass at Turn 9.

Conway Prescott and Sarah Musgrove were doing well to hold the hammer down, with the former holding Santoro behind him. However, the two cars came together on Lap 3 when Prescott made the pass on his teammate and accidentally clipped her front wing. She had to make an early pit stop to make a wing change, which cost the team several places, while Prescott was given a 5-second penalty from the stewards. Meanwhile, Nick Hardy was having a decent race, fending off Valiny all race long and keeping his Delaney in points contention.

It didn't take long for the carnage to start as Makitalö cut in from the outside on Lap 10 and touched Frentzen's front wing, sending both of them into the gravel and bringing out the safety car. The leaders were quick to pit, handing Jovanović the lead. That wasn't the end of Breuer's problems, though - on the restart, locked his tires going into Turn 16 and rear-ended von Siedel off as well. This second crash brought out the red flag.

The cars were brought back to the starting grid, and Dichter, Blake, and Bassett formed the top 3 on the restart. This time, Dichter had the poorer start as the Sidus driver slotted in front of him into Turn 1. The two cars continued to battle it out going into the next sector, but Blake managed to put herself out of the Noordenstaater's reach. From then on she controlled the pace and steadily built up a lead. On Lap 39 she made her final pit stop, relinquishing the lead to Dichter, who was told to stay out to the end.

Bassett's race engineer opted for a different strategy, having the Beriquois driver extend his tires as late as possible and pitting late to prevent Whitewall from getting past. However, this was thwarted by a 6.3-second pit stop, which allowed Whitewall and Prescott through. Yet, on fresh tires he was able to gain on Prescott and come past him on Lap 44. He then focused his attention on Whitewall, but by the time he was able to get within striking distance, he struggled to make a move on him. He ended up finishing behind him with over a second between them.

She caught up with him on Lap 46 and immediately went on the attack. But despite being on aging rubber, Dichter was wise to her moves and covered her off at every opportunity. The fans were enthralled by the spectacle these two young drivers were giving them. Yet, on Lap 48, Dichter's tires could no longer take the strain, and he ran wide out of Turn 9. Blake flew past and never looked back, taking the victory in fine style to become the first woman in AstyF1 history to lead the Drivers' Championship. Sidus drew first blood at Sherbourne, but Phaeton and Raamaker look like they could bite at their heels. The purple team will have to look over their shoulders a lot this season, for they've got 20 more races to go.

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:23:39.985	25		
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:04.347	18		
  3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:20.495	15		
  4 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:21.635	12		
  5 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:24.413	10		
  6 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:25.260	8		
  7 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:38.219	6		
  8  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	00:01:07.835	4		
  9 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:13.393	2 + 1	1:31.467	
 10 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:13.488	1		
 11 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:01:14.156			
 12 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	00:01:19.320			
 13  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:23.164			
 14 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:29.829			
 15  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	00:01:30.735			
 16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 20 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Ret. lap 13			
DNF 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Ret. lap 13
DNF  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Ret. lap 10			
DNF 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Ret. lap 10

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 25
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 18
 3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 15
 4 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 12
 5 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 10
 6 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 8
 7 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 6
 8  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
 9 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 3
10 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 1
11  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 0
11  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
11 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 0
11  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
11 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
11 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
11  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 0
11 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
11 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
11 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
11 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
11 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0
11 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 37
  2 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 21
  3 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 18
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 10
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 8
  6 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
  7 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 3
  8 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 1
  9 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 0
 10 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 0
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
 12 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:52 am

It's time for Round 2 of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! With the opening race of the season ending with a thrilling victory for Lauren Blake, she heads into this round leading the championship for the first time. However, Bram Dichter isn't too far behind, and has proved that Raamaker has made a good car this year. Can she be able to maintain that lead over the next twenty races? Well, let's find out as we head to our next stop in our travelling circus: the Mizia Grand Prix at Bakunin Circuit!

Unlike Sherbourne Circuit, which is steeped in Astyrian grand prix history, Bakunin Circuit is a more recent venue meant to put Mizialand on the motorsports map. As such, they've built a modern racetrack that has featured on the AstyF1 calendar since 2014. It also hosts a myriad of other national and regional motorsports events, which have seen many of our sport's drivers rise up the ranks to get to where they are today.

It features long straights, challenging corners, and lots of elevation changes that will test the grip of this year's cars to the limit. In addition to that, there is a slight chance that the weather could shake up the order. It's no wonder then that fans and drivers have quickly come to love this circuit, even comparing it to other tracks throughout history. This grand prix will certainly be a treat to watch.

Week 2: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:27.249
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	MIZ
Circuit:        	Bakunin Circuit

We will be seeing an unusual grid order when the lights go out on Sunday. Both Phaetons were unable to get themselves into the front three rows, while Bram Dichter just wasn't able to put the lap together and get to the front. Meanwhile, his teammate and 2016 champion Robert van Grol put himself in P4, with Guy Bassett just behind him.

Athan Lille got into his first Q3 of the session and did not disappoint. He put his car in front of Whitewall in P6, sending the Angelbridge garage into raptures. Devin Acker was able to bring out a P10 starting position, putting Delaney in a good position for points. But the biggest upset of them all was Nidwalden's Maximilian Frentzen, who rocked up to the circuit and set the 3rd fastest time in qualifying.

Ahead of him was Ivan Jovanović, who was the fastest driver for Q1 and Q2 and looked set on taking provisional pole. However, he was beaten to it by championship leader Lauren Blake by only 6/100th's of a second, who was able to get a tow from Bassett.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:28.172	00:00:00.539	00:01:28.936	00:00:00.311	00:01:28.170	FASTEST : Q3
 2 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:27.633	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:28.625	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:28.231	00:00:00.061
 3 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:29.404	00:00:01.771	00:01:29.562	00:00:00.937	00:01:28.332	00:00:00.163
 4 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:28.836	00:00:01.203	00:01:29.286	00:00:00.662	00:01:28.428	00:00:00.258
 5 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:28.804	00:00:01.172	00:01:29.033	00:00:00.409	00:01:28.439	00:00:00.269
 6  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:28.590	00:00:00.957	00:01:29.506	00:00:00.881	00:01:28.442	00:00:00.273
 7 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:28.778	00:00:01.146	00:01:29.246	00:00:00.622	00:01:28.483	00:00:00.313
 8 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:28.115	00:00:00.482	00:01:29.139	00:00:00.514	00:01:28.576	00:00:00.407
 9 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:29.339	00:00:01.706	00:01:29.644	00:00:01.019	00:01:28.602	00:00:00.432
10  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:30.548	00:00:02.915	00:01:29.425	00:00:00.801	00:01:28.678	00:00:00.508
11 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:28.576	00:00:00.943	00:01:29.430	00:00:00.805	00:01:28.827	00:00:00.657
12  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:29.176	00:00:01.543	00:01:29.955	00:00:01.330	00:01:29.064	00:00:00.895
13 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:29.895	00:00:02.263	00:01:30.297	00:00:01.672		
14 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:30.275	00:00:02.642	00:01:30.303	00:00:01.678		
15 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:30.833	00:00:03.200	00:01:30.396	00:00:01.772		
16 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:30.335	00:00:02.702	00:01:30.673	00:00:02.048		
17 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:30.529	00:00:02.896	00:01:30.770	00:00:02.145		
18 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:30.916	00:00:03.284	00:01:30.948	00:00:02.323		
19  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:30.985	00:00:03.352				
20 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:31.850	00:00:04.218				
21 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:32.155	00:00:04.522				
22 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:33.039	00:00:05.406				
23  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:34.807	00:00:07.174				
24 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:35.344	00:00:07.711

Week 2: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	60
Nation:         	MIZ
Circuit:        	Bakunin Circuit
Event:	Mizia Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	34, 35, 36
Cars on Grid:		24

Lights out and the Mizia Grand Prix was underway. Blake had a good start and began building distance on the first lap, while Dichter jumped Prescott and Whitewall off the line. Santoro also made up places, taking Acker into the first corner and Prescott up the hill before the long straight, and Stefan Lakowski made it up to 10th. On the other hand, Sarah Musgrove had a terrible start and fell from P15 to P20 in the space of a few hundred meters.

Urbina's race was a tale of two drivers: Dominic Hudnall and Mitchell Townsend. Despite a poor qualifying from both, Hudnall was the only one to actually gain places, getting up to P16 by the halfway point. Townsend on the other hand was hampered by a problem with his front brakes, which meant he couldn't carry as much speed into corners as his teammate. Because of this, he remained at the back of the field from start to finish.

Despite his troubled start, Whitewall's race went relatively well, as he had surged up the field to 2nd place behind Blake. Sadly, fate would deny him a podium finish, as his MGU-K failed on Lap 31 and he was told to return to the pits and retire the car. Musgrove had a much bigger nightmare of a race, as her engine suddenly caught fire down the back straight and brought out the safety car. Her teammate looked to limit the damage, but Ólafur Guðestersson passed the Aswickan on Lap 59.

Frentzen was able to hold third place for the first few laps, even against a charging van Grol bearing down on him. However, his first pit stop unraveled any chance for Breuer to score a podium, as he was held up for 8.4 seconds due to a tire change delay. He emerged from the pits in 11th place and tried to make up places to scrap some points for Breuer. Unfortunately, he found himself stuck behind Aleksander Valiny for most of the race, and only could manage an 8th place finish come the checkered flag.

Meanwhile, van Grol had taken advantage of Frentzen's misfortunes and continued to pick off car after car, taking an aggressive strategy in the pits to try and catch Blake on fresher rubber. Dichter had a similar charge up the order, challenging both Jovanović and Lakowski to take the final podium position. It looked like van Grol would be able to catch the Sidus, but he was caught up in traffic by Matthew Martins and Athan Lille, who were a lap down.

Blake won her second race of the season four seconds ahead of van Grol, extending her lead in the Drivers' Championship, with Dichter doing just enough to deny Lakowski from the podium and get the fastest lap. Raamaker's double podium finish meant that they were now second in the Constructors' Standings, finally confirming their challenge against Sidus. With Lakowski and Jovanović in 4th and 5th respectively, LZS got up to 3rd and outscored Phaeton by 3 points.

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:43:50.756	25		
  2 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:04.222	18		
  3 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:11.084	15 + 1	1:31.614	
  4  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:11.825	12		
  5 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:13.231	10		
  6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:15.747	8		
  7 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:17.481	6		
  8 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:00:19.176	4		
  9 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:00:26.656	2		
 10 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	00:01:39.038	1		
 11 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:01:39.872			
 12 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 13 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 14 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 15 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 16 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 17  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 18  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 19  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 20 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1		
DNF 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Ret. lap 41			
DNF 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Ret. lap 34	
DNF 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	Ret. lap 31			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 13

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 50
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 34
 3 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 20
 4 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 18
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 18
 6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 15
 7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 12
 7 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 12
 9 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 10
10 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 5
11  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
12 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 3
13 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 2
14 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
15  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 0
15  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
15  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
15 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
15 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
15 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
15 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0
15 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 70
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 52
  3 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 30
  4 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 27
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 10
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 5
  7 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 3
  9 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 2
 10 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1
 11 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 0
 12 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:58 am

Welcome, everyone! It's Round 3 of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship and we're coming to you from the Sloverti Grand Prix! This year we get to experience the Sloverti party atmosphere towards the beginning of the year as thousands of fans have come to see the cars race at Kojbakvy Circuit. Even though it's been only a short while since the last grand prix, the whole of Slovertia has been busy in the down time. As a result, we're going to be introduced to some modifications to the track layout for the first time this season.

Certain corners have been widened in order to encourage more overtaking, while the Turn 9-10 chicane was completely eliminated for an unbroken sweeping section along the lake. There has also been an extensive resurfacing of the track to make the asphalt smoother and alleviate the porpoising problem some teams have had last year. We can expect lap times to go down as well as more frequent action than in previous years.

And these opportunities have to be seized as Phaeton has quite the mountain to climb after their poor start to the season. The 2021 Constructors' Champions currently sit in 4th place behind LZS. Both teams have brought new upgrades to their car, which they say will unlock more performance - who will come out on top? Meanwhile, despite having a strong car for this season, Raamaker still have a gap between them and Sidus in both championships. Can they close up and keep the title fight going or will the purple cars run away with it? It's all very exciting!

Week 3: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:20.262
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	SLO
Circuit:        	Kojbakvy Circuit

The Lizzies looked strong in all three practice sessions, but they seemed to trail Conway Prescott for the first two qualifying sessions. The MacGregor driver set the quickest time out of the entire Saturday, setting a 00:01:20.807 in Q1. However, his pace began to drop off due to some graining issues in the later two sessions. Meanwhile, Stefan Lakowski and Ivan Jovanović were getting up to speed as the track warmed up. Finally in Q3, Jovanović towed Lakowski to the line and helped the latter gain pole position, securing the first front-row lockout out of any team in 2022.

The Phaetons were once again off the pace of the leaders, as Gianpiero Santoro and Decius Whitewall were only able to qualify in 6th and 7th, respectively. The Raamakers also struggled to get their car to the front, and the Noordenstaater duo will be starting in P10 and P11. Behind them is Guy Bassett, who was unable to get a quicker flying lap in due to traffic involving Devin Acker and Frentzen. Maríón Álfheiður had managed to qualify 8th on Saturday, but was given a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Aleksander Valiny on the Q2 restart with less than two minutes left on the clock.

Despite Prescott's troubles later on, he still was able to place his MacGregor in Q3, with Lauren Blake beside him and Maximilian Frentzen staring at his exhaust. The same couldn't be said for his teammate Sarah Musgrove, who couldn't improve on her time due to crashing out in Q2. The team attributed this to her car getting too much kerb and spinning into the barriers in the first sector.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3
 1  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:21.604	00:00:00.797	00:01:21.850	00:00:00.101	00:01:21.166
 2 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:21.649	00:00:00.842	00:01:22.134	00:00:00.385	00:01:21.228
 3 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:20.807	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:21.749	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:21.235
 4  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:21.855	00:00:01.048	00:01:22.094	00:00:00.346	00:01:21.346
 5 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:21.526	00:00:00.719	00:01:22.331	00:00:00.582	00:01:21.363
 6 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                   	00:01:21.587	00:00:00.780	00:01:22.008	00:00:00.259	00:01:21.378
 7 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:22.413	00:00:01.606	00:01:22.290	00:00:00.541	00:01:21.618
 8 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:23.685	00:00:02.878	00:01:23.100	00:00:01.351	00:01:21.622
 9  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:22.717	00:00:01.910	00:01:23.105	00:00:01.357	00:01:21.813
10 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:22.495	00:00:01.688	00:01:22.974	00:00:01.226	00:01:21.900
11 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:22.800	00:00:01.993	00:01:22.873	00:00:01.124	00:01:22.049
12 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:23.358	00:00:02.551	00:01:23.153	00:00:01.404	00:01:22.454
13 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:23.009	00:00:02.202	00:01:23.637	00:00:01.889	
14 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:23.324	00:00:02.517	00:01:23.802	00:00:02.053	
15 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:23.810	00:00:03.003	00:01:24.423	00:00:02.674	
16  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                		00:01:24.197	00:00:03.390	00:01:24.484	00:00:02.736	
17 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:23.894	00:00:03.087	00:01:24.502	00:00:02.754	
18 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:24.211	00:00:03.404	00:01:24.588	00:00:02.839	
19 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:24.629	00:00:03.822			
20  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:25.374	00:00:04.567			
21 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:25.930	00:00:05.123			
22 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:26.839	00:00:06.032			
23 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:27.391	00:00:06.584			
24  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:27.725	00:00:06.918

Week 3: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	58
Nation:         	SLO
Circuit:        	Kojbakvy Circuit
Event:	Sloverti Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The sun shone right into the drivers' face as the lights went out and they set off. Prescott had a good start, squeezing past Jovanović into the first corner and challenging Lakowski immediately for the lead. Bram Dichter and Robert van Grol also got off the line well, making it past Acker on the 2nd straight into Turn 3. Frentzen nearly rear-ended Blake in trying to chase her down into Turn 11, but he backed off just in time. Sadly for the Nidwaldeser he went off into the grass doing so and rejoined the pack behind Santoro and Whitewall. Both LZS cars were managing their tires well, having started on mediums for their first stints. However, they began to lose pace upon switching to the hard tires.

On the other hand, Bassett had a horrible start, losing out to Valiny and Álfheiður into Turn 1. His luck would get even worse as Phillip Rollins challenged him in Turn 13, clipping part of the Sidus's front endplate. Rollins got a 5-second penalty for that dangerous move. The Beriquois made an immediate pit stop to change his front wing, emerging at the back of the field in the process. But he was able to make up some places, yet it was not enough for him to get above 16th place. Much of it was due to losing precious tire life in fighting Henri Makitalö for 15th, which made him vulnerable to Dominic Hudnall's Urbina.

Santoro also suffered terrible luck during the race, losing precious time to a slow pit stop. He struggled to get his tires up to working temperature on his next stint, which put him in danger of losing points places. Nick Hardy sensed an opportunity to get some points for Delaney and went past the Monsan on the penultimate lap, denying Santoro 10th place.

Owing to a bold one-stop strategy, Musgrove surged up the order, making it up to 10th by the halfway point. The Aswickan rookie was making good progress and remained in 6th for much of the race. Soon enough, Jovanović was close enough to challenge her, but she put up a good fight. The duel went on for several laps, with neither driver giving an inch to the other. But the LZS's pace proved to be slightly better than the MacGregor's, and Jovanović overtook her on Lap 47.

Meanwhile Lakowski was struggling to maintain the lead, even as he was trying to coax some life out of his tire. Both Raamakers had caught up to him, and van Grol made the pass on Lap 47. Dichter would then do the same on Lap 48, sealing a potential 1-2 for the team. But it wasn't over just yet, for the young Noordenstaater then set off after his teammate in a battle for the lead. The 2016 Champion fended him off for two laps, but he went in too deep at Turn 11 and compromised his exit, which allowed Dichter to close him down. Dichter finally made the move on Lap 50 down the pit straight and sealed the win by building a substantial lead.

Van Grol began to fall off due to compromising his tires in the battle, and looked like he was going to lose out to Lakowski. However, the Nikolian was unable to become a threat in time, and Raamaker crossed the line with both car taking the top two podium places. To add to their first 1-2 finish of the year, Dichter clocked the fastest lap and gained an extra point, closing in on the championship leader Lauren Blake, who stayed in 4th. Raamaker now led the Constructors' Championship for the first time since 2017, with a 14-point advantage over Sidus. LZS now cemented themselves as best of the rest, extending their gap from Phaeton. See you at Monsa for the next round!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:26:53.145	25 + 1	1:20.283	
  2 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:08.138	18		
  3  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:11.656	15		
  4  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:13.760	12		
  5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:22.697	10		
  6 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:23.744	8		
  7 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:30.676	6 
  8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:36.802	4		
  9 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:00:41.449	2		
 10 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:00:51.316	1		
 11 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:52.290			
 12  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	00:00:59.138			
 13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:10.988			
 14 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:14.125			
 15  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:01:19.578			
 16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	00:01:31.042			
 17 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	Laps Down: 1			
 18 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 19 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 20 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 21 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 22  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 23 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 24  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 62
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 53
 3 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 43
 4  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 27
 5 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 26
 6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 25
 7 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 20
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 14
 9 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 12
10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 6
11 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ 				Roncalli                 5
12  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
12 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 4
12 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
15 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
16  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 0
16  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
16 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
16 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
16 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
16 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
16 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0
16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 96
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 82
  3 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 53
  4 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 37
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 20
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 5
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 4
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 4
  9 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton] 	Roncalli                 4
 10 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1
 11 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 0
 12 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:54 am

Welcome back to the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! You join us from the 4th round at the crown jewel event of the entire season: the Monsa Grand Prix! Easily the oldest continuous race on the entire calendar, appearing in every championship since AstyF1 began in 1960, it takes place on the shores of the picturesque Bay of Monsa. The rich and famous from all over Astyria flock to this tiny Teudallic nation to party with the drivers and teams, as well as watch the cars whiz through the city from their multi-million dollar yachts in the harbor.

The street circuit snakes through the tight streets of the affluent Conquistadores district of the City of Monsa, from which fans can watch from the surrounding buildings as well as on the water. It is a course that has remained largely unchanged through the decades, and it is a truly monumental course to master. Lined with walls on every side, with little to no room for mistakes, no other track presents a more formidable challenge for the drivers than here. Having the fastest car isn't enough - they also need to have enormous amounts of talent and bravery to take this fabulous circuit on.

It is no wonder then that every AstyF1 driver would want to win this race. Lauren Blake, the current championship leader, would certainly want to take her first ever victory at Monsa, as would Bram Dichter, her closest challenger. But no other driver will want it more than Monsan driver Gianpiero Santoro, who will be racing in red for the first time in front of his fellow compatriots. Will he be able to claim the victory that has eluded him throughout his career? Which driver from our grid will be the next one to claim immortality on the streets of Monsa? Let's find out!

