2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship [RP|Results|IC only]

by **Valkea** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:53 am

by **Valkea** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:43 am

by **Valkea** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:44 am

Welcome to the 2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship! The best teams and most talented drivers throughout Astyria have come together to compete for the top prize in all of Astyrian motorsport. Come with us as we journey through 21 grands prix around the region, each of which bring about different tests of skill, cunning, and bravery for these racing gladiators. Which team and driver will emerge as champion at the end of the year? We can't wait to find out as we begin this new and exciting season!

First off, we welcome a new constructor to the AstyF1 grid in Camden Motorsport. Ever since they acquired the Sevir F1 team in the winter of last year, they enter the season looking to uphold their long and proud legacy in racing. While they have retained Matthew Martins to help them get through their first year as a works team, they have piqued some interest in the paddock with their new driver signing: Meline Agrakian of Lisander. She has become the third woman to compete in AstyF1 in the past three years, but many have questioned whether this rookie to the sport can go toe-to-toe with the best considering she isn't as young as her competitors. Can she prove that age is just a number?

Elsewhere on the grid, there has been lots of driver movement across teams. Maximilian Frentzen has left Breuer to drive for Sidus alongside 2022 Drivers' Champion Lauren Blake, while Athan Lille has been brought in to take his place. This in turn has created an opening at Angelbridge, which was filled by departing Sevir driver Phillip Rollins. It will be interesting to see how quickly these drivers can adjust to their new teams, especially as they will be at the forefront of helping them fight for places.

Meanwhile at the sharp end of the grid, Blake will be looking to defend her Drivers' Championship title this year, while Sidus has set its sights on taking back the Constructors' Championship. Raamaker is aiming to pick up where they left off and cement their return as a consistent title contender, while Bram Dichter is targeting his first championship. Phaeton will want to return to winning ways after a season that fell below expectations, with Gianpiero Santoro and Decius Whitewall feeling the pressure that comes with driving for Astyria's most successful constructor.

We seem to be in the makings of a proper duel between AstyF1's top teams. Will we see a championship fight for the ages this year or a clean sweep for the most dominant team? Will we even see one of the midfielders rise to the challenge and make a play for the front of the grid? We hope that you stick around because anything can happen in the top Astyrian racing series!

by **Lisander** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 9:08 am

Reserved for Camden Motorsport.

by **Valkea** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:03 am

It's a new year for Astyrian Formula One and the best drivers and teams are ready to race once more! Welcome to the 1st round of the 2023 AstyF1 championship, coming to you live from the Aswickan Grand Prix at the historic Sherbourne Circuit. A staple of grand prix racing since the 1950s, it was on this repurposed airfield where the first Astyrian Formula One race was held in 1960. Since then, it has evolved over the years from layout to layout, eventually arriving at the 5.89 km circuit we know and love today. Filled with lots of medium-to-high speed corners and wide straights, there is no shortage for on-track battles and overtaking opportunities.

Nearly every race here has spectacular moments and storylines that make it a blockbuster event. That's why so many fans from all around the world have come to see the action for themselves. Many of them have also come to cheer on the six Aswickan drivers on the grid, all of which carry the legacy of a proud nation of racers. With so many expectations put on their shoulders, these drivers are hoping to do well this weekend.

However, there lie some challenges ahead for the drivers at this grand prix. Sherbourne Circuit is notorious for its high rate of degradation, which punish drivers that chew through their tires in a race. The Aswickan weather can be a factor as well, drenching the circuit and making it incredibly difficult to stay on track. Which one of our 24 racers will rise above the conditions and emerge victorious? Let's find out!

Week 1: Qualifying

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

The first two sessions of qualifying handily belonged to Bram Dichter, who lost none of his raw pace over the winter despite losing the 2022 championship by a single point. He looked determined to start the season off strong and hopefully challenge for the title once again. However, not too far behind was Lauren Blake, the woman whom Dichter lost the championship to. However, it was Gianpiero Santoro that would take the honors of starting the Aswickan Grand Prix on pole position, with Dichter on the front row alongside him and Blake staring at his Phaeton's exhaust on Sunday.

In the mix at the front was Conway Prescott, who looked quick in his MacGregor, while Robert van Grol and Maximilian Frentzen were keeping in touch with the qualifying leaders as well. But it was the young Lisanderian Athan Lille who dragged his Breuer up to have the 4th fastest time, an incredible performance. Mitchell Townsend also impressed as well with a P9 position and Dominic Hudnall put his car in P12, showing the progress that Urbina made over the winter with their new chassis. With this encouraging turn of pace, they're expecting to get to the front of the midfield in the race.

Meanwhile, things weren't looking good for Decius Whitewall, who sadly had to bow out of qualifying in 20th due to a gearbox glitch. The two Angelbridges of Octavius Clearwater and Phillip Rollins lacked pace compared to the other cars and so will be occupying the last two slots on the grid. Sarah Musgrove once again underdelivered compared to her more experienced teammate, only managing a P15, while the rookie Meline Agrakian was only quick enough for P16.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:29.074	00:00:01.311	00:01:29.888	00:00:01.282	00:01:28.076	FASTEST : Q3
 2 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:27.763	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:28.605	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:28.081	00:00:00.005
 3  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:28.114	00:00:00.351	00:01:28.859	00:00:00.254	00:01:28.135	00:00:00.059
 4  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:29.015	00:00:01.253	00:01:29.318	00:00:00.713	00:01:28.222	00:00:00.146
 5 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:28.017	00:00:00.255	00:01:28.952	00:00:00.347	00:01:28.255	00:00:00.179
 6 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:28.864	00:00:01.102	00:01:29.153	00:00:00.548	00:01:28.351	00:00:00.275
 7 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:28.088	00:00:00.326	00:01:28.958	00:00:00.352	00:01:28.374	00:00:00.298
 8 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:29.075	00:00:01.312	00:01:29.160	00:00:00.555	00:01:28.436	00:00:00.360
 9 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:28.153	00:00:00.390	00:01:28.992	00:00:00.386	00:01:28.438	00:00:00.362
10  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:28.290	00:00:00.528	00:01:29.340	00:00:00.735	00:01:28.516	00:00:00.440
11 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:30.052	00:00:02.290	00:01:30.306	00:00:01.700	00:01:29.010	00:00:00.934
12 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:31.196	00:00:03.434	00:01:30.116	00:00:01.511	00:01:29.067	00:00:00.991
13 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:30.684	00:00:02.921	00:01:30.427	00:00:01.822		
14 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:31.112	00:00:03.350	00:01:30.492	00:00:01.887		
15 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:30.061	00:00:02.298	00:01:30.610	00:00:02.005		
16  9 ▍Meline Agrakian                  	00:01:30.774	00:00:03.011	00:01:30.855	00:00:02.250		
17 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:30.451	00:00:02.688	00:01:30.946	00:00:02.340		
18 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:31.133	00:00:03.371	00:01:31.195	00:00:02.590		
19  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:31.455	00:00:03.692				
20 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:31.535	00:00:03.772				
21 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:31.849	00:00:04.087				
22 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:32.395	00:00:04.632				
23  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:33.032	00:00:05.269				
24 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:35.479	00:00:07.716

Week 1: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	52
Nation:         	ASW
Circuit:        	Sherbourne Circuit
Event:			Aswickan Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	25, 26
Cars on Grid:		24

A new season dawned for Astyrian Formula One at Sherbourne, and it began in an immediate and dramatic fashion. Aleksander Valiny was squeezed into Nicolas von Siedel during the scramble and crashed, briefly sending the 2017 and 2018 champion into the air. Von Siedel was a passenger as his car skated into the gravel and crashed violently into the barriers, bringing out the red flag. The incident was caused due to Musgrove and Agrakian attempting to make their own passes from behind, but the stewards ruled it as a racing incident and handed no penalties, to the chagrin of the AMZ and Breuer pitwalls.

The race restarted according to the original starting order. Dichter had a better start than Santoro and went into the lead while Blake held her position against Lille. This time the drivers got away cleanly and began to settle into the rhythm of the race. On Lap 3, Blake attempted to make an overtake on Santoro in the final chicane, but Santoro forced her wide and clashed wheels with her on the exit, earning him a 5-second penalty from the stewards.

On Lap 6, Clearwater slowed into the pits and retired from the race due to an engine failure. Two laps later, Rollins suffered the same fate and parked his car in the runoff, bringing out the Virtual Safety Car. Angelbridge was going to go home empty-handed, being the only team to have no cars finish the grand prix.

The restart provided another opportunity for Blake to pass Santoro, which she did down the inside of Turn 6. Santoro tried to fight back in the old pit straight, but the speed advantage of the Sidus was too much for him. Meanwhile, Lille had picked up some floor damage after taking too much kerb in Turn 4, which handicapped his car's speed for the remainder of the race.

Devin Acker was the next to retire from the race, with a gearbox problem taking him out on the 25th lap. This time the full safety car was brought out, which Sidus and Raamaker quickly used to pit both of their cars. Blake relinquished the lead to Santoro, who chose to stay out, while Frentzen jumped both Raamakers in the stops and moved up to 3rd. The safety car came in on Lap 26 and the race restarted. Santoro defended for a few laps against the charging Blake, but he misjudged his braking point at the end of the Norris straight and locked up his tires, making himself vulnerable.