Week 4: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:12.909
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	MON
Circuit:        	Circuito Urbano de Monsa

It's time for the most exciting qualifying session of the year, where drivers will be setting their quickest times in the most difficult circuit on the calendar. Sidus, Phaeton, and Raamaker seem to be showing good pace in all three Free Practice sessions - let's see which team and driver will come out on top.

Raamaker had a good showing, with Bram Dichter and Robert van Grol setting some quick times in Q1. Gianpiero Santoro wasn't too far behind, and neither was Lauren Blake. However, Santoro seemed to unlock some more pace in Q2 and Q3, and so he went to the top of the times, putting his Phaeton on pole position. Blake was good enough to start alongside him at the front, while Dichter and van Grol locked out the 2nd row.

Nicolas von Siedel mustered his championship-worthy skills and finished as the 5th fastest driver on the grid on Saturday. His teammate Maximilan Frentzen also had a fantastic performance in P8, setting Breuer up for a good result. Nynorsk driver Maríón Álfheiður also shocked the paddock, putting his Kappaksturslid in P6 ahead of the other Phaeton of Decius Whitewall.

But there were also some disappointments as well. While LZS looked strong at the previous race in Slovertia, they struggled here in Monsa, with Stefan Lakowski and Ivan Jovanović only taking P14 and P15. But the man with the worst luck out of the lot was Guy Bassett, who crashed out of Q1 after his car locked up into the Harbour Chicane and crashed into the barriers. The damage was so severe that the Sidus mechanics had to rebuild his gearbox, sending the Beriquois driver to the back of the grid.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:14.420	00:00:00.414	00:01:14.436	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:13.923	FASTEST : Q3
 2  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:15.434	00:00:01.428	00:01:15.220	00:00:00.783	00:01:13.952	00:00:00.029
 3 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:14.006	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:14.510	00:00:00.074	00:01:14.119	00:00:00.196
 4 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:15.552	00:00:01.546	00:01:15.555	00:00:01.118	00:01:14.355	00:00:00.432
 5 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:15.844	00:00:01.838	00:01:15.352	00:00:00.915	00:01:14.412	00:00:00.488
 6 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:16.687	00:00:02.681	00:01:16.718	00:00:02.281	00:01:14.506	00:00:00.583
 7 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:15.282	00:00:01.276	00:01:15.575	00:00:01.138	00:01:14.666	00:00:00.743
 8 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:16.100	00:00:02.094	00:01:15.990	00:00:01.553	00:01:14.712	00:00:00.789
 9 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:16.754	00:00:02.748	00:01:16.311	00:00:01.874	00:01:15.147	00:00:01.224
10 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:17.124	00:00:03.118	00:01:16.556	00:00:02.119	00:01:15.277	00:00:01.354
11 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:17.496	00:00:03.490	00:01:16.672	00:00:02.235	00:01:15.490	00:00:01.566
12 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:16.615	00:00:02.609	00:01:16.413	00:00:01.977	00:01:15.603	00:00:01.680
13 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:16.565	00:00:02.559	00:01:16.850	00:00:02.414		
14  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:17.929	00:00:03.923	00:01:17.432	00:00:02.996		
15 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:17.357	00:00:03.352	00:01:17.568	00:00:03.131		
16 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:17.611	00:00:03.605	00:01:17.887	00:00:03.451		
17 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:17.846	00:00:03.840	00:01:17.900	00:00:03.463		
18  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:17.811	00:00:03.806	00:01:18.372	00:00:03.936		
19  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:18.188	00:00:04.182				
20 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:18.411	00:00:04.405				
21  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:19.557	00:00:05.551				
22 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:20.403	00:00:06.397				
23  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:20.924	00:00:06.918				
24 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:21.156	00:00:07.150

Week 4: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	78
Nation:         	MON
Circuit:        	Circuito Urbano de Monsa
Event:			Monsa Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The lights went out on the Monsa Grand Prix and everyone managed to get away cleanly. Santoro was quick to squeeze Blake going into Turn 1, ensuring his lead. Prescott made a daring pass in the tunnel on the runup to the casino, while Aleksander Valiny outbraked Ólafur Guðestersson going into the Harbour Chicane. At the back, Bassett got off the line well and got past Nick Hardy before the first corner. With most of the overtakes done on the first couple of laps, the drivers began to set into their rhythms.

Mitchell Townsend sent one down the inside of Conway Prescott going into the chicane, cutting across it and retaining his position. Prescott expected that the Aswickan rookie would give the place back, but it didn't happen. Consequently, the race officials handed him a 5-second penalty, which was served during his pit stop. Dominic Hudnall wasn't doing too well either, as he struggled to get past Devin Acker's car for most of the race.

Santoro was able to keep his lead through the pit stops. Blake was right on his tail though, and she challenged him for the lead as soon as he exited the pit lane. Both of them rocketed up the hill at speed, but Santoro was able to stay in front. Blake looked like she would be able to complete the pass out of the tunnel, but she went in too deep at the chicane, allowing Santoro to once again get past. She wouldn't get another chance as Octavius Clearwater broke down and parked at the Turn 5 runoff, bringing out the Virtual Safety Car.

Despite Bassett's early efforts to move up the grid, he continued to languish at the back, having to fight off the backmarkers. Phillip Rollins got quite opportunistic on Lap 52 when he saw a chance to dive down the inside into Turn 10, but he collided with Bassett's rear left tire, causing the latter to go straight and miss the chicane. This brought out a 5-second penalty that was added on at the end of the race, as well as another VSC. A bit of debris from the collision punctured Álfheiður's tire, which ended his weekend prematurely.

Henri Makitalö became a star in his own right on Monsa's streets. The Valkean managed his tires well, overcutting his teammate for several laps and briefly getting up to 6th in the race. However he eventually had to pit on Lap 53, taking advantage of Álfheiður's retirement to make the stop. He came out just behind Valiny, and the AMZ duo held position until the end of the race.

Bram Dichter came 3rd and Lauren Blake came 2nd, but their Sunday paled in comparison to the driver who came in 1st. After twelve years of trying and failing, Santoro crossed the checkered flag and finally won the Monsa Grand Prix, becoming the first Monsan ever to win the prestigious event in history. He also led every lap and clinched the fastest lap at the end, becoming part of a select group of drivers who have secured a Grand Slam. It is certainly a weekend that the 32-year-old will never ever forget.

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	01:41:33.620	25 + 1	1:16.564	
  2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:11.156	18		
  3 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:19.021	15		
  4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:29.266	12		
  5 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	00:00:51.627	10		
  6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:14.064	8	
  7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:01:16.605	6		
  8 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1	4		
  9  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1	2		
 10 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1	1		
 11  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 12 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 13 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 14 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 2			
 16 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 2			
 17  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 2			
 18 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 2			
 19 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	Laps Down: 2			
 20 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 2			
 21  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 2			
 22 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 2			
DNF 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Ret. lap 53			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 35

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 80
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 68
 3 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 55
 4 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 38
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 33
 6  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 29
 7 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 26
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 20
 8 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 20
10 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 10
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 8
12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 6
12 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 6
14  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
14 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
16 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
17  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 0
17  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
17  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
17 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
17 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
17 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 123
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 100
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 71
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 55
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 26
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 18
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 6
  8 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 4
 10 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1
 11 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 0
 12 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun May 01, 2022 10:16 am

Welcome, everyone! We're here for the 5th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship: the Nikolian Grand Prix! It's going to be a sea of volt green for this weekend, as thousands of fans have come in full force to the Moravia Circuit in Carigrad to support the LZS team. Stefan Lakowski and Ivan Jovanović will both be wanting to put on a show for their fellow Nikolians, but they know that it would take a little luck to put their cars ahead of the leading Siduses and Raamakers.

And they would want to start on the front this Sunday, for the Moravia Circuit is one of the most difficult tracks to overtake in. Most of its sections are barely wide enough for two cars to go wheel-to-wheel with each other, and it is full of slow and medium-speed corners. Furthermore, it can take time to get the cars up to speed, as the dry and dusty conditions can interfere with track evolution. Nevertheless, the circuit has seen many great moments since it first came onto the calendar in the 1980s, including Tomasz Maruszewski's charge from 10th to 1st in the wet in 2009.

We will be seeing teams bring their first batch of significant upgrades at this grand prix. Breuer have brought a brand new power unit specification, while MacGregor and AMZ have updated their floor to further optimize downforce from the ground effect. Phaeton will be looking to benefit from this track, thanks to their current car's agility through the corners. However, the team recognizes that there is still a long way to go before they can fully unlock their car's potential. Can they carry the momentum they got from Monsa and bring a red car to the front once again? Stick around and find out!

Week 5: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Cloudy
Lap Record:      	00:01:16.627
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	NIK
Circuit:        	Moravia Circuit

Rain had soaked the track in FP3, which meant that the start of qualifying would be in damp but drying conditions. One by one the cars gingerly came out of pit lane to try their hand at setting their times. Conway Prescott looked quickest in the first session, being one of the first to make the switch to dry slicks in the changing conditions. His teammate, Sarah Musgrove, wasn't as lucky, as she lost control at Turn 7 and crashed into the wall. This brought out the red flag while the MacGregor team worked for the rest of the day to repair her car.

But by Q2, Lauren Blake was able to find pace and set the timing screens alight, getting the fastest time of the session. She would then beat that in Q3, becoming the first driver on that day to get into the 1:17s. Yet despite her pole lap, which put her in a good position for the race, she will be starting alongside Maximilan Frentzen, who missed out on pole by nearly 4/100ths of a second. Robert van Grol wasn't too far behind either, being another 2/100ths behind.

Besides Frentzen, there were two other drivers that have made stunning qualifying performances that day: Henri Makitalö and Nick Hardy. Both have benefited from an early red flag caused by Phillip Rollins' own crash at Turn 14, which prevented Gianpiero Santoro, Bram Dichter, Guy Bassett, and Decius Whitewall from improving their times. We can be sure that there would be some choice words from them directed towards the Aswickan when they get back to the paddock.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:18.588	00:00:00.153	00:01:18.661	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:17.912	FASTEST : Q3
 2 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:19.216	00:00:00.781	00:01:18.949	00:00:00.288	00:01:17.951	00:00:00.039
 3 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:18.594	00:00:00.159	00:01:19.024	00:00:00.363	00:01:17.966	00:00:00.054
 4 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:18.435	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:19.136	00:00:00.475	00:01:18.296	00:00:00.384
 5  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:20.149	00:00:01.714	00:01:19.632	00:00:00.971	00:01:18.332	00:00:00.420
 6 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:21.901	00:00:03.466	00:01:19.920	00:00:01.260	00:01:18.501	00:00:00.589
 7 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:19.116	00:00:00.681	00:01:19.150	00:00:00.489	00:01:18.540	00:00:00.628
 8 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:20.971	00:00:02.536	00:01:21.023	00:00:02.362	00:01:18.625	00:00:00.713
 9 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:21.192	00:00:02.757	00:01:20.593	00:00:01.932	00:01:19.360	00:00:01.448
10 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:21.036	00:00:02.601	00:01:21.099	00:00:02.438	00:01:19.365	00:00:01.453
11 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:19.329	00:00:00.894	00:01:20.023	00:00:01.362	00:01:19.472	00:00:01.560
12 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:20.881	00:00:02.445	00:01:20.911	00:00:02.251	00:01:19.769	00:00:01.857
13 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:21.401	00:00:02.966	00:01:21.163	00:00:02.503		
14  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:21.136	00:00:02.700	00:01:21.297	00:00:02.636		
15 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:21.918	00:00:03.483	00:01:21.694	00:00:03.033		
16 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:21.795	00:00:03.359	00:01:21.885	00:00:03.224		
17 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:21.358	00:00:02.923	00:01:21.995	00:00:03.334		
18 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:21.964	00:00:03.529	00:01:22.139	00:00:03.478		
19  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:22.047	00:00:03.612				
20  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:22.424	00:00:03.989				
21  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:22.774	00:00:04.339				
22 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:23.094	00:00:04.659				
23 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:23.451	00:00:05.016				
24 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	NO TIME		NO TIME

Week 5: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	70
Nation:         	NIK
Circuit:        	Moravia Circuit
Event:	Nikolian Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	18, 19, 20
Cars on Grid:		24

The sun was out, and the Nikolian Grand Prix was getting underway. Blake had a tremendous start and built an early gap in the first sector, while Frentzen fell back as van Grol and Prescott jumped him into Turn 1. Makitalö and Hardy also suffered from poor starts, leading to both banging their wheels with one another at Turn 3 in their fight to stay in the points. The race officials investigated this and dismissed this as a race incident, much to the AMZ garage's consternation.

Musgrove's start was brilliant as she managed to get past Matthew Martins, Athan Lille, and Devin Acker off the line. However, she struggled to gain any more places over the remained of the race. Much of her Sunday was spent looking at Dominic Hudnall's rear wing, putting her in 19th at the race's end.

Angelbridge will be walking home without any points to score, thanks to their unfortunate reliability troubles. Octavius Clearwater's engine spluttered to a halt on Lap 6, while Lille sustained a crash on Lap 17 due to brake failure. This brought out the safety car for the next three laps while the marshals cleared up the wreckage. Luckily, the Lisanderian rookie came out okay.

In light of this accident, the leaders were quick to pit for new tires. Blake maintained track position in the scramble, while Santoro shot up to 3rd place and jumped Dichter. In his desperation to keep the MacGregor behind, van Grol defended a little too rashly, causing Prescott to make contact with his rear. The Aswickan pitted for a new front wing, while van Grol was given a 10-second penalty for his actions.

Lakowski was doing his utmost to make his tires last, hoping to overcut his competition. He looked to be challenging for the win when he defended his lead against Blake from Laps 30 to 32. However on Lap 33, he locked up his wheels and went wide out of Turn 1, giving the championship leader an opportunity to pass him at Turn 3. From then on, she controlled the pace, even responding to Lakowski's switch to a two-stop strategy on Lap 48.

To add insult to injury, the Nikolian's exit was delayed due to Decius Whitewall coming out of his own pit stop, which cost him precious seconds. As a result, Santoro and Dichter were able to overtake him and deny him a podium in front of his home crowd. Blake on the other hand had managed to keep a healthy gap from Santoro to win the grand prix, taking the fastest lap of the race with her and Driver of the Day, while her closest rival Dichter rounded out the podium with a P3.

With this victory, Blake extended her lead in the Drivers' Championship, while Sidus closed the gap to Raamaker down to two points. Will they be able to keep their Constructors' Championship lead at the next race in Khyragus? We hope to see you there!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:41:12.608	25 + 1	1:20.466
  2 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:05.831	18		
  3 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:10.221	15		
  4  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:21.456	12		
  5 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:27.419	10		
  6 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:29.313	8		
  7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:35.971	6		
  8 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:00:41.788	4		
  9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:43.077	2		
 10 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	00:00:54.681	1		
 11  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:00:58.736			
 12 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:59.586	 
 13 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:09.550			
 14 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 16 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 18 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 19 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 20  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 21 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 22 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
DNF  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 17			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 6

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 106
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 83
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 56
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 55
 5  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 41
 6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 39
 7 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 30
 8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 28
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 28
10 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 12
11 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 10
12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 6
12 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 6
14  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
14 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
16 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
16 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 1
18  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 0
18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
18  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
18 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 0
18 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0
18 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 138
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 136
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 95
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 69
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 34
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 22
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 6
  8 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 4
 10 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 1
 12 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun May 15, 2022 9:21 am

Welcome to the 6th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! After five rounds of thrilling high speed action, the championship remains tight for the top teams and drivers. Let's see if this intensity carries on at our next race of the series: the Khyragusian Grand Prix at the Kennedy Circuit. On its off days, the circuit is a favorite for many of Khyragus' most passionate car enthusiasts, thanks to its charming scenery and its undulating tarmac. However, when the F1 circus comes here, it is easily the biggest motorsport event in the country.

While this track is the smallest permanent race course on the calendar, this place has no shortage of challenge for the drivers. All 3.98 km of this track is full of slow and meandering corners with few places for overtaking and barely enough room for cars to race past - a nod to its heritage as a classic track for Khyragusian motorsport. The track may have more runoff area than when it was constructed in the 1930s, but thanks to the uncompromising terrain around it, there are still many places where mistakes can creep up and end someone's race early.

Just like in Monsa, the best place to start to take the win here is from pole position, and it has been that way for the majority of races that were held here in the past two decades. One of those wins was taken last year by our current championship leader, Lauren Blake, who crossed the line to take her very first victory. Time will tell if she will be able to repeat the feat here or if someone else will get the glory

Week 6: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:26.015
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	KHY
Circuit:        	Kennedy Circuit

Easily the most exciting part of the entire weekend, thousands turned up to see the cars navigate the course in qualifying. Bram Dichter had the early advantage, setting the fastest time in Q1. Sarah Musgrove struggled to set a decent time for MacGregor due to the bumpy track surface inducing an uncomfortable amount of porpoising. As such, she was knocked out of Q1 for the second time in 2022. She's got quite a lot of work to do if she wants to make up places here, and that's no easy feat.

Conway Prescott did a lot better, riding out the bumps and making it into Q3. Despite having a bit of a moment at Turn 2, he was able to pip Guy Bassett to 8th place. Matthew Martins also had a good Saturday, with his P12 appearance marking the first time that Sevir reached Q3 this season. And to top it all off, Angelbridge is looking good as Athan Lille repeated his highest qualifying position in 6th.

The Phaetons came out supreme, with Decius Whitewall setting the fastest time of the day and securing pole position. Dichter will be starting on the front row in 2nd, while Blake will start in 3rd. Robert van Grol put his Raamaker up to P4, giving the Noordenstaater team a signficant advantage, while Gianpiero Santoro mustered a P5.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:29.441	00:00:01.926	00:01:27.907	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:27.003	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                  		00:01:27.515	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:28.015	00:00:00.109	00:01:27.176	00:00:00.173
 3  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:28.278	00:00:00.764	00:01:28.633	00:00:00.727	00:01:27.360	00:00:00.357
 4 13 ▍Robert van Grol                     	00:01:28.472	00:00:00.957	00:01:28.395	00:00:00.488	00:01:27.424	00:00:00.421
 5 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                   	00:01:28.047	00:00:00.532	00:01:27.934	00:00:00.028	00:01:27.457	00:00:00.454
 6  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:28.076	00:00:00.561	00:01:28.618	00:00:00.711	00:01:27.488	00:00:00.485
 7  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:29.125	00:00:01.610	00:01:28.137	00:00:00.231	00:01:27.493	00:00:00.490
 8 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:27.748	00:00:00.234	00:01:28.737	00:00:00.830	00:01:27.731	00:00:00.728
 9 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:31.751	00:00:04.237	00:01:29.628	00:00:01.721	00:01:27.737	00:00:00.734
10  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                		00:01:29.475	00:00:01.961	00:01:29.613	00:00:01.706	00:01:28.293	00:00:01.290
11  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:29.398	00:00:01.883	00:01:29.560	00:00:01.654	00:01:28.373	00:00:01.370
12 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:28.289	00:00:00.774	00:01:29.219	00:00:01.313	00:01:28.737	00:00:01.734
13 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:29.168	00:00:01.653	00:01:30.005	00:00:02.098		
14 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:30.460	00:00:02.946	00:01:30.257	00:00:02.350		
15 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:29.288	00:00:01.773	00:01:30.296	00:00:02.389		
16 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:31.020	00:00:03.506	00:01:30.361	00:00:02.454		
17 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:30.964	00:00:03.450	00:01:31.311	00:00:03.404		
18 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:31.817	00:00:04.302	00:01:32.336	00:00:04.429		
19 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:32.115	00:00:04.601				
20 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:32.275	00:00:04.760				
21  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:32.335	00:00:04.820				
22 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:33.599	00:00:06.085				
23 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:34.042	00:00:06.527				
24 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:36.865	00:00:09.350

Week 6: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	77
Nation:         	KHY
Circuit:        	Kennedy Circuit
Event:	Khyragusian Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The lights went out and immediately there was carnage within the first few hundred meters. Santoro had a poor start and was tagged by a divebombing Prescott, which sent the Monsan into the barriers at Turn 2. This brought out the red flag, and the Aswickan was handed a five-second penalty to be served during his pit stop. It took a long time for the marshals to retrieve Santoro's car and repair the damage to the barriers, but eventually the race was restarted.

At this second start, Blake and Dichter nearly caused a second collision at Turn 2, but luckily the former was able to back off. This near-incident cost her precious distance between her and Dichter, and the championship runner-up was able to pull away handily. Meanwhile, Whitewall was able to maintain his lead during his first stint, building gaps when he needed to and preserving his tires for as long as possible. The Confederate pitted on Lap 32 for a set of hards, which he would run to the end.

Unlike Dichter, van Grol had a terrible restart, losing a place to Lakowski off the line and nearly getting collected into Turn 2 by an oblivious Devin Acker. He urged his team to have the stewards take a look, but the incident was only noted. To add to his misery, the pit crew botched his pit stop, costing him precious seconds. Nevertheless, he was able to ensure that his team at least gets one more point in for the Constructors' Championship.