Predictably, Blake had gotten close enough to successfully overtake him down the Anderson Straight, while Frentzen followed suit a lap later. From then on, the two purple cars didn't look back and led the field all the way to the checkered flag. Blake and Frentzen took a dominant 1-2 finish for the Valkean constructor, with the former also taking the fastest lap. Henri Makitalö was awarded Driver of the Day for his spirited charge to 6th, while Townsend finished in P9 and gave Urbina some points. Sidus looked to have the fastest car this weekend and built an early lead, but with a long season ahead of them, can they hold on until the end? We'll see you at the next race!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:22:44.790	25 + 1	1:31.452	
  2 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Sidus                    	00:00:10.145	18	
  3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:21.799	15 
  4 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:25.299	12		
  5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:36.972	10		
  6 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:00:47.952	8		
  7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	00:00:57.323	6		
  8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:01:04.149	4		
  9 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	00:01:05.405	2		
 10 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:21.309	1		
 11  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Breuer                   	00:01:26.634			
 12 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:01:29.475			
 13 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 14 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 16 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Camden                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 18  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian          Camden                   	Laps Down: 1			
 19 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
DNF  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Ret. lap 25			
DNF 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 8			
DNF  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Ret. lap 6			
DNF 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Ret. lap 1			
DNF 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Ret. lap 1

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 26
 2 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Sidus				Roncalli                 18
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 15
 4 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 12
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 10
 6 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 8
 7  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 6
 8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 4
 9 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 2
10 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 1
11 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 0
11  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
11 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
11  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Breuer				Roncalli                 0
11 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
11  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian           Camden				Roncalli                 0
11 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Camden				Roncalli                 0
11  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
11 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
11 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
11 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
11 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 0
11 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
11 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 44
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 22
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 16
  4 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 8
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 6
  6 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 4
  7 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 2
  8 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 0
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 0
 10 LIS ▍Camden			Roncalli                 0
 11 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 0
 12 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:58 am

Here we are for Round 2 of the 2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship! After a memorable season opener at Sherbourne Circuit, we go to Bakunin Circuit for the Mizia Grand Prix. One of the newer tracks to the calendar, it has consistently featured on the AstyF1 calendar since the 2014 season. It is a spectacular circuit with a monstrous pit grandstands, some long straights, tricky corners, and a host of elevation changes.

With the growing interest in racing throughout Mizialand, this circuit came at the perfect time. Every season at Bakunin seems to have a memorable moment, from Simo Rassinen's daring pass on the inside of Tertius DiParadisa in 2015 to Robert van Grol's charge to 2nd last year. And outside of AstyF1, it has been the venue of several domestic racing series. Time will tell whether a Mizia driver will make it to the grid in the future, but there is some optimism as more of their talents prove themselves in the lower classes.

Meanwhile at the sharp end of Astyrian motorsport, Sidus took first blood with a dominant 1-2 finish at the Aswickan Grand Prix, with Lauren Blake claiming a dominant victory. With such a strong opening to the season, do they have the momentum to keep it going into this weekend? Or will another team rise to the challenge? Let's go!

Week 2: Qualifying

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

Things are looking positive for Raamaker as their package suited this circuit well. Bram Dichter was the fastest man on track in Q2 and Q3, taking pole postion ahead of his teammate Robert van Grol, giving the team their first front-row lockout of the season. Gianpiero Santoro was looking quick too, setting the 3rd fastest time ahead of Blake. Conway Prescott pushed the limits of his MacGregor and took 5th ahead of Stefan Lakowski.

Mitchell Townsend once again delivered an incredible equalifying performance with a P7, with his teammate Dominic Hudnall taking P8. It seems that the performance gains made by Urbina weren't a fluke, which could potentially make them the team to watch in the midfield. Athan Lille placed himself in the Top 12, marking his 2nd consecutive Q3 appearance.

Decius Whitewall once again struggled to find pace and could only muster enough for a Top 10 place. Maximilian Frentzen wasn't doing much better in P11 as he struggled to find his optimal car setup throughout the weekend. And finally, Sarah Musgrove was off the pace from her teammate Prescott, despite being lucky enough to just make it into Q2.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:28.734	00:00:00.277	00:01:28.803	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:28.181	FASTEST : Q3
 2 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:29.578	00:00:01.121	00:01:29.425	00:00:00.621	00:01:28.354	00:00:00.173
 3 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:29.457	00:00:01.000	00:01:29.325	00:00:00.522	00:01:28.366	00:00:00.185
 4  6 ▍Lauren Blake                     	00:01:28.762	00:00:00.305	00:01:29.381	00:00:00.578	00:01:28.504	00:00:00.323
 5 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:29.190	00:00:00.733	00:01:29.642	00:00:00.839	00:01:28.562	00:00:00.381
 6  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:28.457	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:29.478	00:00:00.674	00:01:28.790	00:00:00.609
 7 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:29.856	00:00:01.399	00:01:29.646	00:00:00.843	00:01:28.819	00:00:00.639
 8 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:29.711	00:00:01.255	00:01:29.994	00:00:01.191	00:01:28.841	00:00:00.660
 9 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:28.813	00:00:00.356	00:01:29.410	00:00:00.606	00:01:28.902	00:00:00.721
10 90 ▍Decius Whitewall              		00:01:30.134	00:00:01.677	00:01:29.610	00:00:00.807	00:01:28.953	00:00:00.772
11 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen              	00:01:28.620	00:00:00.163	00:01:29.681	00:00:00.877	00:01:29.019	00:00:00.838
12  4 ▍Athan Lille                		00:01:28.849	00:00:00.392	00:01:29.718	00:00:00.915	00:01:29.026	00:00:00.845
13 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:31.066	00:00:02.609	00:01:31.130	00:00:02.327		
14 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:33.259	00:00:04.803	00:01:31.413	00:00:02.609		
15 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:31.050	00:00:02.593	00:01:31.568	00:00:02.765		
16 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:31.085	00:00:02.629	00:01:31.756	00:00:02.953		
17 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:31.494	00:00:03.038	00:01:31.962	00:00:03.158		
18 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:32.353	00:00:03.896	00:01:32.242	00:00:03.439		
19  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater                	00:01:33.463	00:00:04.006				
20 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:33.685	00:00:04.228				
21  9 ▍Meline Agrakian                  	00:01:33.752	00:00:05.296				
22 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:33.783	00:00:05.326				
23  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:34.821	00:00:06.364				
24 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:35.814	00:00:07.357

Week 2: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	60
Nation:         	MIZ
Circuit:        	Bakunin Circuit
Event:	Mizia Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	46
Cars on Grid:	24

Bakunin Circuit rumbled once again to the sound of 24 AstyF1 cars going racing. Both Raamakers got off the line well but it was Van Grol who looked like he had the better start over his teammate. Dichter quickly tried to cover him off by squeezing him towards the wall, but Van Grol was able to get past into the lead. It wasn't over just yet, as Dichter kept close behind as they went up the hill at Turn 3 and down the long back straight. There the young Noordenstaater powered past his more experienced compatriot. Meanwhile, Santoro showed great awareness in the opening lap, making sure Blake didn't have an opportunity to get past.

Van Grol kept up with Dichter in the early stages and steadily built a gap between himself and Santoro. However, he made a rare mistake at Turn 10 and spun into the gravel. The 2016 Drivers' Champion was able to get back on the circuit but he had to pit for a new front wing. Having rejoined in a dismal 19th place, Van Grol put his head down and began climbing back up the order, with the Raamaker pit wall adjusting his strategy and taking advantage of his competitors pitting. With this he was back up to 4th.

Meanwhile, Blake was brought into the pits on Lap 14 to get the undercut on Santoro. At first it looked like the Phaeton pit wall didn't respond to this and kept the Monsan out. But on Lap 19, Santoro came out with fresher tires and was hunting down Blake with every lap, shaving off fractions of a second. It looked like he would be able to pass her, but then something happened on Lap 46.

Maríón Álfheiður's retired from the race with a gearbox problem. As a result, the Safety Car was brought out while the marshals scrambled to retrieve the parked Kappaksturslid in Sector 3. Both Blake and Santoro pitted for new tires, ruining Phaeton's strategic advantage, while Dichter was told to stay out and maintain track position. It didn't take long before the race resumed, with Dichter retaining his lead and Blake reopening the gap on Santoro.

Mitchell Townsend was struggling with the car as his tires were degrading faster than expected. He was told to conserve his rubber and try to bring the car home, but in doing so he lost places to his rivals behind. In the end he finished the race in 11th and was denied a points position by the Delaney of Nick Hardy.