On the other hand, Aleksander Valiny had benefited from a tire change when the red flag was brought out, and so he was able to make his only mandatory pit stop. For putting his head down, conserving his tires, and not getting into trouble, he was rewarded with a 6th place for AMZ - the highest points position they've had this year. A remarkable performance, indeed.

The MacGregor duo were the kings of overtakes on this narrow and difficult track. To make up for the penalty that he served in the pits, Prescott pushed hard to limit the damage. He was able to get within reach of the points, but van Grol proved to be a thorn in his side that day. Musgrove looked the stronger of the MacGregor pair on Sunday, having benefited from the safety car and making her own charge up the field, getting herself into P8 - the former AstyF2 champion showing her critics why she belonged in AstyF1 despite the difficult start to her season.

Decius Whitewall crossed the line to claim his maiden career victory and rise to 3rd in the standings ahead of his teammate Santoro. Dichter came home in 2nd with the fastest lap of the race and is steadily whittling away at Blake's lead. It wouldn't be all bad for the championship leader, who's just secured 3rd place - Bassett's 5th place finish gave Sidus just enough points to pip Raamaker to the top of the Constructors' Standings. Neither side is going to give an inch for a shot at becoming this year's champions: which one of them will do it?

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	02:03:07.786	25		
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:04.470	18 + 1	1:30.328
  3  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:13.904	15	
  4  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:32.232	12		
  5 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:45.575	10		
  6 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:01.000	8		
  7  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	00:01:12.685	6		
  8 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	00:01:25.929	4		
  9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:29.572	2		
 10 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	Laps Down: 1	1		
 11 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 12 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1	 	
 13 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 14 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 16 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 17 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 18 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 19  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 20 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 2			
 21 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 2			
DNF  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 30			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 9			
DNF 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	Ret. lap 1

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 121
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 102
 3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 64
 4 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 56
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 56
 6  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 53
 7 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 40
 8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 28
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 28
10 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 12
12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 10
13 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 8
14  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 6
15  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
15 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
15 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
18 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
18 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 1
20  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 0
20  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
20 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0
20 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 161
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 158
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 120
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 81
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 36
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 22
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 14
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 10
  9 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 5
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
 11 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1
 12 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun May 29, 2022 10:27 am

Welcome to Round 7 of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! The circus continues on to the sunny archipelago of Kelonna for the next race of the season: the Kelonna Grand Prix! Here in the city of Halynby, the busy central harbor has been completely transformed into a unique track that is a hybrid of street circuit and permanent road course, bringing the vibrant Beobecce neighborhood a taste of the high-speed thrills that only AstyF1 can provide.

But the Beobecce Street Circuit remains a challenge for drivers to overtake. With the tightness you'd expect from a street circuit as well as little grip off the racing line, this narrows down overtaking opportunities to just a handful of corners. However, with the success of last year's regulation shakeup in producing cars that are easier to follow, hope remains high that there will be more thrilling battles on tracks like these. We may be in for an exciting race this weekend!

Even as the majority of the grid have already brought out big upgrades in the previous grands prix, the development race for the teams continues to rage on. Some teams have brought their own track-specific modifications such as cooling louvers to deal with the heat, but others have gone further than that. Urbina may be late to the upgrading party, but they pulled out all the stops with their new spec of car. With revised floor geometry, bodywork, and internal packaging, they hope that they will make a big step forward. Will they be able to get those elusive first points? Let's see!

Week 7: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:26.250
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	KEL
Circuit:        	Beobecce Circuit

The Raamakers looked strong throughout Qualifying, putting in impressive lap times through all three sessions. While both drivers seemed to have equal pace, Bram Dichter looked to be the slightly faster driver in Q1 and Q2, beating his teammate Robert van Grol by several thousandths of a second. Both however seemed to be slower than Guy Bassett, who topped the times in both sessions. However, it was ultimately van Grol who claimed pole position, just 17/1000ths quicker than Bassett. Dichter was a further tenth behind and will start 3rd.

Behind Dichter were the two Phaetons, with last race's winner Decius Whitewall starting behind Gianpiero Santoro. Behind the Confederate was the Delaney of Nick Hardy, who was able to put in a storming lap ahead of MacGregor's Conway Prescott. Lauren Blake was set to do the same and get herself on the front row in the dying hours of Q3, setting purple sectors alight. But Maximilian Frentzen crashed out in the final sector and brought out the yellow flags, forcing her to abandon what would have been a potential front-row start for Sidus.

LZS's pace seemed to be absent all day, with both Stefan Lakowski and Ivan Jovanović out of Q2 and starting in P14 and P15. Similarly, both Angelbridges never even made it out of Q1, making an already troubled season for them even worse. Dominic Hudnall barely made it into Q3, but Mitchell Townsend still struggled with his car, only reaching P18.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:29.453	00:00:01.495	00:01:29.134	00:00:00.344	00:01:27.576	FASTEST : Q3
 2 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:27.958	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:28.790	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:27.593	00:00:00.017
 3 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:29.368	00:00:01.410	00:01:29.109	00:00:00.319	00:01:27.709	00:00:00.133
 4 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:31.562	00:00:03.604	00:01:30.189	00:00:01.399	00:01:27.769	00:00:00.193
 5 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:28.523	00:00:00.565	00:01:29.074	00:00:00.284	00:01:28.104	00:00:00.528
 6 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:30.144	00:00:02.186	00:01:29.788	00:00:00.998	00:01:28.296	00:00:00.719
 7 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:31.765	00:00:03.807	00:01:30.387	00:00:01.597	00:01:28.407	00:00:00.831
 8  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:29.222	00:00:01.264	00:01:29.625	00:00:00.835	00:01:28.568	00:00:00.992
 9 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:29.941	00:00:01.983	00:01:30.099	00:00:01.309	00:01:28.811	00:00:01.235
10 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:29.753	00:00:01.795	00:01:30.092	00:00:01.302	00:01:28.859	00:00:01.282
11  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:31.091	00:00:03.133	00:01:30.488	00:00:01.698	00:01:29.099	00:00:01.523
12 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:28.989	00:00:01.031	00:01:29.746	00:00:00.956	00:01:29.181	00:00:01.605
13 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:30.905	00:00:02.947	00:01:30.632	00:00:01.842		
14  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:31.469	00:00:03.511	00:01:30.667	00:00:01.877		
15 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:32.131	00:00:04.173	00:01:31.195	00:00:02.405		
16 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:32.658	00:00:04.700	00:01:31.224	00:00:02.434		
17 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:32.247	00:00:04.289	00:01:31.624	00:00:02.834		
18 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:32.812	00:00:04.854	00:01:32.348	00:00:03.558		
19 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:33.517	00:00:05.559				
20  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:34.123	00:00:06.165				
21  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:34.422	00:00:06.464				
22 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:34.476	00:00:06.518				
23  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:35.549	00:00:07.591				
24 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:35.840	00:00:07.882

Week 7: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	66
Nation:         	KEL
Circuit:        	Beobecce Circuit
Event:			Kelonnan Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	7, 8, 9, 12, 13
Cars on Grid:		24

Sunday was another scorcher, but the show still went on. The race began relatively cleanly, with Nicolas von Siedel, Blake, and Hudnall making up places at the start. Immediately Bassett challenged van Grol for the lead into Turn 8, but had to back off to avoid coming together. He tried again going down the back straight, but the 2016 AstyF1 champion was able to cover him off. The gap between the two leaders grew steadily over the next few laps, with van Grol maintaining a comfortable lead for the majority of the race.

Drivers began to struggle with the prevailing wind directions in various sections of the track. Maximilian Frentzen was unsettled by a gust of wind and spun around on Turn 13, clipping his rear against the barriers. This brought out a lengthy safety car and saw many drivers make their pit stops. Aleksander Valiny would fall victim to crosswinds as well, spinning just before the bus stop chicane at Turn 2. This cost him his front wing and suspension, bringing out another safety car.

The race resumed and already there were some daring overtakes being made. Hudnall outbroke Prescott into Turn 17, while Blake made a double-pass on Santoro and Dichter down the back straight to get 2nd. Bassett locked up trying to overtake van Grol down the back straight, which cost him several seconds. Hudnall was able to defend well against Prescott for several laps, as well as against von Siedel.

Jovanović tried several times to get himself past Sarah Musgrove, but she was able to anticipate his every move, steadily gaining pace as the laps progressed. Jovanović then tried for a more aggressive strategy, putting himself on mediums on Lap 45. However, despite having closed the gap down to Musgrove, it was too late to get that final points position.

Van Grol had put on a calm and composed drive from start to finish, and looked like he was going to stay there up to the end. However, fate would decide otherwise. He noticed a significant drop of power going into the hard braking zone at Turn 12. The Raamaker garage didn't seem to detect any problems and told him to carry on, but suddenly his engine caught fire as he exited Turn 20. The long-time race leader limped home into the pits, disappointed that he was unable to convert his pole into his first win of 2022. Octavius Clearwater would be going home disappointed as well, with yet another unreliability problem ending his race.

Henri Makitalö had put on hard tires early in the race to go to the end. And once the leaders began to make their second round of stops, the Valkean rookie stayed out. This gamble thrust him into 3rd place behind van Grol and Blake, which turned into 2nd once van Grol retired. But beginning on Lap 63, he began to drop off in pace, allowing Dichter to pass him on the following lap. To add insult to injury, Santoro passed him as well on the last lap.

Having gone from 8th to 1st in what is sure to be one of her greatest drives, Lauren Blake had surged through the pack to take her 4th win of the season and Driver of the Day. Bram Dichter brought home points of Raamaker with a P2 finish, while Santoro gets 3rd. Hudnall's 6th place for Urbina finally brought home their first points since they returned to the sport this year, shooting them up the Constructors' Standings to P9. We'll be seeing you next time at the Azmir Grand Prix!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:54:22.758	25		
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:09.369	18		
  3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:12.245	15 + 1	1:30.567	
  4  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:00:12.366	12		
  5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:33.356	10		
  6 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	00:00:35.558	8		
  7 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	00:00:46.959	6		
  8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:47.012	4		
  9 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:47.150	2		
 10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:09.838	1		
 11 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:01:10.358			
 12 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:18.163			
 13 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	00:01:19.458			
 14  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:31.019			
 15 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 16 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 18 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 19  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 20  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	Ret. lap 46			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 30			
DNF 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Ret. lap 11			
DNF 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Ret. lap 6

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 146
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 120
 3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 74
 4 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 72
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 56
 6  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 53
 7 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 42
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 32
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 28
10 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 16
11 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
12  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 12
12 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 12
14 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 9
15 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 8
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 6
17  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
17 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
17 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
20 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
20 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 1
22  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
22 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
22 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 188
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 176
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 146
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 81
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 41
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 28
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 26
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 10
  9 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 8
 10 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 5
 11 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1

by **Valkea** » Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:48 am

Welcome once again to the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We're here in the Empire of Trellin for Round 8: the Azmir Grand Prix! With a third of the calendar already done, it's been first blood for Sidus and Lauren Blake, who continue to lead the championship into this round. Can they continue to hold their advantage over Raamaker and Bram Dichter as we begin this middle third of races starting right here in the outskirts of Tegari? Let's stick around to find out!

The Arika Circuit was constructed in the 1980s for motorcycle racing, a popular motorsport in Trellin. However, it has only begun to host AstyF1 as recently as 2016, with Steven Grey taking victory that year. Since then, it has continued to be on the calendar with several stand-out moments for fans and challenges for teams. Both driver and car have to contend with the searing heat of the Trellinese sun, with average temperatures going above 30ºC.

Despite that, the heat hasn't seemed to dissuade drivers from going over the limit in past grands prix, nor fans from attending the race to support their favorite racing stars. With a combination of flowing sections of track and the recent generation of ground effect cars, you can expect that the racing will be close and the opportunities for overtaking to be many. We hope that you're ready for some action here, because we sure are!

Week 8: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Cloudy
Lap Record:      	00:01:21.648
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	TRE
Circuit:        	Arika Circuit (Küitan Arika)

Mercifully, Saturday came around with some clouds overhead, giving the drivers a window of relief from the soaring temperatures. Yet the intensity of qualifying remained hot as each car was driven to the absolute limit here. Lauren Blake looked quick throughout the session, securing pole position in both sessions despite a bit of a moment around Turn 5. Her championship rival Bram Dichter wasn't too far behind though, only 4/100ths of a second behind.

His teammate, Robert van Grol, will be starting in 3rd on the grid, followed by LZS's Stefan Lakowski. Phaeton secured the 3rd row of the grid for themselves, with the young and impressive Decius Whitewall ahead of wily veteran Gianpiero Santoro.

Urbina's run of form from the previous grand prix seemed to carry over into qualifying here, as Dominic Hudnall and Mitchell Townsend set the 7th and 9th fastest time in Q3. Splitting the two is Henri Makitalö, who continues to extend his Q3 streak in P8. On the other hand, Guy Bassett has had a less-than-stellar weekend, only managing P11 between the MacGregors. But perhaps the one with the most disappointing qualifying of all is Ivan Jovanović, who was way off the pace from his teammate.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:23.919	00:00:01.023	00:01:23.755	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:23.139	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:24.088	00:00:01.192	00:01:23.860	00:00:00.104	00:01:23.182	00:00:00.043
 3 13 ▍Robert van Grol              		00:01:23.576	00:00:00.681	00:01:24.198	00:00:00.443	00:01:23.217	00:00:00.077
 4  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:22.896	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:23.861	00:00:00.105	00:01:23.239	00:00:00.100
 5 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:24.906	00:00:02.010	00:01:24.188	00:00:00.433	00:01:23.287	00:00:00.148
 6 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                      	00:01:23.690	00:00:00.794	00:01:24.562	00:00:00.807	00:01:23.344	00:00:00.205
 7 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:24.326	00:00:01.430	00:01:24.829	00:00:01.074	00:01:23.479	00:00:00.340
 8  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:24.518	00:00:01.622	00:01:24.549	00:00:00.794	00:01:23.609	00:00:00.469
 9 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:23.783	00:00:00.888	00:01:24.356	00:00:00.600	00:01:23.672	00:00:00.533
10 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:24.126	00:00:01.230	00:01:24.741	00:00:00.986	00:01:23.681	00:00:00.542
11 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:24.077	00:00:01.181	00:01:24.870	00:00:01.115	00:01:23.936	00:00:00.797
12 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:24.242	00:00:01.346	00:01:24.724	00:00:00.969	00:01:24.032	00:00:00.893
13 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:25.022	00:00:02.126	00:01:24.994	00:00:01.239		
14 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:24.020	00:00:01.125	00:01:25.008	00:00:01.252		
15 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:24.895	00:00:01.999	00:01:25.271	00:00:01.516		
16 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:25.131	00:00:02.236	00:01:25.300	00:00:01.545		
17  3 ▍Devin Acker               		00:01:25.116	00:00:02.220	00:01:25.420	00:00:01.664		
18 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:25.511	00:00:02.615	00:01:25.769	00:00:02.013		
19 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson                  	00:01:26.685	00:00:03.789				
20 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:26.758	00:00:03.863				
21  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:26.920	00:00:04.024				
22  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:27.186	00:00:04.290				
23 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:28.170	00:00:05.275				
24 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:28.500	00:00:05.604

Week 8: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	69
Nation:         	TRE
Circuit:        	Arika Circuit (Küitan Arika)
Event:			Azmir Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The race began in the blistering heat, and Blake had a horrible start, dropping behind both Raamakers off the line. Lakowski and Whitewall also fell back, losing out to Santoro on the back straight. The Monsan looked to get another place by challenging Blake on the second lap, but she was able to fend him off going into Turn 1. More drama ensued as van Grol went too wide and onto the gravel at Turn 5, which allowed Blake to take the place back.

Whitewall seemed to be holding his own well until his engine started to sputter on Lap 6. As car after car overtook him, he had to make a painful return to the pits to retire. This left Santoro as Phaeton's only hope to get points. However, with Dichter and Blake steadily leaving the rest of the pack behind, he could most likely be seeing 3rd.

MacGregor was banking on the undercut being a powerful tool and became the first to make their stops on Lap 16. Other cars were reluctant to follow suit, but soon had to also pit as tire degradation was progressing faster than anticipated. As a result, Prescott shot up the order to P5 and stayed there to the end, while van Grol came out in P10 behind Musgrove and Devin Acker. Bassett suffered an extra four seconds in the pits, sending him further down the field when he came out - an uncharacteristic blunder from the Sidus pit crew.

Nicolas von Siedel had been ahead for much of the race, but he was told by the pit wall to switch with Maximilian Frentzen due to him being on fresher rubber. The two Breuers made the switch on Lap 56 and held their positions to the checkered flag. Frentzen went on to form a DRS train between Musgrove and Acker, which seemed to be a major headache for Santoro as he struggled to lap the three cars.

Meanwhile at the front, Blake had put on her second and final stint of mediums and chased after Dichter. She looked like she was going to get the Noordenstaater on Lap 63, but she locked up trying to dive down the inside at Turn 1, allowing Dichter to perform the switchback on her and retain the lead. From then on, Dichter held firm to the end and crossed the line with his first win of the season, gaining maximum points with the fastest lap. Blake was the next to cross the line in 2nd, while Santoro came several seconds later in 3rd.

Van Grol recovered to 7th for Raamaker, which gave the team enough points to retake the lead of the Constructor's Championship. Ahead of him in 6th was Makitalö, who once again finished well for AMZ. Time will tell if this may be the beginning of a booming career in the top level of motorsports. And finally, Prescott's gamble seemed to have paid off with a well-deserved 5th place, giving MacGregor extra points in the fight for the midfield. What a race that certainly was!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:44:03.953	25 + 1	1:25.743	
  2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:01.692	18		
  3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:39.032	15		
  4  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:40.852	12		
  5 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:01:03.114	10		
  6  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:01:11.924	8		
  7 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:01:21.713	6		
  8 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:30.345	4		
  9  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	00:01:31.145	2		
 10 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1	1		
 11 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 12 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 13 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 14 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 15 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	Laps Down: 1	
 16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 18 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 19 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 21  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 22 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 2			
 23  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 2			
DNF 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	Ret. lap 6

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 164
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 146
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 87
 4 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 74
 5  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 65
 6 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 62
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 42
 7 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 42
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 28
10  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
11 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 16
12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
13 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 13
13 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 13
15  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 8
15 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 8
17  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
17 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
17 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
20 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
20 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 1
22  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
22 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
22 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 208
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 206
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 161
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 93
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 55
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 34
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 29
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 12
  9 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 8
 10 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 5
 11 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1

by **Valkea** » Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:45 am

Welcome, everybody! We're now heading into Round 9 of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! The show goes on as we begin the Arimathean Grand Prix, held on the historic Karekari racetrack! Built from a disused military airfield outside of Tythim, Karekari was one of Teudallum's oldest and most historic venues for Astyrian motorsport. The track has been part of the calendar since the 1990s after an extensive renovation to bring it up to AstyF1's standards - and it has played host to other major races such as the 12 Hours of Karekari, part of the Astyrian Endurance Championship.

With long straights, fast corners, and a bumpy surface from start to finish, the track has tested the limits of these new generation of cars, which rely heavily on the ground effect for their aerodynamics. Numerous complaints of violent porpoising were brought up last year, leading to some modifications to this year's regulations to minimize the risk to drivers' health. So far the porpoising problem has been managed well in other tracks, but Karekari will prove to be the major test if these new rules have worked.

Sidus can't afford to relax here, despite leading the Constructors' Championship going into this round. Raamaker is only just two points behind, and they could easily come away from this race and retake that lead. In the Drivers' Championship, Bram Dichter's victory in Arika Circuit ensures that he has whittled away at Lauren Blake's points buffer. While she still has enough points to stave off her closest rival for a little while longer, a race retirement could easily wipe out her championship lead. Which driver and team will come out on top here in Arimathea? Let's find out!

Week 9: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:25.920
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	ARM
Circuit:        	Karekari (The Sedges)

The Phaetons looked quick throughout the weekend. Gianpiero Santoro was the fastest driver on the track, leading in all three qualifying sessions to take pole position here. Blake will be starting alongside him on the front row, having gone a quarter of a second slower. Santoro's teammate, Decius Whitewall, set the 3rd fastest time of the day in Q3, followed by MacGregor's Conway Prescott and Raamaker's Robert van Grol. Dichter was just behind his teammate in 6th.

The Kappaksturslid duo of Maríón Álfheiður and Ólafur Guðestersson performed well and were rewarded P7 and P8 for their efforts. Optimism is high in the paddock - maybe this time the independent Nynorsk team can use this opportunity to get enough points to crawl out of last place.

Guy Bassett has once again had a dismal qualifying, only wringing out enough pace to get 11th place. When he got out of the car, he remarked that the porpoising on his Sidus was so great that it affected his reaction times. Stefan Lakowski, who just missed out on Q3, also complained of similar issues with his car. It looks like there is still a long way to go before porpoising fades away as a major problem for AstyF1's drivers.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:26.445	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:27.294	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:26.865	FASTEST : Q3
 2  6 ▍Lauren Blake                 		00:01:27.417	00:00:00.971	00:01:27.821	00:00:00.527	00:01:27.119	00:00:00.254
 3 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:27.717	00:00:01.272	00:01:28.040	00:00:00.745	00:01:27.215	00:00:00.350
 4 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:27.414	00:00:00.969	00:01:27.948	00:00:00.654	00:01:27.219	00:00:00.354
 5 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:28.249	00:00:01.804	00:01:28.579	00:00:01.284	00:01:27.242	00:00:00.377
 6 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:29.049	00:00:02.604	00:01:28.471	00:00:01.177	00:01:27.248	00:00:00.383
 7 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður              		00:01:27.615	00:00:01.170	00:01:28.224	00:00:00.930	00:01:27.276	00:00:00.410
 8 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson           		00:01:30.557	00:00:04.112	00:01:28.675	00:00:01.381	00:01:27.406	00:00:00.541
 9 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:28.795	00:00:02.350	00:01:28.620	00:00:01.326	00:01:27.410	00:00:00.545
10 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:28.231	00:00:01.786	00:01:28.716	00:00:01.422	00:01:27.479	00:00:00.614
11 95 ▍Guy Bassett                  		00:01:28.979	00:00:02.534	00:01:29.196	00:00:01.902	00:01:27.601	00:00:00.736
12 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:28.801	00:00:02.356	00:01:28.621	00:00:01.327	00:01:27.741	00:00:00.876
13  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:28.472	00:00:02.027	00:01:29.421	00:00:02.127		
14 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:29.045	00:00:02.600	00:01:29.429	00:00:02.135		
15 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:29.054	00:00:02.609	00:01:29.659	00:00:02.364		
16  3 ▍Devin Acker                     	00:01:28.930	00:00:02.485	00:01:29.826	00:00:02.531		
17 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                     	00:01:29.076	00:00:02.631	00:01:29.877	00:00:02.583		
18  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:31.282	00:00:04.837	00:01:30.333	00:00:03.039		
19 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:31.364	00:00:04.919				
20 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:31.425	00:00:04.980				
21 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:31.604	00:00:05.159				
22 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:32.324	00:00:05.879				
23  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:32.507	00:00:06.062				
24  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:32.955	00:00:06.509

Week 9: Race

Conditions:      	Light Showers
Laps:              	52
Nation:         	ARM
Circuit:        	Karekari (The Sedges)
Event:			Arimathean Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Cars on Grid:		24

To contrast with Arika Circuit's searing heat, Sunday in Karekari began with some light showers. As a result, the cars would begin the race on intermediate tires. At the race start, Santoro had an excellent start and started to get away from Blake, leaving a plume of mist behind him, while Dichter jumped van Grol off the line. Prescott tried to have a go at Whitewall down the back straight, but the Confederate was able to hold him off.

The weather remained unpredictable from start to finish. There were certain moments where it looked like the track would dry out to allow for slicks, but eventually another shower would come and keep them on their intermediates for longer. Some drivers eventually pitted midway through the race once their tires had worn off, while others were able to keep them going for as long as possible. Aleksander Valiny and Sarah Musgrove were able to move up several places and gain track position in the ever-changing conditions.

On Lap 24, Álfheiður aquaplaned at Turn 16 and crashed out at the very last corner, hitting the Techpro barrier and bringing out yellow flags. In the midst of the chaos, Bassett nearly lost control and overtook Hudnall in the process, which saw him get a 5-second penalty from Race Control. Devin Acker was the next to go off at that same corner, further extending the Safety Car period for another two laps. The race resumed on the 31st lap, by which Prescott made a daring send on Dichter into Turn 3, gaining 3rd for the time being.

However, the Aswickan's shot at a podium didn't last, as he was unable to brake into Turn 7. Prescott went straight on into the runoff area, hitting a bollard and damaging his front wing. He tried to continue on for another lap, thinking the damage wasn't serious. But the MacGregor pitwall forced him to pit for a new nose, dropping him down to 9th place.

Octavius Clearwater stayed out for a mighty long time, moving as far up as 4th at one point, before having to drop back down on Lap 49 to fulfill his single mandatory pit stop. As a result he would finish in 6th, bringing in Angelbridge's biggest points haul of the season.

More retirements followed, as van Grol took too much kerb and spun out at Turn 5 - his car coming to rest in the barrier. The collision broke his rear suspension, knocking him out of the race. Not long after, Maximilian Frentzen slid off at Turn 10, causing his own retirement. Both resulted in Virtual Safety Car periods for a few laps.

The Arimathean Grand Prix came to a close with Gianpiero Santoro completing a dominant victory over his rivals. He would have gotten his second Grand Slam, were it not for 2nd placer Lauren Blake stealing the fastest lap of the race right at the end. Decius Whitewall's 3rd place made it a double podium for Phaeton, which means that they have reeled in the top two in the Constructors' Championship. We can't wait to see how this season unfolds at the next race at the Astyrian Grand Prix!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	01:37:00.461	25		
  2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:23.806	18 + 1	1:38.340	
  3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:26.469	15		
  4 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:31.998	12		
  5 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:34.584	10		
  6  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	00:00:43.723	8		
  7 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:45.884	6		
  8 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:50.610	4		
  9 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:50.675	2		
 10 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	00:00:59.110	1		
 11 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:07.046			
 12 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	00:01:16.048			
 13 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:24.333			
 14  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:01:47.497			
 15 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	00:01:48.528			
 16  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 17 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 18 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 19 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
DNF  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Ret. lap 28			
DNF 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Ret. lap 24			
DNF 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Ret. lap 51			
DNF 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	Ret. lap 46

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 183
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 158
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 112
 4 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 89
 5  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 65
 6 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 62
 7 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 46
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 44
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 38
10  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
11 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 19
12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 16
13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
14 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 13
15 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 9
16  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 8
18  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
18 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
21 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
21 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 1
23 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
23 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 229
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 220
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 201
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 103
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 63
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 34
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 29
  8 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 12
 10 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 9
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 5
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1

by **Valkea** » Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:38 am

Welcome to Round 10 of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! As we come to the halfway point of this season, we bring you a special grand prix this weekend, the Grand Prix of Astyria. This year it comes to the northerly nation of Caledonia, with the motorsports gladiators doing battle at the historic Strathwood Circuit. This four-and-a-half-kilometer ribbon of tarmac in the midst of the Caledonian woods was constructed at the infancy of grand prix racing, with races going as far back as the 1950s.

Once a Formula One staple in the 1960s and 1970s, it featured a blast into the boreal forest at very high speeds. However, it soon developed a reputation for violent accidents and driver fatalities. This, along with heavy financial losses on the part of the track owners, led to AstyF1 dropping the circuit from the calendar in 1981. Since then, it has been refurbished to hold other national and regional motorsport events. It even made a return to the sport as the Astyrian Grand Prix in 2003, where it first debuted its current layout that is also being used this year.

While there is little to no elevation change throughout the track, Strathwood Circuit makes up for it with unpredictable weather, high speeds, and a surface full of bumps and abrasive sections that degrade tires quickly. With violent porpoising incidents still fresh in the mind of teams, drivers, and fans, there is a chance that there may be more of the same throughout the weekend. Whoever will be able to manage the tricky conditions best will triumph on Sunday - the question is: who will that be?

Week 10: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:13.780
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	AST
Circuit:        	Strathwood Circuit

Robert van Grol looked to be on form throughout qualifying, setting the fastest times in Q1 and Q2. On the other hand, it looked like his teammate, Bram Dichter, was struggling, unable to outpace the Siduses of Lauren Blake and Guy Bassett. However, he was able to get 2nd in Q3 and start on the front row, thanks to a tow he received from van Grol.

Blake also benefitted from a tow, running behind Bassett in the final minutes and getting onto pole position. However, she will be starting the Astyrian Grand Prix on soft tires, which may come back to bite her in the race. Bassett will be starting in 4th on the mediums, which may be better suited to the track surface, but there's still a chance that Blake could change to a more aggressive strategy to make up the difference on the track.

Gianpiero Santoro and Decius Whitewall have had a disappointing qualifying, ultimately putting their Phaetons 8th and 9th behind the MacGregors and the Delaney of Devin Acker. Stefan Lakowski is another one that has struggled, only managing the 15th fastest time.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:14.221	00:00:00.037	00:01:15.112	00:00:00.066	00:01:14.612	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                  		00:01:15.853	00:00:01.669	00:01:15.621	00:00:00.576	00:01:14.661	00:00:00.050
 3 13 ▍Robert van Grol                     	00:01:14.184	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:15.045	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:14.694	00:00:00.082
 4 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:15.382	00:00:01.198	00:01:15.190	00:00:00.145	00:01:14.766	00:00:00.154
 5 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:15.322	00:00:01.138	00:01:15.742	00:00:00.697	00:01:14.782	00:00:00.170
 6 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:15.805	00:00:01.621	00:01:15.616	00:00:00.571	00:01:14.928	00:00:00.316
 7  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:17.285	00:00:03.101	00:01:15.638	00:00:00.593	00:01:14.969	00:00:00.357
 8 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:15.368	00:00:01.184	00:01:15.817	00:00:00.772	00:01:14.992	00:00:00.380
 9 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:17.412	00:00:03.228	00:01:16.445	00:00:01.399	00:01:15.183	00:00:00.571
10 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:15.269	00:00:01.085	00:01:15.851	00:00:00.806	00:01:15.186	00:00:00.574
11 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:17.023	00:00:02.839	00:01:16.484	00:00:01.439	00:01:15.590	00:00:00.978
12 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:16.673	00:00:02.489	00:01:16.361	00:00:01.316	00:01:15.665	00:00:01.053
13 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:17.088	00:00:02.904	00:01:16.838	00:00:01.793		
14 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:17.447	00:00:03.263	00:01:16.900	00:00:01.855		
15  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:16.742	00:00:02.558	00:01:16.962	00:00:01.916		
16 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:16.704	00:00:02.520	00:01:17.135	00:00:02.090		
17 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:17.137	00:00:02.953	00:01:17.435	00:00:02.390		
18  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:17.546	00:00:03.362	00:01:17.671	00:00:02.625		
19  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:18.116	00:00:03.932				
20 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:19.027	00:00:04.843				
21  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:19.943	00:00:05.759				
22 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:20.071	00:00:05.887				
23 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:20.254	00:00:06.069				
24 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:20.662	00:00:06.478

Week 10: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	67
Nation:         	AST
Circuit:        	Strathwood Circuit
Event:			Astyrian Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The lights went out on the Astyrian Grand Prix. Thanks to her softs, Blake had a tremendous start, while Bassett managed to jump van Grol off the line. Despite losing out to both Phaetons in the first-lap scramble - with Santoro passing him down the back straight and Whitewall making his own move not long after - Acker was able to maintain position throughout the first phase of the race, only dropping down during his scheduled pit stops. Once his competitors made theirs later on in the race, he would go back up to where he was.

Conway Prescott and Sarah Musgrove were holding position well, and it would look like they would haul a decent amount of points by the race's end. However, a hydraulics failure for Prescott ended his race and brought out a VSC. This triggered the first round of pitstops for most of the field.

One of the few drivers who didn't stop was Blake, who was leading the race until she was forced to pit for hards on Lap 11, relinquishing the lead to Dichter. However, the degradation of her tires was greater than the Sidus paddock thought, and so they had to bring her in for mediums so she can go to the end. In her second stop, one of the pit mechanics struggled to replace her right rear tire, costing her places to Bassett and van Grol. Now it looked like she had all the work to do.

She was able to deal with the Noordenstaater quickly and took several laps to catch up to her teammate. Once she got close to Bassett, she immediately challenged him for 2nd place. But on Lap 65, Sidus ordered her to hold position, worried that her mediums may not last any longer.

Ivan Jovanović suffered a glitch with his gearbox on Lap 55, losing 6th gear in the process. With instructions from his race engineer, he was able to sort it out, but Acker was able to pass him by in the meantime. The Nikolian set off after him, nearly getting the move done into the Turn 5 hairpin. But Acker saw him go wide and responded with a switchback maneuver.

Bram Dichter came across the line to claim his 2nd victory of 2022, followed by both Sidus cars. Guy Bassett finished ahead of Lauren Blake and claimed the fastest lap of the race. Robert van Grol finished outside of the podium but was able to gain enough points to help Raamaker close the gap to Sidus in the Constructors' Championship. We hope you've enjoyed this year's Astyrian Grand Prix!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:31:18.387	25		
  2 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:20.737	18 + 1	1:17.472	
  3  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:22.353	15		
  4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:47.450	12		
  5 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:11.561	10		
  6 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:01:16.180	8		
  7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	Laps Down: 1	6		
  8  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1	4		
  9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1	2		
 10 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1	1		
 11  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 12 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 13  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 14 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 16 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 17 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 2			
 18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 2			
 19 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 2			
 20 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 2			
 21 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 2			
 22 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 2			
 23  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 2			
DNF 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	Ret. lap 18

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 198
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 183
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 120
 4 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 95
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 74
 6  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 65
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 65
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 44
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 40
10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 29
11  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 16
13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
14 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 13
15  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 12
16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 9
17  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
18  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
18 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
21 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2
22 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
23 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
23 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 263
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 257
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 215
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 105
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 73
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 34
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 29
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 16
  9 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 10 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 9
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 1

by **Valkea** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:44 am

Welcome back to the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We're now at the halfway point of the season, having witnessed the beginning of a new and exciting championship battle between Lauren Blake and Bram Dichter. As we head into the dazzling lights of the ViZion Grand Prix, this battle remains as fiercely contested as ever. Will the second half be as intense and exciting as the first? Let's find out!

But first, we'll be taking a look at the venue of this grand prix: the Hammock Beach Circuitway, located near the city of Kirkland. Built on reclaimed land by the sea, this monument to ViZionarian prosperity and opulence has been on the calendar since 2010. The track features a man-made marina where Astyria's plutocrats moor their yachts and get a good view of the cars, as well as a five-star hotel overlooking the course for staying guests. The race itself is held at night, where the lights of the hotel and of the track give the grand prix a special atmosphere once the sun goes down.

However, the circuit has earned a reputation over the years for being difficult to overtake due to its layout. Last year, certain sections were modified to help make more opportunities for closer racing, which has improved the show substantially. Time will still tell if these modifications will help improve the show under the lights at ViZion's premier racetrack.

Week 11: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:39.283
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	VIZ
Circuit:        	Hammock Beach Circuitway

Qualifying at Hammock Beach proved to be a chaotic affair, thanks to several strange events throughout all three sessions. Nicolas von Siedel was set to move on to the next round when Octavius Clearwater spun out in the middle of the pit straight, bringing out yellow flags and knocking him out of Q1. Meanwhile, both MacGregors struggled with their pace and were knocked out in Q2, with Conway Prescott finishing in P14 and Sarah Musgrove in P18.

With six minutes left into Q3, Ivan Jovanović lost control at Turn 14 and crashed into the wall, bringing out the red flag. When the session resumed, Dominic Hudnall was caught out by a gust of wind and spun around at Turn 5, bringing out another yellow flag. Lauren Blake looked set to be on the front row, but had her lap time deleted for running wide out of Turn 9. Then finally, with one minute left on the clock, Bram Dichter locked up his brakes and crashed out at the Turn 6-7 chicane, ending the session early.

This did not sit well with his championship rival, Blake, who at the time looked set to claim pole position - she will have to settle for P6. Meanwhile, Decius Whitewall was lucky to set a competitive time and will be starting at the very front, setting a time of 1:40.413.An even luckier driver, Devin Acker, will be starting alongside him in 2nd. Grizzled race veterans Guy Bassett, Robert van Grol, and Stefan Lakowski rounded out the remaining Top 5 positions.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:43.247	00:00:03.092	00:01:42.101	00:00:00.934	00:01:40.413	FASTEST : Q3
 2  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:40.490	00:00:00.335	00:01:41.167	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:40.457	00:00:00.044
 3 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:40.926	00:00:00.771	00:01:41.550	00:00:00.383	00:01:40.542	00:00:00.129
 4 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:43.259	00:00:03.104	00:01:42.634	00:00:01.467	00:01:40.649	00:00:00.236
 5  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:40.155	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:41.304	00:00:00.137	00:01:40.720	00:00:00.307
 6  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:40.422	00:00:00.267	00:01:41.418	00:00:00.251	00:01:40.750	00:00:00.337
 7 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:41.601	00:00:01.447	00:01:42.421	00:00:01.254	00:01:40.869	00:00:00.456
 8 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:40.772	00:00:00.617	00:01:41.776	00:00:00.609	00:01:40.876	00:00:00.464
 9 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:41.969	00:00:01.814	00:01:42.516	00:00:01.349	00:01:41.225	00:00:00.812
10 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:42.206	00:00:02.052	00:01:42.355	00:00:01.188	00:01:41.279	00:00:00.866
11 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:42.200	00:00:02.045	00:01:42.367	00:00:01.200	00:01:41.417	00:00:01.004
12 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:41.633	00:00:01.478	00:01:42.638	00:00:01.471	00:01:41.876	00:00:01.464
13 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:43.084	00:00:02.929	00:01:42.680	00:00:01.513		
14 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:43.334	00:00:03.179	00:01:43.096	00:00:01.929		
15 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:42.717	00:00:02.563	00:01:43.115	00:00:01.948		
16  5 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:43.415	00:00:03.260	00:01:43.263	00:00:02.096		
17 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:42.246	00:00:02.091	00:01:43.367	00:00:02.200		
18 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:43.615	00:00:03.460	00:01:43.813	00:00:02.645		
19 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:43.860	00:00:03.706				
20 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:44.277	00:00:04.122				
21  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:44.556	00:00:04.402				
22  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:45.328	00:00:05.173				
23 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:45.384	00:00:05.230				
24 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:46.270	00:00:06.115

Week 11: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	58
Nation:         	VIZ
Circuit:        	Hammock Beach Circuitway
Event:			ViZion Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The race began at sunset and the cars immediately jockeyed for position into the first turn. Bassett had an excellent start and jumped Acker into the first turn. He then switched his attention to Whitewall, overtook him into Turn 5, and built an early lead. Blake and Dichter made up some positions as well, and by the end of the first lap they got up to 3rd and 4th respectively. Dichter would later pass Blake on Lap 5 to gain 3rd.

Acker fell back considerably during the start, losing out to more cars within the first four corners. Upon reaching Turn 5, he collided with Whitewall and caused both to lose parts of their front wings. Acker went back to the pits on the 2nd lap for a nose change and emerged at the very back of the pack. The stewards saw no reason to penalize either of the drivers for the incident, and so both carried on. Whitewall would make his own stop on Lap 16, changing his nose as well.

Van Grol began to inch closer to Bassett over the first few laps before finally passing him on Lap 7. He would continue to hold the lead for several laps until he was told to pit on Lap 19. However, when he emerged from the pits, Dichter had inherited the lead of the race, while Blake had managed to jump him thanks to her undercut two laps earlier. From then on, the 2016 Drivers' Champion would be staring at her rear wing for the rest of the race, unable to pass.

He nearly made the overtake on Lap 28 by outbraking her into Turn 6, but he went straight on and cut the chicane, forcing him to relinquish his position back to Blake. He tried again on the next lap, but Blake still held on.

Urbina looked like they had serious pace at their home grand prix, with Hudnall running ahead of his teammate, Mitchell Townsend, at the start. The young Aswickan rookie looked like he had more pace than his more experienced teammate and so they were told to switch positions on Lap 36.

On Lap 47, Henri Makitalö's car sputtered to a halt on the long back straight, bringing out the Virtual Safety Car. Once his car was cleared, Dichter managed to regain his massive gap, while Blake was once again under attack from van Grol. Bassett was also looking to fight them for positions of his own but gradually fell back. Whitewall immediately went on the offensive against Hudnall, yet failed to make the move stick around Turn 5. Townsend on the other hand began to pull away from the dueling pair and maintained a decent gap.

The checkered flag waved to a celebratory Dichter, who claimed his second victory in a row. 16 seconds later, Blake once again came in 2nd place, while van Grol was right behind her in 3rd. Raamaker's good performance meant that they retook the lead of the Constructors' Championship. Townsend and Hudnall went across the line in a shocking P5 and P6 for Urbina, shooting them up into the midfield. The 2nd half of the 2022 season looks like it's going to bring us more entertaining races - we hope to see you soon for the Nynorsk Grand Prix!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:46:20.750	25 + 1	1:44.249	
  2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:16.040	18		
  3 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:17.418	15		
  4 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:24.968	12		
  5 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	00:00:50.631	10		
  6 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	00:00:59.191	8		
  7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:01.118	6		
  8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:01:03.905	4		
  9 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:01:07.122	2		
 10 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:10.024	1		
 11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:01:13.094			
 12 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	00:01:22.164			
 13 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:28.600			
 14  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	00:01:40.130			
 15 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:01:41.715			
 16 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	00:01:51.627			
 17 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 19  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 20 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 21  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 22 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 23  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
DNF  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Ret. lap 47

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 216
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 209
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 122
 4 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 101
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 89
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 77
 7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 65
 8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 44
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 44
10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 29
11  5 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
12 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
13 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 16
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
15 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 13
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 12
17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 10
18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
19  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
19 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
22 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2
23 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1
23 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 298
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 293
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 223
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 109
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 73
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 34
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 29
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 27
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 16
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 2

by **Valkea** » Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:58 am

Welcome everyone to the 12th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We're back from summer break and ready to kick off the second half of this thrilling season - starting with the Nynorsk Grand Prix at the Snjór Kappaksturbraut (or the Magnusson Circuit if you aren't a native Nynorsk speaker). Despite its modern trappings, the circuit first emerged as an immensely long course that rose and fell with the boreal terrain outside of the capital, Magnusson.