Bram Dichter crossed the line to take his first victory of the season, moving himself up to the runner-up spot in the Drivers' Standings behind Lauren Blake. Blake herself finished right behind him in the race in 2nd place, while Gianpiero Santoro took another podium. In the dying seconds of the final lap, Prescott was bearing down on Van Grol and overtook him across the line, securing P4. Decius Whitewall, who finished in P8, got an extra point for the fastest lap. In the Constructors' Standings, Raamaker's decent haul of points meant they closed the points gap down to 11 points behind Sidus, while Phaeton held on to 3rd place. Could we be in for another championship challenge this season? We'll see at the next race in Slovertia!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	01:35:46.539	25		
  2  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	00:00:04.734	18		
  3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:15.928	15		
  4 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:28.340	12		
  5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:28.445	10		
  6 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:56.456	8		
  7 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Sidus                    	00:01:23.484	6		
  8 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:01:23.800	4 + 1	1:31.622	
  9 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:01:26.544	2		
 10 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1	1		
 11 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 12 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 13  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 14 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 16 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Camden                   	Laps Down: 1			
 17 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 18 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 19  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 20 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 21 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1			
 22  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 23  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian          Camden                   	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Ret. lap 46

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 44
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 37
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 30
 4 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Sidus				Roncalli                 24
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 20
 6 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 16
 7 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 10
 8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 8
 9  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 6
 9 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 6
11 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 2
12 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 1
13 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 0
13  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
13 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
13  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Breuer				Roncalli                 0
13 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
13  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian           Camden				Roncalli                 0
13 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Camden				Roncalli                 0
13  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
13 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
13 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
13 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
13 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 68
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 57
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 36
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 16
  5 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 14
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 10
  7 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 2
  8 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 1
  9 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 0
 10 LIS ▍Camden			Roncalli                 0
 11 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 0
 12 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:01 am

Welcome everyone! We're here for Round 3 of the 2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship, live from the heart of Kojbakvy for the biggest motorsports event in Slovertia! The Sloverti Grand Prix is one of the most popular events on the AstyF1 calendar, consistently drawing large crowds and placing on many drivers' favorite events to race in.

Kojbakvy has been the historical capital of Slovertia for several centuries and continues to be its most important center for arts, culture, and finance. The city is also home to the Sloverti automotive giant AMZ, who is currently in their 3rd year as an AstyF1 constructor. There is many a place for visitors to explore, such as their historic buildings, bustling shops, and picturesque parks - including the Západná záhrada, home to the Kojbakvy Circuit.

Created from public streets that encircle the Obrovská stopa lake, it is a quick and fast course that gives spectators a first-hand experience of the raw speeds of today's cars. However, its narrow track width and the lack of long straights and means that overtaking here is a challenge. The modifications made last year were made to address those issues and make the racing better, but time will tell whether that has worked. Nonetheless, the grand prix itself has produced some classic races in the past - will this year's race be another? Let's find out!

Week 3: Qualifying

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

Tensions were high on Saturday as it seemed that no driver was safe from getting knocked out. Sarah Musgrove was let down by traffic as she came out of the pits in Q1, preventing her from setting a competitive time to get to the next stage. Meanwhile, a calculation error knocked Mitchell Townsend out as well. It wasn't much better for Dominic Hudnall, who had to abandon his flying lap due to a brief yellow flag, cementing his P18 start on Sunday.

The regulations continue to demonstrate their effectiveness, with the Top 6 qualifiers being within 1/10th of a second from pole time. Robert van Grol and Maximilian Frentzen set some quick laps, locking down the 2nd row of the grid with a gap of only 0.02 seconds. Athan Lille once again impressed by qualifying 5th position, ahead of Bram Dichter. All of these incredible laps were set in quick succession of each other, but the best was yet to come.