The 20+ kilometer layout was labeled as one of the most dangerous racetracks in Astyria, claiming the lives of several drivers throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The safety issue got so bad that AstyF1 stopped racing there in 1974. It was only after a dramatic shortening of the circuit that the sport finally returned in the 1992 season. Since then, it has become a favorite among drivers due to its challenging elevation changes and flowing corners.

Many memorable moments have been created in this little bit of the Nynorsk forest - 7x AstyF1 champion Augustus Tertullius impressed with a spectacular wet-weather performance to take victory, even as rivals fell away due to the treacherous conditions. John Callaghan did the same in similar conditions on his way to become the 2008 Drivers' Champion. And in 2015, Simo Rassinen cruised to victory after fending off a hard-charging Steven Grey, despite the Valkean hanging on to old tires. Could this season add another magic moment to the list? Stick around and find out!

Week 12: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Cloudy
Lap Record:      	00:01:33.468
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	NYO
Circuit:        	Snjór Kappaksturbraut

Sidus came back over the summer break with a new spec of car for championship leader Lauren Blake. The results were immediate - Blake went to work and consistently topped the time sheets. However, on her final qualifying run in Q3, she nearly lost control of the car in the 2nd sector, ruining her lap time. Bram Dichter looked set to capitalize on her mistake and get ahead of her, but lost out on pole by 2/1000ths of a second. His teammate, Robert van Grol, put his Raamaker in 3rd, while Decius Whitewall and Conway Prescott will be starting P4 and P5, respectively.

Mitchell Townsend made a big impression on Saturday, getting himself in front of Gianpiero Santoro to claim P6 - several places ahead of his teammate, Dominic Hudnall. Devin Acker has done the same, getting in front of LZS's Stefan Lakowski to take the 10th starting place. The same cannot be said for Guy Bassett, whose qualifying form continues to be less-than-stellar with a P12 start.

The Kappaksturslid cars failed to make it into Q3, with Maríón Álfheiður in P19 and Ólafur Guðestersson in P14, respectively. However, the team is confident that they will be able to make up places and claim a points finish at their home race.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:34.753	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:35.537	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:35.014	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                		00:01:36.565	00:00:01.812	00:01:36.044	00:00:00.507	00:01:35.017	00:00:00.002
 3 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:35.477	00:00:00.725	00:01:36.235	00:00:00.698	00:01:35.165	00:00:00.151
 4 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:37.117	00:00:02.365	00:01:37.209	00:00:01.672	00:01:35.178	00:00:00.164
 5 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:36.208	00:00:01.456	00:01:36.421	00:00:00.884	00:01:35.194	00:00:00.180
 6 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                     	00:01:35.851	00:00:01.098	00:01:36.238	00:00:00.701	00:01:35.260	00:00:00.246
 7 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:36.451	00:00:01.698	00:01:36.930	00:00:01.393	00:01:35.593	00:00:00.578
 8 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:35.716	00:00:00.963	00:01:36.416	00:00:00.879	00:01:35.613	00:00:00.599
 9 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:36.800	00:00:02.047	00:01:36.866	00:00:01.330	00:01:35.640	00:00:00.626
10  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:36.202	00:00:01.450	00:01:36.493	00:00:00.956	00:01:35.878	00:00:00.863
11  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:36.346	00:00:01.593	00:01:36.926	00:00:01.389	00:01:36.113	00:00:01.099
12 95 ▍Guy Bassett                       	00:01:36.476	00:00:01.723	00:01:37.174	00:00:01.638	00:01:36.171	00:00:01.157
13 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:36.947	00:00:02.194	00:01:37.230	00:00:01.693		
14 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:37.352	00:00:02.600	00:01:37.592	00:00:02.056		
15 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:37.477	00:00:02.724	00:01:37.611	00:00:02.074		
16  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:37.491	00:00:02.738	00:01:37.617	00:00:02.081		
17 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:38.198	00:00:03.445	00:01:37.933	00:00:02.396		
18  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:38.257	00:00:03.504	00:01:38.454	00:00:02.917		
19 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:38.357	00:00:03.605				
20 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:38.446	00:00:03.693				
21 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:38.595	00:00:03.842				
22 31 ▍Nick Hardy                      	00:01:38.983	00:00:04.230				
23 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:40.184	00:00:05.431				
24 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:40.555	00:00:05.803

Week 12: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	60
Nation:         	NYO
Circuit:        	Snjór Kappaksturbraut
Event:			Nynorsk Ostlijord Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The race is a go at Magnusson Circuit and Blake disappears into the distance, helped by Dichter and van Grol jostling for position into the first corner. Whitewall suffered a poor start and dropped behind Prescott and Townsend. Santoro looked to overtake him as well, but a clumsy overtake in Turn 7 resulted in the Phaetons colliding, damaging the Monsan's front wing. The stewards chose not to penalize either driver for the incident - much to Santoro's chagrin, who believed he was pushed wide by his teammate.

Due to the red cars' infighting, Musgrove slid past Santoro at the Laakkonen-S and did the same to Whitewall down the back straight. She continued to push on past Ivan Jovanović on the next lap and Townsend after that, slotting in behind her teammate. MacGregor were on impressive form in this race, and it looked like they were going to challenge for victory.

On Lap 11, Octavius Clearwater is out of the race due to a gearbox issue, bringing out the VSC. Whitewall soon joins him on Lap 15, pulling into the pits due to damage to his floor. Three laps later, Musgrove is told to enter the pits for her first tire change, while Prescott was told to stay out. Musgrove managed to jump both Raamakers out of the pits, thanks to her undercut, and slotted nicely into 2nd when Blake made her own pit stop. Both MacGregors were now leading the race.

However, it began to fall apart for the Aswickan team. Prescott entered the MacGregor pit box on Lap 28, but the crew struggled to put on his rear left tire, costing him several seconds. He emerged from the pits in 7th place, determined to make up for the lost time. In his hurry to get back to the lead, he clipped too much kerb and spun out at the final chicane, losing him even more places. Musgrove on the other hand was handed the lead, which she held for several laps. Meanwhile, Blake had managed to get past van Grol on Lap 37 and was closing in on Dichter.

Musgrove pitted for her final stop on Lap 42, retaining the lead. Blake continued her charge towards the front, getting past Dichter on Lap 48. By Lap 54, she was right behind Musgrove's rear wing and challenged for the lead. The two women drivers fought hard in the dying stages of the race, but Blake eventually made the pass on Lap 57. Musgrove soon found herself under attack from Dichter as well - this time she held on to the end.

Thus, Lauren Blake crossed the line to take her 5th win of the season, with Sarah Musgrove in 2nd and Bram Dichter in 3rd. Gianpiero Santoro claimed the fastest lap of the race in finished in 7th place - a dismal outcome for Phaeton. Maríón Álfheiður crossed the line in 10th place and gained Kappaksutrslid's solitary point from the race. With Bassett having climbed up to 6th, Sidus is once again leading the Constructors' Championship, with only a single point separating them from Raamaker. We hope you've enjoyed the Nynorsk Grand Prix as much as we did - see you in Noordenstaat in two weeks' time!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:43:37.080	25		
  2 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:01.695	18		
  3 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:02.485	15		
  4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:06.557	12		
  5 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:00:30.126	10		
  6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:45.318	8		
  7 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:50.709	6 + 1	1:38.150	
  8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:01:06.626	4		
  9  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:08.287	2		
 10 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:43.395	1		
 11 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	00:01:44.363			
 12 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 13 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 14 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 16 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 19 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 21 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	Ret. lap 15			
DNF 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Ret. lap 44			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 11

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 241
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 224
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 129
 4 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 101
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 101
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 85
 7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 67
 8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 48
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 47
10 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 44
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 23
12 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
13 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
14 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 16
15 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 14
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 12
17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 10
18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
19  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
19 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
22 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 2
22 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2
24 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 326
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 325
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 230
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 115
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 91
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 39
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 34
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 27
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 16
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 3

by **Valkea** » Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:02 am

Welcome to the 13th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We're now heading to the next race of the season at the Noordenstaat Grand Prix! Live from the Schwarzenberg Circuit, we're going to be treated into an atmosphere like no other on the calendar. The grandstands here are full of AstyF1 fans coming from all over the region, with flares and banners in hand, to cheer on their favorite drivers.

However, no other team seems to get more love than Raamaker, who are currently neck and neck with Sidus for the Constructors' Title this year. Bram Dichter - a contender for the Drivers' Title himself - will certainly be feeling a mix of pressure and support from his fellow Noordenstaaters. He hopes that he can continue to close the gap against the championship leader, Lauren Blake, and come out on top at the end of the season. Can he get a home victory here?

Well, first he'll have to make sure he ends up on the front row to get a good chance of winning, for the Schwarzenberg Circuit is a narrow circuit with many flowing corners that make it challenging to overtake. He and Robert van Grol are optimistic about their chances, but as with any other grand prix, anything could happen. Will they be able to deliver fans the show that they want to see here? We'll find out soon enough!

Week 13: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:22.849
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	NRD
Circuit:        	Schwarzenberg Circuit

Raamaker came out swinging with some unbelievable speed, with Dichter leading the way with provisional pole for Q1 and Q2. It looked like he was going to do the same in Q3, but van Grol managed to save up some electrical power and outqualify his teammate by 5/100ths of a second. By contrast, Sidus looked uncharacteristically off the pace of their rivals, with Blake only able to muster enough for P6 and Guy Bassett in the middle of a MacGregor sandwich in P10.

While the Valkean team was struggling, other drivers swooped in to take advantage. Stefan Lakowski powered his Lizzie across the line to take P3, while the two Phaetons of Gianpiero Santoro and Decius Whitewall rounded out the Top 5. Aleksander Valiny and Octavius Clearwater also did well with their qualifying performances, and will be starting tomorrow's race in 7th and 8th respectively.

On the other hand, Ivan Jovanović didn't seem at one with the car throughout qualifying, only managing to finish in P15 and knocking himself out of Q2. Henri Makitalö, who was near to the back in 21st, was also not feeling confident with his setup.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:25.275	00:00:02.097	00:01:24.580	00:00:00.319	00:01:23.752	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:23.178	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:24.261	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:23.803	00:00:00.051
 3  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:23.791	00:00:00.612	00:01:24.422	00:00:00.161	00:01:23.939	00:00:00.187
 4 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:23.686	00:00:00.508	00:01:24.528	00:00:00.267	00:01:24.004	00:00:00.252
 5 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:26.853	00:00:03.675	00:01:25.295	00:00:01.033	00:01:24.235	00:00:00.484
 6  6 ▍Lauren Blake                 	 	00:01:25.184	00:00:02.005	00:01:25.280	00:00:01.019	00:01:24.315	00:00:00.563
 7 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:25.431	00:00:02.253	00:01:25.555	00:00:01.294	00:01:24.327	00:00:00.575
 8  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:25.659	00:00:02.481	00:01:25.499	00:00:01.237	00:01:24.393	00:00:00.641
 9 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:27.123	00:00:03.945	00:01:25.543	00:00:01.282	00:01:24.518	00:00:00.766
10 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:25.278	00:00:02.100	00:01:25.417	00:00:01.155	00:01:24.532	00:00:00.780
11 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                  	00:01:25.123	00:00:01.945	00:01:25.275	00:00:01.013	00:01:24.550	00:00:00.798
12 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:25.777	00:00:02.599	00:01:25.556	00:00:01.295	00:01:24.646	00:00:00.894
13  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:26.125	00:00:02.946	00:01:26.176	00:00:01.915		
14 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:26.502	00:00:03.324	00:01:26.185	00:00:01.923		
15 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović              	 	00:01:27.631	00:00:04.453	00:01:26.311	00:00:02.049		
16 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:27.888	00:00:04.710	00:01:26.618	00:00:02.357		
17 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:27.495	00:00:04.317	00:01:26.758	00:00:02.496		
18 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:26.926	00:00:03.748	00:01:26.816	00:00:02.554		
19 89 ▍Matthew Martins                   	00:01:28.113	00:00:04.935				
20 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                     	00:01:28.198	00:00:05.020				
21 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:28.601	00:00:05.423				
22 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson                   	00:01:28.608	00:00:05.430				
23 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:28.920	00:00:05.742				
24  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:28.954	00:00:05.776

Week 13: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	71
Nation:         	NRD
Circuit:        	Schwarzenberg Circuit
Event:	Noordenstaat Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	7, 8, 9, 10, 35, 36, 37
Cars on Grid:	 	 24

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As Noordenstaater flares filled the skies with orange smoke, the cars got the line and jockeyed for position into the first corner. Both Raamakers had a good start, with van Grol building an advantage over Dichter. Valiny had a better exit than Blake at the start, and Clearwater nearly ran into the back of her at the banked Turn 3.

On Lap 7, Bassett spun out at the chicane and crashed into the wall at Turn 12, bringing out the Safety Car. Some drivers stayed out, like Dichter and Jovanović - while others took the opportunity to pit, notably van Grol and Conway Prescott. However, the Aswickan had a quicker stop than the 2016 Drivers' Champion, and managed to get out just as the Raamaker pit finished with their stop. An annoyed van Grol was delayed by a second in his box before being safely released onto the pit lane, emerging just behind Prescott.

After Bassett's car was retrieved, the green flag was waved on Lap 11, and Santoro immediately went around the outside of Blake at Turn 1 to try and take the corner, but backed out at the last second as he realized he was getting squeezed wide. He tried again on the following lap, this time with a much more successful charge down the inside.

Lap 34 saw a collision between Devin Acker and Phillip Rollins at Turn 7, sprinkling some debris all over the track. Rollins went off into the gravel and was beached, while Acker retired in the pits due to floor damage. The carnage brought out another Safety Car for three laps, which saw most of the drivers pit for new tires.

Once the race was restarted, Blake managed to return the favor on Santoro and reclaim 8th place. She proceeded to hunt down Valiny's AMZ, but no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't find a way past. Meanwhile at the front, Dichter was cementing his lead over the field, while Prescott and van Grol were fighting for 2nd place. This state of affairs largely continued to the end, with the young Noordenstaater crossing the checkered flag to take his 4th victory of the season.

It was a monumental win for Dichter, as Blake's misfortunes in 8th place placed him in the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time this year. With both drivers on the podium and van Grol taking the fastest lap, Raamaker grabbed an enormous amount of points, placing them in the lead of both championships. We haven't gotten to the end of this championship season yet, but it certainly seemed like the celebrations were beginning in the grandstands. See you at the next race in Nidwalden!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	02:02:05.208	25		
  2 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:13.558	18		
  3 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:16.467	15 + 1	1:27.012	
  4 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:23.782	12		
  5  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:32.340	10		
  6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:43.398	8		
  7 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:00:53.309	6		
  8  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:55.421	4		
  9 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:59.419	2		
 10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:18.953	1		
 11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 13 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 14 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 16  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 17 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 18 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 19 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 21 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 22  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 71*			
DNF  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Ret. lap 34			
DNF 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	Ret. lap 7			
DNF 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Ret. lap 34

*Driver has completed more than 90% race distance and is therefore classified.

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine] 	 	 	Tyres                    Pts
 1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 249
 2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus 	 	 		Roncalli                 245
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton 	 	 		Roncalli                 131
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 117
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton 	 	 		Roncalli                 109
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus 	 	 		Roncalli                 85
 7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 77
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 62
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 60
10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 48
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer 	 	 		Roncalli                 23
12 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ 	 	 		Roncalli                 20
12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ 	 	 		Roncalli                 20
14 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina 	 	 		Roncalli                 17
15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer 	 	 		Roncalli                 16
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus] 	 	 	Roncalli                 12
17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina 	 	 		Roncalli                 10
18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
19  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
19 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus] 	 	 	Roncalli                 4
19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 4
22 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 2
22 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 2
24 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 366
  2 VLK ▍Sidus 	 	 	Roncalli                 330
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton 	 	 	Roncalli                 240
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK] 	 	 	Roncalli                 137
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 110
  6 SLO ▍AMZ 	 	 		Roncalli                 40
  7 NID ▍Breuer 	 	 	Roncalli                 39
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina 	 	 	Roncalli                 27
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 16
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 3

by **Valkea** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 9:38 am

Hello and welcome to the 14th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! This weekend we will be watching the action from one of the all-time greatest grands prix on the AstyF1 calendar - one that has endured the test of time and been a consistent favorite among fans and drivers: the Nidwaldeser Grand Prix at Saint Moritz Circuit! At just over 7 km long, it is the longest and wildest circuit in the sport, strung together in a layout that offers all sorts of challenges for drivers and teams.

It is full of iconic sections such as Rauschenbach, the left-right flick up the hill that demonstrates the raw speed and grip of today's cars, the Regenwald Straight, where the drivers push their vehicles towards 350 kph at full throttle, and Steilhügel, the long, fast, and flowing left-hander just before the final chicane. Where so many other circuits on the calendar shape the land around them, the forested hills outside of Saint Moritz shape this circuit's layout, making every corner a new and thrilling challenge.

However, it isn't just the tarmac that's made the Saint Moritz Circuit so legendary, the weather is too. At this time of year, there's a chance of a thick fog coming down to the racetrack and bringing heavy rain with it. An element of danger is added whenever the heavens open, and only the bravest and most composed drivers will be able to navigate the tricky conditions better than anyone else. Which of our drivers this year will be the one to take victory here and write their names into legend? Let's find out!

Week 14: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:46.409
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	NID
Circuit:        	Saint Moritz Circuit

Robert van Grol was the fastest man alive on Saturday as the 2016 Drivers' Champion blitzed through all three qualifying sessions and put himself on pole. The Sidus pair of Lauren Blake and Guy Bassett was next in 2nd and 3rd respectively, both looking to retake the lead of both championships this weekend. Phaeton's Decius Whitewall was next in P4, while current championship leader Bram Dichter will be starting in a respectable P5. We're in for an interesting battle between the two leading teams on Sunday.

Stefan Lakowski and Ivan Jovanović were just behind in 6th and 7th, edging out Gianpiero Santoro in 8th. The Kappaksturslid team also performed well on Saturday by qualifying P9 and P10, with Ólafur Guðestersson ahead of his teammate Maríón Álfheiður.

However, there were some teams that have struggled all throughout. MacGregor's continuing challenge for the top of the midfield hasn't gotten off to a great start as Sarah Musgrove and Conway Prescott could only drag their cars to 13th and 18th. Similarly, Aleksander Valiny had to contend with tire warmup issues and will be starting dead last.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:47.540	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:48.514	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:47.543	FASTEST : Q3
 2  6 ▍Lauren Blake                      	00:01:49.606	00:00:02.066	00:01:48.967	00:00:00.452	00:01:47.616	00:00:00.073
 3 95 ▍Guy Bassett                     	00:01:49.448	00:00:01.908	00:01:48.962	00:00:00.448	00:01:47.670	00:00:00.127
 4 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:49.700	00:00:02.159	00:01:48.534	00:00:00.019	00:01:47.711	00:00:00.168
 5 38 ▍Bram Dichter              		00:01:47.870	00:00:00.330	00:01:48.863	00:00:00.349	00:01:47.786	00:00:00.243
 6  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:48.664	00:00:01.124	00:01:49.028	00:00:00.513	00:01:48.042	00:00:00.499
 7 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:49.275	00:00:01.735	00:01:49.402	00:00:00.888	00:01:48.080	00:00:00.536
 8 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                      	00:01:49.306	00:00:01.766	00:01:49.757	00:00:01.243	00:01:48.149	00:00:00.605
 9 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:50.726	00:00:03.186	00:01:49.493	00:00:00.979	00:01:48.288	00:00:00.745
10 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:48.443	00:00:00.902	00:01:49.591	00:00:01.077	00:01:48.352	00:00:00.809
11 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen			00:01:48.532	00:00:00.992	00:01:49.340	00:00:00.825	00:01:48.461	00:00:00.918
12 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:49.158	00:00:01.618	00:01:49.651	00:00:01.137	00:01:48.529	00:00:00.986
13 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:52.069	00:00:04.529	00:01:50.098	00:00:01.584		
14 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:50.378	00:00:02.838	00:01:50.531	00:00:02.017		
15 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:50.798	00:00:03.258	00:01:50.840	00:00:02.326		
16 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:50.574	00:00:03.034	00:01:50.907	00:00:02.393		
17 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:50.502	00:00:02.961	00:01:51.152	00:00:02.637		
18 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:51.316	00:00:03.776	00:01:51.886	00:00:03.372		
19  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:52.287	00:00:04.746				
20 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:53.032	00:00:05.492				
21 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:53.308	00:00:05.768				
22  3 ▍Devin Acker                		00:01:54.381	00:00:06.841				
23  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:54.820	00:00:07.280				
24 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:55.115	00:00:07.574

Week 14: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	44
Nation:         	NID
Circuit:        	Saint Moritz Circuit
Event:	Nidwaldeser Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The lights went out and the sound of revving V6s reverberated through the circuit. The cars managed to get away cleanly into the first hairpin, barreling down to the bottom of Rauschenbach and surging up the hill. Henri Makitalö tried to make a move on Matthew Martins into the first chicane, but the latter understeered wide and the two made contact.

Makitalö was spun around from the resulting collision, yet looked largely unscathed as he rejoined the track at the back of the field. However, two laps later, the Valkean rookie limped back to the pits and retired due to a suspension failure.

Santoro had a brilliant start, getting from 8th to 5th within the first lap. Soon enough he had managed to get up to the podium places and was challenging Dichter and van Grol for the lead. However, he found it difficult to contend with the Raamakers' straight-line speed, so the team decided to switch him to a one-stop strategy in order to gain track position.

Dichter was quick to respond with his own pit stop and retained the lead. However, Robert van Grol's pit stop was delayed due to a 5-second penalty he served for running Blake wide out of Turn 1 and causing her to run through the gravel trap. Karmic justice seemed to have prevailed as Blake moved up one place as he was exiting the pits.

Meanwhile, further down the grid, Athan Lille had managed to climb his way up to the points places and hold his own against more experienced drivers. For much of the race he stayed in 10th, defending for his life against Ivan Jovanović. Yet he was unable to hold on for much longer, as the superior speed of the Lizzie proved too much for the Lisandrian.

MacGregor's race was full of wildly varying fortunes for their drivers. Prescott, who was voted by fans as Driver of the Day, cut his way through the field in swashbuckling style from 18th to 5th. By contrast, Musgrove had one of the most underwhelming drives of her career, suffering a pit stop delay on Lap 15 and falling to P18, where she would stay for the rest of the race.

At the front, Santoro crossed the line to take his 3rd victory of the season, with Dichter and Blake coming in 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The young Noordenstaater driver continues to extend his points advantage in the Drivers' Championship, while Raamaker has gained a big lead over their rivals at Sidus. At the moment it seems that both championship titles might come home to Noordenstaat by the end of the year, but will they clinch it at the end?

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	01:26:21.408	25		
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:01.875	18		
  3  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:02.133	15 + 1	1:51.742	
  4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:26.348	12		
  5 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:32.801	10		
  6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:18.219	8		
  7 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	00:01:19.053	6		
  8 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:01:20.438	4		
  9 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:01:28.999	2		
 10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:01:32.934	1		
 11  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	00:01:33.353			
 12  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:35.366			
 13 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:49.521			
 14 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 15 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 16 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 17 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 18 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 19  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 20 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 21 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 22 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 23  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Ret. lap 3

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 267
 2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 261
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 156
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 129
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 117
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 87
 7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 77
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 72
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 61
10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 48
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 27
12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
13 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 20
15 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 12
17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 10
18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
19  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
19 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
22 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 2
22 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2
24 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 396
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 348
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 273
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 138
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 120
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 49
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 40
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 27
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 16
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 3

by **Valkea** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:44 am

Welcome once again! It's time for the 15th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship and we come to you now from the Hindia Belandan Grand Prix! The fight for the championship is as intense as the summer heat as the Noordenstaater sensation Bram Dichter goes into this race continuing to lead the championship over his biggest rival, the Aquitaynian wunderkind Lauren Blake. With so few points separating the two, anything is up for grabs in this round. Which driver will stand on the top step of the podium and which one will go home downcast?

Well then, let's take a look at this weekend's venue: the Tanjong Pagar Circuit. Located at the resort town of Buitenzorg, it is one of AstyF1's modern marvels. Boasting modern pit garages, humongous grandstands, and sections of tarmac that are wider than at most road courses, this spectacular circuit heralded a new wave of modern track designs fit for the 21st century when it was first introduced in the late 1990s. Its designers have thought of everything they could to maximize as many opportunities for cars to race each other, with a balanced blend of fast corners, slow corners, long straights, and heavy braking zones. No wonder fans have always looked forward to races here.

Even though we're nearing the end of summer, it's still going to be a challenge for the teams and drivers to tackle. Track temperatures go over 60°C on race day, which means that a two-stop or even a three-stop strategy could be the best choice. Drivers will be dealing with high humidity as well, potentially losing a few kilograms in water weight by the race's end. And with the right circumstances, the weather could turn ugly and make the circuit a lake. A brilliant layout with temperamental conditions - truly a formidable yet exciting test of what these cars and drivers are made of. We're sure to be treated to a thrilling race!

Week 15: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Cloudy
Lap Record:      	00:01:34.080
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	HBL
Circuit:        	Tanjong Pagar Circuit

A brief shower came down in Free Practice 3, which meant that certain parts of the track were still damp when the cars began their qualifying runs. However, halfway through Q1, the circuit began to dry out, allowing for the drivers to switch onto slicks. Unfortunately, a few drivers weren't able to fully take advantage of this and were knocked out in the process, among them being Nicolas von Siedel, Mitchell Townsend, and Dominic Hudnall. It was a massive disappointment for Urbina, who are looking to salvage something out of their dismal season so far.

Q2 seemed to resume normality, with several midfielders dropping out from the scrap. In Q3, Lauren Blake emerged to take pole position ahead of Gianpiero Santoro by 4/100ths of a second. Bram Dichter was another tenth behind in 3rd, while Guy Bassett and Decius Whitewall will be filling in the remaining Top 5 slots on the starting grid. Robert van Grol struggled to find pace and could only make it to 8th place, behind the two MacGregors.

Henri Makitalö continued to impress the paddock by qualifying 9th, while Maximilian Frentzen was right behind him in 10th in an equally noteworthy performance. The same cannot be said for LZS, who will be starting the race a few places behind the MacGregor cars, making their goal of retaining 4th in the Championship Standings more challenging.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:36.229	00:00:00.821	00:01:36.298	00:00:00.210	00:01:35.541	FASTEST : Q3
 2 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:36.569	00:00:01.161	00:01:36.087	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:35.582	00:00:00.042
 3 38 ▍Bram Dichter                  		00:01:36.592	00:00:01.184	00:01:36.632	00:00:00.545	00:01:35.685	00:00:00.144
 4 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:35.408	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:36.449	00:00:00.361	00:01:35.742	00:00:00.201
 5 90 ▍Decius Whitewall              		00:01:35.708	00:00:00.300	00:01:36.399	00:00:00.312	00:01:35.818	00:00:00.277
 6 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:36.591	00:00:01.183	00:01:36.998	00:00:00.910	00:01:35.840	00:00:00.299
 7 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:36.069	00:00:00.661	00:01:36.812	00:00:00.724	00:01:35.905	00:00:00.364
 8 13 ▍Robert van Grol                     	00:01:36.885	00:00:01.477	00:01:36.773	00:00:00.685	00:01:35.945	00:00:00.404
 9 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:35.699	00:00:00.291	00:01:36.844	00:00:00.757	00:01:35.962	00:00:00.421
10 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:35.925	00:00:00.517	00:01:36.948	00:00:00.861	00:01:35.995	00:00:00.454
11 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:36.876	00:00:01.468	00:01:37.299	00:00:01.212	00:01:36.281	00:00:00.741
12  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                       	00:01:36.257	00:00:00.849	00:01:37.319	00:00:01.232	00:01:36.391	00:00:00.850
13 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:36.789	00:00:01.381	00:01:37.444	00:00:01.357		
14 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:37.911	00:00:02.503	00:01:37.625	00:00:01.538		
15  4 ▍Athan Lille                 		00:01:38.837	00:00:03.429	00:01:37.648	00:00:01.561		
16 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:37.506	00:00:02.098	00:01:38.033	00:00:01.946		
17  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:38.631	00:00:03.223	00:01:38.519	00:00:02.431		
18 31 ▍Nick Hardy                  		00:01:38.789	00:00:03.381	00:01:39.144	00:00:03.057		
19 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:39.261	00:00:03.853				
20  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater                     00:01:39.377	00:00:03.969				
21 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:39.767	00:00:04.359				
22 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:40.023	00:00:04.615				
23 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:40.813	00:00:05.405				
24 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:41.379	00:00:05.971

Week 15: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	56
Nation:         	HBL
Circuit:        	Tanjong Pagar Circuit
Event:			Hindia Belandan Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The Hindia Belandan Grand Prix began with a decent start for Blake, while Dichter managed to get the jump on Santoro and pass him into the snail section. Santoro tried to regain the place by going around the outside of Turn 3, but had to back off as he was being squeezed out by Dichter. Musgrove tried an overtake on Prescott down the back straight, but went wide at the final corner and lost it to her teammate. However, she was able to remain close on his gearbox for the rest of the 2nd lap - enough to overtake him on the back straight again and make it stick.

Whitewall began to reel in Bassett for 4th place on Lap 4. However, despite having the benefit of DRS for several laps, the Confederate hotshot was unable to get past. So his team decided to try something different - on Lap 16, he was ordered into the pits to try and undercut the Beriquois driver. Bassett was quick to respond and boxed as well, but his exit was delayed in order to let Stefan Lakowski safely through. This meant he came back onto the circuit in 10th place.

He didn't give up though, and he managed to get past Maríón Álfheiður and Robert van Grol relatively quickly. Yet it was the other Phaeton of Santoro that proved to be a much bigger challenge. Bassett tried to keep pace and eventually got a chance to overtake him on Lap 37. Unfortunately, he went wide out of Turn 14 and had to concede 7th back to Santoro, who continued to stay there to the end.

Meanwhile, Whitewall had a more successful grand prix. With him now released into cleaner air, he managed to clear both MacGregors and comfortably hold 3rd place. At one point he was within 3 seconds of the two front-running teams, but he began to drop back on Lap 46 due to faster-than-expected tire degradation, forcing him to make an additional pit stop. With fresh rubber on, he began putting in the lap times to get back on Dichter's rear wing, but it was too late.

As for Dichter, he went for a two-stop strategy to get the better of his on-track rival. He made his second stop on Lap 33 and was steadily closing the gap to Blake. By Lap 43 he was right behind her and began to put the pressure on, remaining within 2 seconds of the race leader. By Lap 52, he was within DRS range and went on the attack, but Blake was able to anticipate his moves and place her car well, controlling the pace to the end. Despite a final charge by Dichter on the last lap, Blake held firm and crossed the line to take her first victory since the Nynorsk Grand Prix.

With this win, she overtook Dichter in the Drivers' Championship by two points, while Sidus themselves have started whittling down their gap to Raamaker in the Constructors' Championship. Six rounds remain in the 2022 AstyF1 season and the stakes become greater and greater as we reach the end. We hope you'll stick around to witness this fight for the crown when we head to Scottopia City for the Scottopian Grand Prix!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:37:24.896	25 + 1	1:38.797		
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:00.401	18		
  3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:17.292	15		
  4 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:36.895	12 
  5 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:37.521	10		
  6  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	00:00:39.386	8		
  7 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:40.163	6		
  8 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:42.139	4		
  9 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:57.085	2		
 10 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:05.485	1		
 11 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:01:06.162			
 12 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	00:01:15.616			
 13  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:18.275			
 14 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	00:01:25.562			
 15  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	00:01:29.774			
 16 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:01:31.509			
 17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	00:01:32.735			
 18 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 20 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 21 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 22 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 23  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Ret. lap 34

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 287
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 285
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 162
 4 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 132
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 131
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 91
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 82
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 77
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 61
10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 60
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 27
12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
13 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 20
13  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 20
16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 10
18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
19  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
19 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 4
22 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 3
23 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2
24 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 416
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 378
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 294
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 142
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 138
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 49
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 40
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 27
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 24
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 4

by **Valkea** » Wed Dec 28, 2022 6:42 pm

Welcome to the 16th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We are here in the Scottopian Isles to see the Scottopian Grand Prix, right here in the streets of Scottopia City! And what a spectacular place we have here for racing, taking place in the cool of night underneath the lights of the capital's glistening skyscrapers. Ever since its introduction in 2006, the Regency Bay street circuit is one of AstyF1's most anticipated venues, rivaling even the city of Monsa in its spectacle.

However, the hustle and bustle of the city hide a challenge for the drivers. This grand prix is the closest thing to an endurance race in the calendar that we get, with an average run time regularly exceeding two hours. Furthermore, the high temperatures and humidity make driving an agonizing affair, with exhaustion and water loss a certainty. Add on top of that the street circuit layout with very few places to overtake and little runoff area and you have the most demanding race in AstyF1.

The drivers will need all of their skill, focus, perseverance, and bravery to make it to the end of the race, most especially our two championship leaders, Lauren Blake and Bram Dichter. Both continue to deliver impressive performances from race to race, but this grand prix will be where their limits will be tested like never before. Which driver will emerge victorious on these difficult streets? Let's find out!

Week 16: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:42.301
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	SCO
Circuit:        	Regency Bay Marina Park

Bram Dichter looked supreme throughout qualifying, setting the fastest time on all three sessions and securing pole position. Conway Prescott will be starting on the front row alongside him, while Gianpiero Santoro and Robert van Grol will be in 3rd and 4th respectively. They were followed by the Sidus duo of Lauren Blake and Guy Bassett, who claimed the 5th and 6th grid spots.

Aleksander Valiny took his AMZ to 9th on the grid while Mitchell Townsend was right behind him in 10th, putting them in an opportunity to take more points for their respective teams. Matthew Martins and Nick Hardy, who set the 11th and 13th fastest times, also outperformed on the Regency Bay streets.

However, LZS's Saturday was poor, with Stefan Lakowski and Ivan Jovanović starting in 12th and 15th, respectively. This meant the duo will be on the back foot come Sunday, as their rivals in MacGregor will be further up the grid in 2nd and 8th, respectively. With MacGregor having overtaken LZS in the Constructors' Championship for 4th place, the Nikolian team needs to have a brilliant comeback if it wants to continue being the best of the rest for this season.

Henri Makitalö was the second slowest driver of the day and clinched the 23rd fastest time, but he will be starting last due to a 5-place grid penalty incurred from a gearbox change.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:42.897	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:43.947	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:43.443	FASTEST : Q3
 2 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:44.279	00:00:01.381	00:01:44.644	00:00:00.697	00:01:43.588	00:00:00.144
 3 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:45.335	00:00:02.438	00:01:45.654	00:00:01.708	00:01:43.667	00:00:00.224
 4 13 ▍Robert van Grol                 	00:01:46.844	00:00:03.946	00:01:45.673	00:00:01.727	00:01:44.175	00:00:00.731
 5  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:44.919	00:00:02.022	00:01:45.075	00:00:01.129	00:01:44.196	00:00:00.753
 6 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:46.586	00:00:03.689	00:01:45.439	00:00:01.493	00:01:44.266	00:00:00.822
 7 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:46.631	00:00:03.734	00:01:46.327	00:00:02.380	00:01:44.462	00:00:01.018
 8 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:44.084	00:00:01.187	00:01:45.379	00:00:01.432	00:01:44.634	00:00:01.190
 9 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:45.467	00:00:02.570	00:01:46.234	00:00:02.288	00:01:44.830	00:00:01.386
10 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:45.054	00:00:02.157	00:01:45.871	00:00:01.925	00:01:44.848	00:00:01.404
11 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:47.763	00:00:04.866	00:01:46.442	00:00:02.496	00:01:44.865	00:00:01.422
12  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:45.868	00:00:02.971	00:01:46.400	00:00:02.454	00:01:45.138	00:00:01.695
13 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:49.575	00:00:06.677	00:01:46.598	00:00:02.651		
14 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:46.355	00:00:03.458	00:01:47.226	00:00:03.279		
15 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:47.032	00:00:04.135	00:01:47.590	00:00:03.643		
16 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                  	00:01:47.748	00:00:04.850	00:01:47.878	00:00:03.932		
17 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:49.089	00:00:06.192	00:01:48.421	00:00:04.474		
18 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:47.909	00:00:05.012	00:01:48.450	00:00:04.503		
19 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:49.620	00:00:06.722				
20 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:49.747	00:00:06.849				
21  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:50.342	00:00:07.445				
22  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:50.449	00:00:07.552				
23 55 ▍Henri Makitalö*                   	00:01:53.451	00:00:10.554				
24  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:54.632	00:00:11.734

*Results taken before penalties applied.

Week 16: Race

Conditions:      	Light Showers
Laps:              	61
Nation:         	SCO
Circuit:        	Regency Bay Marina Park
Event:	Scottopian Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The race began in wet conditions and immediately there was carnage. Dichter had a poor start compared to Prescott, but looked like he was going to regain the lead into Turn 1. However, he made contact with Prescott and forced the Aswickan onto the sausage kerb, damaging his floor, while Dichter sustained a broken front wing. The collision was dismissed as a racing incident by the stewards, much to Prescott's chagrin, and both drivers kept going.

The damage to Dichter's front wing was minimal, so he continued to stay out on track and retain the lead. However, he was told to pit on Lap 6 due to more front wing parts coming off of his car and onto the track. A virtual safety car was called for Sector 2 for the next three laps while the debris was being cleaned up, while Dichter's nose was changed. Meanwhile, Prescott was told to retire the car after the pit wall deemed his floor damage to be too great to carry on, ending what would have been a chance at a race win.

Blake had quietly made her way towards the front, passing Santoro on Lap 4 and Van Grol on Lap 13. She inherited the lead from Dichter's emergency pit stop and continued to build distance from the rest of the field, showing her mastery of the tricky conditions. Townsend, another driver who thrived in the wet, was also making storming progress through the field, getting into the Top 5 by the halfway point of the race.

The rain continued to pour down and it exposed several driver errors up and down the field. Whitewall slid off the track but narrowly managed to avoid hitting the wall at Turn 13, while Athan Lille hit the wall at Turn 7 and had to retire. Santoro tried to make an overtake on Bassett down the back straight but locked up due to some wet patches on the track and went straight on into the runoff area, touching the barriers and getting light damage. This cost the Monsan precious time and he fell down the order as he pitted for a nose change.

Towards the end of the race, it looked like Blake's old tires wouldn't be able to get her to the end without another pit stop. Van Grol, who was on fresher Intermediates, began to chase her down and make it within less than a second behind her. Battle ensued as Blake tried to make passing her on the streets of Scottopia City a challenge, but the 2016 Drivers' Champion continued to put pressure.

On the final lap, Van Grol dumped all of his battery charge and got very close to Blake in the final sector. As the two cars approached the pit straight, he managed to get side by side with Blake. It was a drag race towards the line, but the Aquitaynian was able to hold on and win the Scottopian Grand Prix, beating Van Grol by 15/100ths of a second in one of AstyF1's most memorable photo finishes. Blake was beside herself as she screamed into the radio in her excitement - she couldn't believe that she survived that final charge.

Dichter clawed himself back up the field after his collision to finish 3rd, while Townsend claimed an impressive 4th for Urbina and got voted as the Driver of the Day. Blake continues to build her championship lead over Dichter in the Drivers' Standings, while Raamaker's gap to Sidus in the Constructors' Standings remains largely unchanged. We still have five rounds left in the 2022 championship - see you at the next race in Aquitayne!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:56:04.078	25 + 1	1:47.465	
  2 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:00.153	18		
  3 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:08.416	15		
  4 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	00:00:25.606	12		
  5 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:29.211	10		
  6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:35.207	8		
  7 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	00:00:49.849	6		
  8 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:26.153	4		
  9 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:01:36.318	2		
 10 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:36.400	1		
 11 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:01:45.422			
 12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 13 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 14  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 15 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	Laps Down: 1			
 16 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 18 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 19 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 21 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1		
 22 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson*     Kappaksturslid           	Ret. lap 61				
DNF  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 42			
DNF 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	Ret. lap 6

*Driver has completed more than 90% race distance and is therefore classified.

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 313
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 300
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 162
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 149
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 133
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 99
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 82
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 77
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 70
10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 61
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 29
12 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
12 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 22
14 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 20
14  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 20
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 10
19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 7
21  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
21 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
23 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2
24 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 1

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 449
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 412
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 295
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 152
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 138
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 51
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 40
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 39
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 24
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 12
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 8

by **Valkea** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:01 am

Welcome to Round 17 of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! From one spectacular grand prix to another, we now fix our attention to the Telora International Circuit for the Aquitaynian Grand Prix! This circuit in the heart of the Aquitaynian capital is best known for its towering building complex, with the grandstands and pit garages connected by two skybridges that cross the pit straight. From the starting grid, it's very easy to be in awe of the impressive engineering on display here.