At the front, Lauren Blake looked strong throughout all three qualifying sessions, consistently putting down quick lap times from start to finish. She was only 0.005 seconds behind Ivan Jovanović in Q1, while she was top of the times in Q2. It looked like she was going to get pole position, but Decius Whitewall was showing good pace in the dying seconds of Q3, with purple sectors in S1 and S2. Amazingly, he set the exact same time as Blake, shocking the fans and the paddock. Because Blake had set the time first, she was to be on pole, with Whitewall starting on the front row beside her.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake              		00:01:20.799	00:00:00.005	00:01:21.478	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:21.135	FASTEST : Q3
 2 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                 	00:01:21.241	00:00:00.446	00:01:21.917	00:00:00.439	00:01:21.135	00:00:00.000
 3 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:21.942	00:00:01.147	00:01:21.807	00:00:00.330	00:01:21.141	00:00:00.006
 4 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen                     00:01:21.602	00:00:00.808	00:01:22.130	00:00:00.653	00:01:21.154	00:00:00.019
 5  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:22.285	00:00:01.490	00:01:22.314	00:00:00.836	00:01:21.189	00:00:00.054
 6 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:21.001	00:00:00.206	00:01:21.757	00:00:00.279	00:01:21.196	00:00:00.061
 7 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                  	00:01:22.139	00:00:01.344	00:01:22.418	00:00:00.941	00:01:21.249	00:00:00.114
 8 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:20.795	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:21.682	00:00:00.204	00:01:21.278	00:00:00.143
 9  9 ▍Meline Agrakian                		00:01:21.117	00:00:00.322	00:01:21.920	00:00:00.442	00:01:21.283	00:00:00.148
10 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:21.638	00:00:00.844	00:01:22.653	00:00:01.175	00:01:21.730	00:00:00.595
11 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                		00:01:21.882	00:00:01.087	00:01:22.521	00:00:01.043	00:01:21.840	00:00:00.705
12 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:24.289	00:00:03.495	00:01:22.695	00:00:01.217	00:01:21.989	00:00:00.854
13  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:21.969	00:00:01.175	00:01:22.707	00:00:01.230		
14 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                   	00:01:22.584	00:00:01.789	00:01:22.914	00:00:01.436		
15  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:22.572	00:00:01.777	00:01:23.073	00:00:01.595		
16 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:23.041	00:00:02.246	00:01:23.166	00:00:01.688		
17 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:23.045	00:00:02.251	00:01:23.417	00:00:01.939		
18 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:24.093	00:00:03.299	00:01:24.773	00:00:03.296		
19 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:24.787	00:00:03.992				
20  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:24.978	00:00:04.184				
21 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:25.789	00:00:04.994				
22 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:27.075	00:00:06.280				
23 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:27.274	00:00:06.479				
24 89 ▍Matthew Martins                  	00:01:27.554	00:00:06.759

Week 3: Race

Conditions:      	Dry
Laps:              	58
Nation:         	SLO
Circuit:        	Kojbakvy Circuit
Event:			Sloverti Grand Prix
Safety Car Deployed on Laps:	25, 26, 27, 28
Cars on Grid:		24

The race began with Blake muscling her way around Turn 1, compromising Whitewall's line and causing him to fall prey to Van Grol and Frentzen. He was not thrilled by this, having voiced his frustrations on the radio, but the race stewards saw no issue with the Aquitaynian's aggressive defense. Further back, Lille was jumped by Dichter off the line, yet he was able to stop Gianpiero Santoro from taking advantage into Turn 3.

On Lap 25, Matthew Martins developed an engine problem and came to a stop in the middle of the start-finish straight, bringing out the Safety Car. Many drivers including Blake, Van Grol, and Dichter made their stops. However, Santoro and Whitewall switched places as they were coming in for a double-stack, as the Monsan was able to arrive at the pits before his teammate. This was because Santoro had started the race on hard tires and was able to have one less stop.

This wasn't the end of Whitewall's problems, as Dichter began to close in on him in the second half of the race. Battle ensued, with the Noordenstaater trying everything he can to get past. He nearly made the overtake into Turn 11, but he outbraked himself and went off into the gravel, conceding to Whitewall. Dichter rejoined the track without taking any damage and tried to resume his pursuit of Whitewall.

Meanwhile, Conway Prescott was coming after the AMZ duo of Henri Makitalö and Aleksander Valiny. Makitalö helped Valiny with his tow, putting him out of the reach of the Aswickan for several laps. But it was not enough to prevent Prescott from passing Valiny on Lap 46, stealing the Sloverti's chance at scoring points at his home grand prix. Makitalö would also get overtaken on Lap 55.

By Lap 49, Dichter was right behind the rear wing of the Phaeton and again applied some pressure. However, he soon faced a new challenger in the form of Athan Lille. Soon Whitewall, Dichter, and Lille were embroiled in a three-way duel for 5th place. Dichter had to balance between making an attack on Whitewall and covering himself from Lille's own attacks. Despite the order remaining the same at the end of the race, fans have praised it for being an exciting battle.

Perhaps one race that was a lot less exciting was Lauren Blake's - who led from start to finish, took the victory, and set the fastest lap to take another dominant Grand Slam. Van Grol went across the line 8 seconds behind her, followed by Frentzen another 10 seconds later. With this win, Blake cemented herself as the clear favorite for the Drivers' Championship, with a 25-point gap between herself and Dichter. Will she keep that momentum going into the next round? Join us next time at the Monsa Grand Prix!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:31:18.526	25 + 1 	1:24.277	
  2 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:08.428	18		
  3 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Sidus                    	00:00:18.484	15		
  4 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:00:27.524	12		
  5 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	00:00:41.883	10		
  6 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:42.056	8		
  7  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Breuer                   	00:00:42.888	6		
  8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	00:00:45.535	4		
  9 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	00:00:49.379	2		
 10 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:00:50.680	1		
 11 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	00:00:53.320			
 12  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian          Camden                   	00:01:08.456			
 13  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 14 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 16 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1			
 17 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 18 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1	 
 19 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 20 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
 21  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 1			
 22  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 1			
 23 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 1			
DNF 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Camden                   	Ret. lap 25