As part of the modern generation of permanent road courses, there are plenty of places for overtaking and exciting battles. The Turn 1 complex has lots of lines that drivers can take to attack or defend their positions, while Turn 6 features a hairpin to kick off a battle that continues into the esses of Turn 7 and 8. But perhaps the biggest overtaking opportunities lie in the long back straight between Turns 13 and 14, which are a mindboggling 1.2 kilometers long.

Telora Circuit has played host to many of the country's biggest motorsport events, but nothing comes close to the atmosphere that AstyF1 brings here. Thousands of some of the sport's most passionate fans have filled the immense grandstands to cheer on their local hero, Lauren Blake, who is sure to feel the love and a lot of pressure. Victory seemed to elude her last year, when she failed to convert her pole position into a race win. Will she get another chance this year and continue her winning streak, or will Bram Dichter get the opportunity to close the points gap and keept the championship fight going? Let's find out!

Week 17: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:34.742
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	AQU
Circuit:        	Telora International Circuit

At the first qualifying session, Dichter had the early advantage and set Q1's fastest time. But then the momentum started to shift towards Blake, who lit up the timing boards in Q2 and Q3. The crowds went wild as she crossed the line to get her second pole position at her home grand prix. Time will tell if she can convert that to a win, but confidence is high.

Decius Whitewall has clinched the 2nd quickest time and will be starting on the front row, while Dichter crossed the line to start 3rd. Conway Prescott was on form and clinched 4th on the grid, once again outperforming his machinery, while Jovanović placed his Lizzie in 5th. Following along were Gianpiero Santoro and Robert van Grol, who were P6 and P7, respectively. Sunday's race will look to be a start for the ages.

Guy Bassett has had a terrible qualifying once again and will be starting all the way down in 11th place. Sarah Musgrove was facing the same dilemma with a P14 start on the grid. The Urbina duo of Dominic Hudnall and Mitchell Townsend struggled to set competitive times and will be 21st and 24th, respectively.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:35.853	00:00:00.023	00:01:36.257	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:35.740	FASTEST : Q3
 2 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:36.346	00:00:00.517	00:01:36.926	00:00:00.670	00:01:35.941	00:00:00.201
 3 38 ▍Bram Dichter               		00:01:35.830	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:36.510	00:00:00.253	00:01:35.957	00:00:00.218
 4 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:36.322	00:00:00.492	00:01:36.919	00:00:00.662	00:01:36.027	00:00:00.288
 5 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:35.864	00:00:00.035	00:01:36.743	00:00:00.487	00:01:36.036	00:00:00.296
 6 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                   	00:01:36.267	00:00:00.437	00:01:37.133	00:00:00.877	00:01:36.052	00:00:00.313
 7 13 ▍Robert van Grol                 	00:01:37.493	00:00:01.663	00:01:37.811	00:00:01.554	00:01:36.059	00:00:00.320
 8 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:37.227	00:00:01.398	00:01:37.145	00:00:00.888	00:01:36.117	00:00:00.378
 9  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:37.892	00:00:02.063	00:01:37.965	00:00:01.708	00:01:36.353	00:00:00.614
10 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                  	00:01:35.839	00:00:00.010	00:01:37.030	00:00:00.774	00:01:36.477	00:00:00.738
11 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:37.169	00:00:01.340	00:01:37.910	00:00:01.653	00:01:36.570	00:00:00.830
12 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:37.847	00:00:02.018	00:01:37.845	00:00:01.589	00:01:37.157	00:00:01.417
13 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:37.883	00:00:02.054	00:01:38.497	00:00:02.240		
14 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:39.599	00:00:03.769	00:01:38.650	00:00:02.393		
15  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater                 	00:01:39.152	00:00:03.323	00:01:38.788	00:00:02.531		
16  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:37.807	00:00:01.978	00:01:38.869	00:00:02.612		
17 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:39.686	00:00:03.856	00:01:39.900	00:00:03.644		
18  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:39.270	00:00:03.440	00:01:40.045	00:00:03.788		
19 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:39.894	00:00:04.065				
20 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:40.222	00:00:04.392				
21 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:40.513	00:00:04.684				
22 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:42.023	00:00:06.193				
23 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:43.240	00:00:07.411				
24 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:44.052	00:00:08.222

Week 17: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	56
Nation:         	AQU
Circuit:        	Telora International Circuit
Event:	Aquitaynian Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	21, 22
Cars on Grid:		24

It's time to go racing at the Aquitaynian Grand Prix and Whitewall went off the line better than Blake, allowing him to challenge her into Turn 1. However, Blake was able to bounce back and regain the lead out of Turn 2. The young Confederate driver quickly found himself having to defend from Prescott behind. Eventually, the Phaeton and the MacGregor were engaged in a drag race down the back straight, but Prescott was able to brake later and take 2nd place.

Once a third of the race was finished, the drivers began to come in for their first pit stops. Jovanović looked to have a routine tire change, but unfortunately the pit crew had some difficulty replacing the left rear tire, costing the Nikolian precious seconds. As a result he fell down the order to 12th, behind the Breuer of Maximilian Frentzen. On fresh rubber, Jovanović put the hammer down and quickly dispensed with the Nidwaldeser.

Dichter was making his own pit exit on Lap 21 when Gianpiero Santoro immediately challenged him for 7th place. The two drivers then engaged in a brilliant battle for the rest of the lap, with Santoro keeping within 1 second by the time he got the DRS. However, the Monsan suddenly moved from his line and rear-ended Dichter's Raamaker, sending both of them into the gravel. The safety car was deployed while both cars were retrieved, bunching the whole field together.

The race restarted and once again Blake was being challenged for the lead of the race, this time by Prescott. The Aswickan retained the lead coming out of the snail complex but Blake got him back in Turn 6 by going down the inside. Spurred on by the crowd, and with her biggest rival taken out of the race, she went on to build a dramatic gap from the rest of the field and never looked back.

Aleksander Valiny was having a brilliant race, having started in 13th place. He put his head down and passed cars around him to get up to 7th. Meanwhile his teammate was getting challenged by Jovanović for 10th position on Lap 48. The two dueled well as they could on track, with the gap ebbing and flowing with each corner. But in the end, Jovanović overtook Makitalö down the backs straight and clinched the final points position for LZS. Nevertheless, Valiny's 7th place gave a decent amount of points for AMZ's, which could make the difference in terms of prize money for the team.

Lauren Blake drove brilliantly from lights to flag and won the Aquitaynian Grand Prix, sending the crowd into raptures. More than 33 seconds behind, Conway Prescott was the next to cross the line, followed by Decius Whitewall another 24 seconds later. She now goes to the next race with a seemingly unassailable 38-point lead with only four races to go, while Sidus has closed the gap to Raamaker to 15 points. However, there is still that sense that the championship could once again turn on its head - could Dichter manage to keep the fight close to the last race? We'll see you at the Valkean Grand Prix for the next race of this thrilling season!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:37:42.960	25		
  2 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:33.345	18		
  3 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:57.695	15		
  4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:01:11.789	12		
  5  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:20.736	10		
  6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:01:39.763	8 + 1	1:39.489	
  7 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:47.120	6		
  8 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1	4		
  9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1	2		
 10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1	1		
 11 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 12 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 13 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 14 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 15 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 17  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 18 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 19 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 21  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 22 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 2			
DNF 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	Ret. lap 21			
DNF 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	Ret. lap 21

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 338
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 300
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 162
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 161
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 148
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 108
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 100
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 87
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 72
10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 62
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 29
12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 26
13 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
13 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 22
15 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 20
15  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 20
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 10
19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 7
21 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 5
22  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
22 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
24 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 461
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 446
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 310
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 172
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 149
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 51
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 46
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 39
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 24
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 11 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 12
 12 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 12

by **Valkea** » Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:32 am

Welcome everyone to the 18th round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We only have four races left in this exciting season, so let's join the action at the Valkean Grand Prix at the legendary Vestola Circuit! This spectacular circuit just outside of the city of Orava holds the distinction of being the only track on the calendar with a figure-of-eight configuration, allowing cars to cross over each other as they go racing. Along with its unique layout comes some of AstyF1's most famous corners and sections, such as the esses after the pit straight, the Turn 11 hairpin, Turns 13 and 14's sweeping curve, and the fearsome Turn 15, a left-hander that demands precision and bravery at high speed.

Vestola Circuit was constructed in 1955 at the behest of Sidus founder Heimo Järvinen, who wanted a test track for his road cars and motorcycles. By the 1960s it played host to a variety of motorsports series, but it wasn't until 1985 that AstyF1 finally made its debut at the circuit. Very quickly, it became the venue for some of the sport's most memorable moments, including several title-deciding races. Among these are Clayton Norris' battle with Richard Millinghouse to clinch his first championship in 1988, Augustus Tertullius' first championship for Phaeton in 2002, and Paavo Laakkonen's last-to-first charge through the field in 2005.

With this in mind, we could potentially see yet another thrilling race right here on this historic tarmac. In fact, thousands of fans with Sidus hats and shirts have filled the grandstands to see Lauren Blake drive to victory and get one step closer to the Drivers' Championship. However, Raamaker and Bram Dichter will be looking to spoil the party on Valkean soil and continue the championship battle to the last race. Will Blake triumph in front of her fans like she did in Aquitayne or crumble under the pressure? Let's find out!

Week 18: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:30.983
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	VLK
Circuit:        	Vestola Circuit

Qualifying was held on a dry Saturday, which are expected to give Sidus an advantage due to their speed. Lauren Blake and Guy Bassett were incredibly quick and looked to start the race on Sunday with both cars on the front row. However, thanks to a tow from Robert van Grol, Bram Dichter beat both to pole position with a qualifying lap of 1:32.004 - 16/1000ths of a second faster than Blake. Van Grol will start from P5 after he himself was pipped by Maximilian Frentzen to 4th place.

Phaeton didn't have a particularly noteworthy performance, with Gianpiero Santoro and Decius Whitewall finishing in 7th and 9th, respectively. However, Santoro is expected to start 12th on the grid due to a 5-place grid penalty he incurred for taking Bram Dichter out of the Aquitaynian Grand Prix.

Henri Makitalö was looking to impress in front of his fellow Valkeans in his first-ever qualifying here as a driver. He was able to deliver by setting the 8th fastest time, which will be P7 after Santoro's penalty. Athan Lille, who was 11th fastest, will also benefit and move up to 10th position on the grid.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:32.355	00:00:00.643	00:01:33.038	00:00:00.489	00:01:32.004	FASTEST : Q3
 2  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:31.839	00:00:00.127	00:01:32.947	00:00:00.398	00:01:32.019	00:00:00.016
 3 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:31.752	00:00:00.040	00:01:32.549	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:32.020	00:00:00.017
 4 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:33.034	00:00:01.321	00:01:32.694	00:00:00.145	00:01:32.044	00:00:00.040
 5 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:32.292	00:00:00.580	00:01:32.884	00:00:00.335	00:01:32.127	00:00:00.124
 6 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:31.712	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:32.854	00:00:00.305	00:01:32.306	00:00:00.303
 7 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro*                	00:01:33.468	00:00:01.755	00:01:33.558	00:00:01.009	00:01:32.343	00:00:00.339
 8 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:34.582	00:00:02.870	00:01:33.033	00:00:00.483	00:01:32.352	00:00:00.348
 9 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:32.781	00:00:01.068	00:01:33.312	00:00:00.762	00:01:32.546	00:00:00.542
10 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:32.707	00:00:00.995	00:01:33.094	00:00:00.544	00:01:32.612	00:00:00.608
11  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:33.287	00:00:01.575	00:01:33.592	00:00:01.043	00:01:32.827	00:00:00.824
12 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:33.585	00:00:01.872	00:01:33.528	00:00:00.978	00:01:32.938	00:00:00.934
13 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:34.030	00:00:02.318	00:01:34.340	00:00:01.791		
14  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:33.576	00:00:01.863	00:01:34.357	00:00:01.808		
15 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:34.774	00:00:03.061	00:01:34.613	00:00:02.064		
16 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:35.582	00:00:03.869	00:01:35.145	00:00:02.596		
17 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:36.312	00:00:04.599	00:01:36.193	00:00:03.644		
18 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:36.435	00:00:04.722	00:01:36.706	00:00:04.157		
19 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:36.970	00:00:05.258				
20 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:37.882	00:00:06.169				
21  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:38.245	00:00:06.533				
22 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:38.407	00:00:06.694				
23  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski*                  	00:01:39.235	00:00:07.523				
24 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:40.685	00:00:08.972

*Results taken before penalties applied.

Week 18: Race

Conditions:      	Light Showers
Laps:              	53
Nation:         	VLK
Circuit:        	Vestola Circuit
Event:	Valkean Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The Valkean weather came in full force on Sunday morning and drenched the circuit with heavy rain. While it began to clear up in the afternoon, the race start was delayed by 20 minutes. Nevertheless, the cars lined up on the grid and went racing. Dichter had a decent start and led the pack out of the esses, while Blake was leapfrogged off the line by both Bassett and Frentzen.

To make her day worse, she then got rear-ended by Van Grol in Turn 1, sending her off to the gravel and into the barriers. The crash damaged her nose and bent her front suspension, marking the second time in a row that one of the championship leaders got taken out by a collision. Van Grol was handed a 10-second penalty for the collision.

A few seconds later, Whitewall was forced wide in trying to overtake Makitalö on the outside, beaching his car in the gravel. Not long after, Nicolas von Siedel went over a large puddle and aquaplaned off of Turn 7, which retired him from the race as well. All three incidents saw the race temporarily halted.

The race restarted with Dichter in front and Bassett alongside him. Dichter once again had a good start but was overtaken by Bassett on the outside at the first corner. Van Grol also looked to have a go at his teammate, but Dichter shut the door on him out of Turn 15, which elicited an angry response from the 2016 Drivers' Champion. This inter-teammate duel seemed like a good opportunity for Frentzen to make an overtake, but he never got past for several laps.

With forecasts of rain possibly stopping, the drivers tried to stay out on Inters for as long as possible. However, the rain didn't let up as expected and so many of them were forced to pit for another set of Inters. Van Grol went into the pits on Lap 33 and immediately had to serve his penalty, dropping him down to 11th place. He would spend the next 20 laps trying to get back up into the points. Nick Hardy was passed pretty quickly, as well as Matthew Martins. But it was Conway Prescott who put up a good defense against him. Yet despite holding Van Grol up for several laps, he was finally passed at the finish line, with less than 2/10ths between them.

Bassett set the pace and cruised to victory with the fastest lap - a good consolation prize for Sidus after Blake's retirement from the race. Dichter crossed the line 17.761 seconds behind Bassett, with Frentzen getting on the podium another 7 seconds later. Makitalö once again impressed the paddock with a 4th place finish, earning him Driver of the Day, along with Devin Acker in 5th for Delaney. The championship fight is still on, who do you think will be champion? See you next time!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	01:40:30.019	25 + 1	1:44.153	
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:17.761	18		
  3 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:00:24.641	15		
  4 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:00:30.042	12		
  5  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	00:00:36.044	10		
  6 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:39.696	8		
  7 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:47.846	6		
  8 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:52.417	4		
  9 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:52.614	2		
 10 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	00:01:03.395	1		
 11 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:08.415			
 12 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:01:27.486			
 13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:32.751	 
 14 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:33.637			
 15  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	00:01:38.291			
 16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	00:01:45.171			
 17 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 18  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 19  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 20 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 21 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Ret. lap 1			
DNF 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	Ret. lap 1			
DNF  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	Ret. lap 1

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 338
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 318
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 170
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 165
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 148
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 133
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 102
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 87
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 78
10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 62
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 44
12 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 32
13  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 30
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 27
15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 22
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 11
19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 7
21 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 5
22  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 4
22 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
24 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 483
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 471
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 318
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 180
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 149
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 66
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 59
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 39
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 34
 10 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 13
 11 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 12
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 12

by **Valkea** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:47 pm

Welcome everyone to the 19th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We've got three races to go so let's not waste any time: it's the Caprican Grand Prix! Live from the prestigious Fair Park Circuit Road Course, this place has been long considered sacred tarmac for those who love high performance and speed. On its oval layout is held one of the most prestigious races in Astyrian racing: the Fair Park 500, the crown jewel of the Astyrian Grand Prix League.

Fair Park Circuit makes for a unique viewing experience unlike anywhere else on the AstyF1 calendar. All around the oval are an endless sea of fans that fill the grandstands, able to watch the race take place on the infield like they were in a stadium. Many of these fans are just as passionate for AstyF1 as they are for any other motorsport held here. And the racing isn't too bad either, presenting the challenges of technical driving on a road course and of high-speed racing on the oval.

Changes have been made to ensure a higher level of safety after Steven Grey's career-ending accident last year. Parts of the road course were resurfaced to minimize bumps, runoff areas were expanded or modified, and barriers were revised to better absorb collisions. Furthermore, the technical regulations made changes to the cars to protect the driver and disperse the force of the impact more effectively, making the cars slightly heavier than they were in 2021. We hope that this will be enough to ensure that the 2022 running of the Caprican Grand Prix will be enough to make racing hard but safe, especially with a championship battle on the line.

Week 19: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:12.331
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	CAP
Circuit:        	Fair Park Circuit

Lauren Blake once again impressed with her 9th pole of the season, setting the fastest time in all three qualifying sessions. Gianpiero Santoro will be lining on the front row alongside her, giving him a chance to hopefully challenge her for the win. The next driver was Ivan Jovanović, who pipped Bram Dichter to P3 by 52/1000ths of a second, while Robert van Grol will start behind his teammate in P5.

Conway Prescott continued to impress, putting himself in P6 and showing how much MacGregor has improved in qualifying pace. Sarah Musgrove wasn't too far behind, with a P9 grid start for Sunday. Athan Lille and Matthew Martins made the most of their qualifying and got themselves into Q3 by the skin of their teeth, starting 11th and 12th respectively in the race.

Guy Bassett once again has disappointed by only posting the 10th fastest time, putting him out of reach for any help towards his teammate. Stefan Lakowski has an even bigger gulf between him and Jovanović by starting P14. It is a major advantage for Raamaker and MacGregor, who are fighting hard to come out on top in the end.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:12.821	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:13.587	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:13.167	FASTEST : Q3
 2 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:13.455	00:00:00.635	00:01:14.262	00:00:00.674	00:01:13.212	00:00:00.045
 3 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:13.133	00:00:00.312	00:01:13.729	00:00:00.142	00:01:13.248	00:00:00.081
 4 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:12.900	00:00:00.079	00:01:13.683	00:00:00.096	00:01:13.287	00:00:00.120
 5 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:15.105	00:00:02.285	00:01:14.594	00:00:01.007	00:01:13.339	00:00:00.172
 6 24 ▍Conway Prescott              		00:01:15.409	00:00:02.588	00:01:14.437	00:00:00.850	00:01:13.344	00:00:00.177
 7 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:13.465	00:00:00.645	00:01:14.175	00:00:00.587	00:01:13.440	00:00:00.273
 8 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:16.164	00:00:03.344	00:01:14.760	00:00:01.173	00:01:13.550	00:00:00.383
 9 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:14.077	00:00:01.257	00:01:14.461	00:00:00.874	00:01:13.655	00:00:00.488
10 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:13.596	00:00:00.775	00:01:14.309	00:00:00.722	00:01:13.674	00:00:00.507
11  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:14.281	00:00:01.461	00:01:14.562	00:00:00.975	00:01:13.915	00:00:00.748
12 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:15.323	00:00:02.502	00:01:14.985	00:00:01.398	00:01:14.265	00:00:01.098
13 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                  	00:01:15.270	00:00:02.449	00:01:15.246	00:00:01.659		
14  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:15.319	00:00:02.499	00:01:15.635	00:00:02.048		
15 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:16.650	00:00:03.830	00:01:15.869	00:00:02.281		
16 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:16.459	00:00:03.639	00:01:16.020	00:00:02.433		
17 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:15.561	00:00:02.741	00:01:16.258	00:00:02.671		
18 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:15.949	00:00:03.128	00:01:16.268	00:00:02.681		
19 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:17.407	00:00:04.586				
20 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:17.599	00:00:04.778				
21  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:17.810	00:00:04.990				
22  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:17.924	00:00:05.104				
23 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:18.303	00:00:05.482				
24 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson                   	00:01:19.016	00:00:06.195

Week 19: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	73
Nation:         	CAP
Circuit:        	Fair Park Circuit
Event:	Caprican Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The lights went out and Santoro managed to squeeze Blake wide through the first corner and take the lead. Jovanović and Dichter were quick to pounce on the opportunity to pass her as well, but Blake was able to hold them off for now. Musgrove had a brilliant start, moving up several places off the line and overtaking Maximilian Frentzen and Decius Whitewall. Santoro steadily built his lead over the first few laps, and by the time he comes into the pits, he was 18 seconds ahead of the next driver.

Blake continued to fight off Dichter in the early stages, but on Lap 8 she locked up into Turn 1 and relinquished 2nd place to her Noordenstaater rival. Once Santoro made his first pit stop, there was a chance for Blake to pass him as he rejoined the track, but she was too far behind to make the overtake. She would continue to sit in 3rd for the remainder of the race.

During the first round of pit stops, Frentzen came into the pits and suffered a sluggish tire change, with the Breuer mechanics unable to put on his front right tire smoothly. He came out of the pits in 15th place behind Makitalö, but quickly makes short work of the Valkean. He then pursued Martins and Maríón Álfheiður to climb up to 12th, where he would stay to the end.

Athan Lille was predicted to topple down the order, as was usual for his career thus far, due to the fragility of his Angelbridge. But this time it seemed, nothing looked like it was going to go wrong. He still held off Lakowski for the final points position and crossed the line in 10th place, earning Driver of the Day for his efforts. Meanwhile, the MacGregor cars of Musgrove and Prescott fought hard with each other throughout the grand prix, with Musgrove inheriting the lead as Prescott made his final pit stop on Lap 46. The Aswickan veteran pushed hard to get back the place from his teammate, but only came short by a tenth of a second.

Meanwhile at the front, Dichter, Blake, and Jovanović were locked in a three-way battle for 2nd place, with no driver giving any quarter. Dichter maintained his cool and continued to fend off Blake's attacks, while the young Nikolian instead went into the pits to try and get the fastest lap. As he came out of the pits, he nearly got overtaken by Van Grol; nevertheless, he warmed up his tires fairly quickly and bolted away from the 2016 Champion, securing 4th.

Santoro drove a brilliant but uneventful race and crossed the line to take his fourth victory. Dichter came in 2nd more than seven seconds later, with Blake filling the final step of the podium after another three seconds. MacGregor gained a large haul of points to increase their gap from LZS and establish themselves as the best of the rest, while Raamaker further cemented their lead over Sidus. Two more to go!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	01:37:48.017	25		
  2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:07.429	18		
  3  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:10.617	15		
  4 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:23.606	12 + 1	1:15.957	
  5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:28.582	10		
  6 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:40.732	8		
  7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:40.893	6		
  8 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:43.908	4		
  9 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:50.018	2		
 10  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	00:00:59.175	1		
 11  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:10.237			
 12 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	00:01:11.023			
 13 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 14 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 16 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 17 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 18 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 19 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 2			
 21 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 2			
DNF 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Ret. lap 56			
DNF  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Ret. lap 67			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 37

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 353
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 336
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 195
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 175
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 152
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 135
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 108
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 87
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 86
10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 75
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 44
12 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 32
13  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 30
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 27
15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 22
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 11
19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 8
20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 7
21  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 5
21 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 5
23 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
24 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 511
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 488
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 347
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 194
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 162
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 66
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 59
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 39
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 34
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 13
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 13
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 12

by **Valkea** » Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:25 am

Welcome to the 20th Round of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We come to you live from the penultimate race of the season at the Autódromo de Républica for the San Joaquin Valley Grand Prix! This circuit celebrates its 11th appearance since it first appeared on the AstyF1 calendar in 2012, when Paavo Laakkonen took victory in his pursuit of his 2nd championship for Sidus. Now, Lauren Blake will be looking to do the same and claim her 1st championship as a Sidus driver.

The circuit has many memorable places for racing action, such as the Turn 1 crest where drivers can brake late and make passes. This is followed up by the Rattlesnake, a series of left and right turns that provide a technical challenge and are a thrill to drive. You have the long back straight, where drivers can use all their power to outdrag their opponents. Then finally, there is the final sector where cars can go side-by-side and battle for longer.

Truly then, this modern circuit is a fitting place to potentially end the championship. However, Bram Dichter remains determined to not let this happen. He is still in championship contention and will be looking to finish ahead of Blake to take the 2022 season to the wire at the upcoming race at Angelbridge Circuit. Will he be able to keep the championship going or will his title hopes end prematurely? Let's find out!

Week 20: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:36.169
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	SJQ
Circuit:        	Autódromo de Républica

Once more it seemed, the balance of power swung in the other direction. Bram Dichter looked very good throughout qualifying, consistently topping the time sheets and clinching pole position for Raamaker. Lauren Blake would have join him on the front row, but Decius Whitewall got in between the two championship protagonists in the dying hours of Q3, posting a time 4/100ths quicker than Blake's. Lakowski put on a much better performance and qualified 4th, while the other Phaeton of Gianpiero Santoro would be starting in 5th.

Sarah Musgrove and Henri Makitalö both performed well with the 6th and 7th fastest time, respectively, Nick Hardy dragged his Delaney into Q3 and was 10th quickest, and despite getting knocked out of Q2, Athan Lille secured the 13th spot on the grid.

However, while Dichter was flying, Robert van Grol was hampered by a hydraulics issue that retired him early from the session, leaving a lot of work for the Raamaker mechanics to do to prepare his car for Sunday's race. Jovanović struggled to keep up with Lakowski and was down in 20th. It wasn't the greatest position for LZS to be in, especially in their fight for 4th place in the Constructors' Standings.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:36.689	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:37.754	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:37.263	FASTEST : Q3
 2 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:37.713	00:00:01.025	00:01:38.320	00:00:00.566	00:01:37.343	00:00:00.079
 3  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:40.010	00:00:03.321	00:01:39.105	00:00:01.351	00:01:37.377	00:00:00.113
 4  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:39.437	00:00:02.749	00:01:38.915	00:00:01.161	00:01:37.431	00:00:00.168
 5 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro              		00:01:38.022	00:00:01.334	00:01:38.998	00:00:01.244	00:01:37.530	00:00:00.267
 6 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:38.845	00:00:02.156	00:01:38.340	00:00:00.586	00:01:37.613	00:00:00.350
 7 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:37.664	00:00:00.975	00:01:38.438	00:00:00.684	00:01:37.618	00:00:00.355
 8 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:38.038	00:00:01.350	00:01:38.708	00:00:00.954	00:01:37.631	00:00:00.368
 9 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:38.463	00:00:01.774	00:01:38.908	00:00:01.155	00:01:37.752	00:00:00.488
10 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:38.835	00:00:02.146	00:01:39.483	00:00:01.730	00:01:37.886	00:00:00.623
11 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:38.465	00:00:01.776	00:01:39.023	00:00:01.270	00:01:38.007	00:00:00.744
12 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:39.085	00:00:02.396	00:01:39.659	00:00:01.905	00:01:38.599	00:00:01.336
13  4 ▍Athan Lille               		00:01:38.689	00:00:02.000	00:01:39.697	00:00:01.944		
14 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:39.524	00:00:02.835	00:01:39.962	00:00:02.208		
15  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:39.597	00:00:02.909	00:01:40.233	00:00:02.479		
16 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:40.084	00:00:03.396	00:01:40.588	00:00:02.834		
17 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:40.470	00:00:03.782	00:01:40.676	00:00:02.922		
18 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:40.316	00:00:03.628	00:01:40.786	00:00:03.032		
19 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:40.903	00:00:04.214				
20 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:41.300	00:00:04.612				
21  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater                	00:01:43.105	00:00:06.417				
22 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:43.217	00:00:06.529				
23 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson                     00:01:43.720	00:00:07.031				
24 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:45.286	00:00:08.598

Week 20: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	56
Nation:         	SJQ
Circuit:        	Autódromo de Républica
Event:	San Joaquin Valley Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	
Cars on Grid:		24

The Grand Prix began in earnest and Maximilian Frentzen collided with Rollins and spun him around, taking the Khyragusian driver out of the race and earning himself a 10-second penalty. Meanwhile at the front, Blake immediately went on the attack by trying to dive down the inside of Turn 12, but Dichter was still half a car in front of her and kept the place. Meanwhile, Bassett had a brilliant start and took Makitalö and Musgrove off the line, and then overtook Santoro on Lap 2.

Lakowski pushed hard and got within under a second of Blake. However, as he tried to make an overtake on Lap 14, Blake suddenly changed directions and forced the Nikolian to abort. An incensed Lakowski complained on the radio to his team, and the AMF handed Blake a 5-second penalty for her actions.

It wasn't good news either for Dichter, who suffered a poor pit stop and dropped behind Lakowski. He had all the work to do if he was to get his lead back. On fresh rubber, he laid the hammer down and began to close in on the leaders. He closed in on Lakowski by Lap 32 and overtook him after a short battle on Lap 33. Next he pursued Bassett, who didn't put up much resistance to the Noordenstaater and moved him up to 2nd. The final obstacle left was Blake, who had inherited the lead after Santoro made his pit stop.

With victory on the line, both championship protagonists weren't going to give up this chance for a win. The two stayed within a second of each other, with Dichter putting pressure on Blake and her rebuffing his attacks. Finally, Dichter used the DRS to slingshot past Blake into the lead down the back straight. He then went on to build a 10-second lead by the race's end.

Meanwhile towards the middle of the field, Octavius Clearwater was on a one-stop strategy, allowing him to shoot up the field into the points. Behind him was the Delaney of Nick Hardy, who is looking to get his team more points, as well as Athan Lille, who will be looking to repeat his point-scoring finish. The three battled hard but Clearwater held on to cross the line in 8th.

Dichter has now claimed his 5th victory of the season and looked set to bring this championship season to an epic finale. Blake was not too far behind in 2nd place and claimed the fastest lap, while her teammate Bassett crossed the line in 3rd to give Sidus a double points finish. Conway Prescott came in 4th for MacGregor while Santoro rounded out the Top 5. With Raamaker and Sidus separated by 15 points in the Constructors' Standings and 10 in the Drivers' Standings, it's all to play for. We hope to see you there at the Confederate Grand Prix for this season's dramatic conclusion!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:39:12.992	25		
  2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:10.826	18 + 1	1:40.995	
  3 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                  	00:00:22.805	15		
  4 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:28.863	12		
  5 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                   00:00:49.100	10		
  6  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:08.723	8		
  7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:14.456	6		
  8 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:01:28.002	4		
  9  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	00:01:31.925	2		
 10 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	00:01:34.181	1
 11  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	00:01:37.091			
 12 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	00:01:45.136			
 13 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	Laps Down: 1			
 14 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 18 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 19 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 21  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 22 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 23 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Ret. lap 1

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 371
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 361
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 205
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 175
 5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 158
 6 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 150
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 120
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 95
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 90
10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 75
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 44
12 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 32
13  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 30
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 28
15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 22
15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 22
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
18 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 11
19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 10
20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 7
21  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 5
21 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 5
21 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 5
24 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 536
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 521
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 363
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 210
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 170
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 66
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 60
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 39
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 35
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 15
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 13
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 12

by **Valkea** » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:49 pm

Welcome to the grand finale of the 2022 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We come to you with this epic showdown from the Confederate Grand Prix, held here at the Circus Augustus Angelbridge in the city of Redemption! And what a season it has been - with two of the sport's fastest drivers, Lauren Blake and Bram Dichter, fighting for their first Drivers' Championship. It has been a season full of triumph and heartbreak, drama and controversy, and a superhuman determination to win that has defined the two best racers of their generation. But in the end, only one can rise as champion.

But first, let us take you through the arena of their final battle. The Angelbridge Circuit has been a staple of motor racing throughout Hesperidesia, playing host to diverse forms of car and motorcycle racing. It is a narrow track ringed with trees and walls, with few places to overtake and very little runoff area. Historically it saw some of the sport's most revered moments, such as Augustus Tertullius' epic duel with Alistair O'Donnell in 2002. However, it also saw one of the darkest days in AstyF1's history: the unfortunate death of 5x Drivers' Champion Clayton Norris. Safety modifications were made to the track since then, but it still remains a dangerous and challenging circuit to drive.

Filling the grandstands are some of the most passionate fans in the whole sport - the Mare Rubrum, or Sea of Red - who come to the grand prix every year to show their support for the scarlet cars of the Phaeton team. While Phaeton itself isn't going to retain their double championship this year, they still will cheer on Gianpiero Santoro and Decius Whitewall no matter what. Nevertheless, it has all been about the Sidus and Raamaker teams all season long, and the Constructors' Championship is as hotly contested as the Drivers' Championship.

We are on the cusp of history being made today: if Blake becomes champion, she will be the first ever woman in AstyF1's history to claim the title. If Dichter becomes champion, he will win his first championship and become the fourth ever driver from Noordenstaat to do so. Both drivers must be feeling the pressure right now and know they must perform well to have a shot at victory. Blake is currently leading the championship standings by 10 points, but Dichter must win the race and hope his rival finishes lower than 3rd place to win the championship. Who will triumph and make their mark on history?

Week 21: Qualifying

Conditions:      	Dry
Lap Record:      	00:01:15.484
Qualifying Type:	Elimination
Nation:         	BCO
Circuit:        	Circus Augustus Angelbridge

Due to a faulty setup on her car, Sarah Musgrove struggled heavily during Q1. She crashed out at the Turn 6 hairpin, damaging her front suspension in the process and bringing out a red flag. The MacGregor garage decided to have her start in the pit lane so that they can make the necessary setup changes for tomorrow's race.

Q2 was much less accident-free, with Gianpiero Santoro setting the fastest lap of that session and Octavius Clearwater starting in P18 at his home race. Athan Lille was much more fortunate, managing to get his Angelbridge into Q3 and finishing his Saturday in P11. Henri Makitalö delivered a good qualifying performance as well, getting up to P6 ahead of Maximilian Frentzen.

Conway Prescott got the 4th fastest time and split the Phaetons of Santoro and Decius Whitewall. However at the front, Blake drove the wheels out of her car and took pole position, pipping Dichter by 9/1000ths of a second. For the final time in 2022, the two championship contenders will be starting on the front row. Looks like we are in for a proper race to the finish!

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:16.209	00:00:00.154	00:01:16.868	00:00:00.002	00:01:16.354	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                       	00:01:16.428	00:00:00.373	00:01:17.308	00:00:00.443	00:01:16.364	00:00:00.009
 3 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:16.242	00:00:00.187	00:01:16.866	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:16.386	00:00:00.031
 4 24 ▍Conway Prescott                		00:01:16.055	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:16.868	00:00:00.002	00:01:16.466	00:00:00.112
 5 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:16.558	00:00:00.503	00:01:17.275	00:00:00.410	00:01:16.533	00:00:00.179
 6 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:17.169	00:00:01.114	00:01:17.134	00:00:00.269	00:01:16.537	00:00:00.183
 7 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen                     00:01:17.247	00:00:01.192	00:01:17.412	00:00:00.547	00:01:16.705	00:00:00.351
 8  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:16.599	00:00:00.544	00:01:17.295	00:00:00.430	00:01:16.759	00:00:00.404
 9 95 ▍Guy Bassett                      	00:01:16.809	00:00:00.754	00:01:17.405	00:00:00.539	00:01:16.823	00:00:00.469
10 13 ▍Robert van Grol            		00:01:17.033	00:00:00.978	00:01:17.760	00:00:00.895	00:01:17.010	00:00:00.655
11  4 ▍Athan Lille                    		00:01:17.022	00:00:00.967	00:01:17.583	00:00:00.717	00:01:17.066	00:00:00.712
12 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović               		00:01:17.514	00:00:01.459	00:01:17.935	00:00:01.070	00:01:17.075	00:00:00.721
13 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:17.732	00:00:01.677	00:01:18.057	00:00:01.191		
14 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                 	00:01:17.856	00:00:01.801	00:01:18.239	00:00:01.373		
15 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:17.432	00:00:01.377	00:01:18.332	00:00:01.466		
16 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:18.391	00:00:02.336	00:01:18.450	00:00:01.585		
17  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:19.039	00:00:02.984	00:01:19.438	00:00:02.572		
18  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater                  	00:01:19.640	00:00:03.585	00:01:19.459	00:00:02.593		
19 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:20.355	00:00:04.300				
20 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson                    	00:01:21.034	00:00:04.979				
21 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:21.377	00:00:05.322				
22 31 ▍Nick Hardy              		00:01:21.818	00:00:05.763				
23 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove*                   	00:01:23.161	00:00:07.106				
24 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:23.207	00:00:07.152

*Results taken before penalties applied.

Week 21: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	62
Nation:         	BCO
Circuit:        	Circus Augustus Angelbridge
Event:		Confederate Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	44, 45
Cars on Grid:		24

For the final time in 2022, the lights went out and Blake suffered from a bad start. Dichter shot through into the lead and Santoro quickly followed suit by overtaking her into the first corner. Things got worse as Prescott got the better of her out of Turn 7, while Whitewall pounced on the pit straight. Blake regained her composure and hunkered down for the long road back up the order, getting back 5th position from Whitewall on Lap 3. Her teammate Bassett had a much better 1st lap, passing Lakowski and Frentzen quite quickly at the start.

The first retirement of the day went to Ivan Jovanović, whose gears suddenly went to neutral and forced him to slow to a halt by the side of the track. A Virtual Safety Car was deployed while the marshals retrieved his abandoned Lizzie, but the pit lane remained closed. The race got going again on Lap 11, which saw Prescott make a daring overtake on Santoro on the inside of Turn 1. His teammate Musgrove was making moves as well, making overtake after overtake to get into the points.

The first round of pit stops was taking place, and Blake was among the first to pit on Lap 15. Banking on an aggressive strategy, she emerged from the pits in 9th place as Robert van Grol passed her down the main straight. Immediately she was off in pursuit, getting within a second of the 2016 champion and putting pressure on him. But Van Grol defended with all his might, placing his car brilliantly in order to stop her from getting to Dichter sooner. Finally, on Lap 18, Blake got the DRS and overtook Van Grol down the pit straight. She then proceeded to hunt Frentzen down, setting the fastest lap in the process.

At the front, Dichter led a quiet race, setting the pace and managing his tires and battery well. Despite seeing Santoro in his mirrors a couple of times, he never felt much pressure from him. However, Santoro himself was feeling pressure from Bassett, who was closing in on the front-runners. Bassett tried to overtake Santoro on Laps 26 and 28, but it was no use. Yet Santoro wouldn't be an obstacle for long, as he reported vibrations on his car and made a pit stop, promoting Bassett to 4th.

His next obstacle was Lille, who shot up the order to the podium places due to making a pit stop earlier before everyone else. Lille's hards were working pretty decently, enabling him to block Bassett from making moves. However, once Frentzen retired due to an accident on the Turn 11-12 chicane and brought out the Safety Car, the Lisanderian was left out while most of the field including Bassett pitted, briefly taking the lead.

This proved to be a big mistake from the Angelbridge paddock, who had to watch as their driver immediately got overtaken by Dichter and Bassett at the restart, followed by Prescott on Lap 46 and Blake on Lap 48. Santoro looked to be next to take him, but Lille put up a good fight and defended for a few laps. Yet he could only defend so much due to his old rubber and had to concede on Lap 53. Whitewall was also closing down on Lille but was unable to get close enough by the race's end.

Dichter's title up to this point looked to be secure, with him setting the fastest lap on Lap 48. However, Blake made the pass on Prescott on Lap 57, getting herself into the crucial podium places. She also got the fastest lap back on Lap 59 as she was closing the gap to her teammate Bassett. Dichter crossed the line and won the Confederate Grand Prix, but Blake's 3rd place and fastest lap ensured she won the championship by a single point.

And so the 2022 season draws to a close. Lauren Blake had done it and became the first woman in history to win the AstyF1 Drivers' Championship and the first Aquitaynian champion since the great Richard Millinghouse. Meanwhile, Sidus' double podium wasn't enough to overcome their deficit to the eventual winner, Raamaker, marking their 4th Constructors' Championship in their history as a works team. We hope that you have enjoyed this season with us; see you all in 2023!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:30:02.066	25		
  2 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett              Sidus                    	00:00:01.626	18		
  3  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:05.079	15 + 1	1:19.261			
  4 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:12.038	12		
  5 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:12.769	10		
  6  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Angelbridge              	00:00:20.242	8		
  7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:21.937	6		
  8 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	00:00:29.323	4		
  9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	00:00:56.251	2 
 10  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	00:01:05.211	1		
 11 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:01:06.368			
 12  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:01:23.400			
 13 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	00:01:24.473			
 14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:01:26.387			
 15 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 16 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 17 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Sevir                    	Laps Down: 1			
 18 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 19 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 20 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 21 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 22  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Ret. lap 9			
DNF 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Breuer                   	Ret. lap 43

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 387
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 386
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 215
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 175
 5 95 ▍BAS Guy Bassett               Sidus				Roncalli                 168
 6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 164
 7 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 132
 8  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 95
 9 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 92
10 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 75
11 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Breuer				Roncalli                 44
12 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 32
13  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 30
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 28
15 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 26
16 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 22
17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 17
18  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 13
19  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 11
19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 11
21 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 7
22 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 5
22 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 5
24 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 2

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 561
  2 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 555
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 379
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 224
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 170
  6 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 70
  7 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 60
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 39
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 35
 10 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 24
 11 KHY ▍Sevir [FMK]			Roncalli                 13
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 12

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