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 70
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 45
 3 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 42
 4 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Sidus				Roncalli                 39
 5 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 38
 6 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 18
 7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 16
 8 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 12
 9 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 11
10  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Breuer				Roncalli                 6
10  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 6
12 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 2
13 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 1
14 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 0
14  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
14 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
14 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
14  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian           Camden				Roncalli                 0
14 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Camden				Roncalli                 0
14  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
14 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
14 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
14 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
14 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 109
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 83
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 58
  4 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 18
  5 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 18
  6 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 11
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 6
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 2
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 1
 10 LIS ▍Camden			Roncalli                 0
 11 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 0
 12 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0

by **Valkea** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:54 pm

Welcome to the sunlit shores of the Bay of Monsa for the Monsa Grand Prix, the most prestigious race of the 2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship! We once again come to see some racing action take place at the Circuito Urbano de Monsa, with the drivers mustering all their skills, experience, and bravery to conquer these tight and winding streets.

Held in the Conquistadores district of the City of Monsa, the Monsa Grand Prix holds the distinction of being the oldest continuous race on the AstyF1 calendar, appearing in every season since 1960. With its iconic backdrop of luxury highrises and million-dollar yachts in the harbor, this grand prix has a certain atmosphere that no other race can match. The streets echo the tune of 1000 hp racecars whizzing through the city by day, while the yachts light up with lavish parties at night. Some of the wealthiest and most famous personalities in Astyria appear here almost every year.

Besides the parties and the fat cats, the track itself is arguably the most daunting in all of AstyF1. Its narrow streets and unforgiving walls mean that cars will find it near-impossible to overtake. The circuit presents a unique challenge for drivers - one where outright speed matters a lot less compared to talent and courage. It has been on every driver's bucket list to win this race, for each of them knows that winning at Monsa will cement them as a racing legend. Which one of them will spray the winner's champagne this year? Let's begin!

Week 4: Qualifying

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

Here we are again for the most anticipated qualifying session on the entire calendar. With Sunday's race expected to be a largely processional affair, qualifying was the best time to see what the limits of these cars and drivers were on this fabulous circuit. Many were expecting the usual favorites like Lauren Blake, Gianpiero Santoro, and Bram Dichter to be the quickest, but it turned out to be none of them. Henri Makitalö was the fastest driver on the track for Q1 and Q2, showing some incredible pace throughout the Monsa streets in his AMZ.

Yet as the track continued to evolve throughout the rest of the afternoon, the other drivers began to catch up. The final seconds of Q3 saw some of the most exhilarating flying laps of the day, with provisional pole seemingly shifting from one driver to the next. First it was Nicolas von Siedel in his Breuer to top the lap times, followed by Makitalö. Then Dichter snatched that away with Van Grol finishing just behind him. Frentzen was the next to take pole, setting all three purple sectors, and it looked like he was going to keep it as his teammate had a messy lap.

However, in what can be described as nothing short of miraculous, Blake managed to make up the time she lost in the previous two sectors and took pole position by 0.089 seconds. The crowd were beside themselves as they were baffled by how she did it. With this incredible drive, Sidus have locked out the front row, with both Raamakers behind them in the second row.

POS # ▍DRIVER                           	FASTEST Q1	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q2	GAP TO LEADER	FASTEST Q3	GAP TO LEADER
 1  6 ▍Lauren Blake              		00:01:14.267	00:00:00.640	00:01:14.415	00:00:00.025	00:01:13.743	FASTEST : Q3
 2 26 ▍Maximilian Frentzen                	00:01:13.811	00:00:00.184	00:01:14.578	00:00:00.189	00:01:13.831	00:00:00.089
 3 38 ▍Bram Dichter                     	00:01:14.445	00:00:00.818	00:01:14.805	00:00:00.416	00:01:13.875	00:00:00.132
 4 13 ▍Robert van Grol                  	00:01:14.080	00:00:00.453	00:01:14.747	00:00:00.357	00:01:13.915	00:00:00.173
 5 55 ▍Henri Makitalö                   	00:01:13.627	FASTEST : Q1	00:01:14.389	FASTEST : Q2	00:01:13.947	00:00:00.204
 6 24 ▍Conway Prescott                  	00:01:14.517	00:00:00.890	00:01:14.859	00:00:00.469	00:01:13.955	00:00:00.212
 7 14 ▍Nicolas von Siedel               	00:01:14.610	00:00:00.983	00:01:14.739	00:00:00.349	00:01:14.063	00:00:00.321
 8 90 ▍Decius Whitewall                  	00:01:16.614	00:00:02.987	00:01:15.777	00:00:01.388	00:01:14.139	00:00:00.396
 9 59 ▍Gianpiero Santoro                	00:01:15.111	00:00:01.484	00:01:15.491	00:00:01.101	00:01:14.194	00:00:00.452
10 75 ▍Sarah Musgrove                   	00:01:15.056	00:00:01.429	00:01:15.159	00:00:00.770	00:01:14.284	00:00:00.541
11 72 ▍Ivan Jovanović                   	00:01:15.128	00:00:01.501	00:01:15.262	00:00:00.872	00:01:14.499	00:00:00.756
12 16 ▍Aleksander Valiny                	00:01:16.687	00:00:03.060	00:01:15.836	00:00:01.447	00:01:14.804	00:00:01.061
13 18 ▍Mitchell Townsend                	00:01:17.208	00:00:03.581	00:01:15.992	00:00:01.603		
14  2 ▍Stefan Lakowski                  	00:01:16.453	00:00:02.826	00:01:16.259	00:00:01.870		
15  4 ▍Athan Lille                      	00:01:17.554	00:00:03.927	00:01:17.180	00:00:02.790		
16 89 ▍Matthew Martins                 	00:01:16.742	00:00:03.115	00:01:17.256	00:00:02.867		
17  3 ▍Devin Acker                      	00:01:16.421	00:00:02.794	00:01:17.271	00:00:02.882		
18 66 ▍Dominic Hudnall                  	00:01:17.527	00:00:03.900	00:01:18.237	00:00:03.848		
19 48 ▍Maríón Álfheiður                 	00:01:17.647	00:00:04.019				
20  9 ▍Meline Agrakian                  	00:01:18.318	00:00:04.691				
21 31 ▍Nick Hardy                       	00:01:19.819	00:00:06.192				
22 11 ▍Phillip Rollins                  	00:01:20.144	00:00:06.517				
23  8 ▍Octavius Clearwater              	00:01:22.940	00:00:09.313				
24 97 ▍Ólafur Guðestersson              	00:01:25.499	00:00:11.872

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

It was time for the great race to begin! The drivers had a clean getaway, with Blake retaining the lead into Turn 1 followed by Frentzen, Dichter, and Van Grol. From then on it was a race of pace management as the cars settled into a rhythm. Blake controlled the pace superbly at the front of the pack, only pushing when she needed to and minimizing risks. While this style of racing didn't sit well with fans who wanted to see racing action, it is nonetheless a brilliant demonstration of the reigning champion's skills behind the wheel.

Because both Phaetons started down in 8th and 9th, their pit wall decided to start their cars on the hard tires, hoping that Santoro and Whitewall would extend their stints to make the overcut on Prescott and Von Siedel. And it worked, with Von Siedel suffering a slow pit stop and Prescott getting impeded by backmarker traffic. The two red cars then went on to hold position all the way to the checkered flag, scoring a good haul of points for the team.

Meanwhile, Prescott immediately got into a duel with Aleksander Valiny as he came out the pits. The Sloverti proved to be a formidable obstacle, holding the Aswickan up for two laps. But Prescott was able to get through with a daring overtake into the Harbour Chicane. Sarah Musgrove also had a good race, taking the fastest lap and getting MacGregor an extra point.

The Raamakers swapped positions in the middle of the race due to a slight delay in Dichter's one and only pit stop. While the tire change to hards went without a hitch, he was not cleared to rejoin the pit lane until Nick Hardy's Delaney had safely passed through. While it seemed like a trivial setback for the Noordenstaater, it was enough for his teammate to overtake him and move up to the podium places. Dichter wanted to get back in front of Van Grol as quickly as possible, but the distance between the two was too great.

Lauren Blake crossed the line to take her very first victory at the Monsa Grand Prix, while Frentzen secured Sidus' second 1-2 finish and moved up to 2nd in the Drivers' Championship to tie with Dichter. Van Grol was next across the line in 3rd, with Dichter behind him in 4th. Henri Makitalö once again shone through at the top of the midfield with his P5 finish. It seems that the momentum is with Blake going into the next race in Nikolia - will she continue to dominate at the front or will another driver taste victory? We'll see you next time!

POS  # ▍DRV Name                     Team                     	Time      	Pts	Fastest Lap	
  1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake             Sidus                    	01:44:11.513	25		
  2 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen      Sidus                    	00:00:14.681	18		
  3 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol          Raamaker                 	00:00:32.828	15		
  4 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter             Raamaker                 	00:00:37.391	12		
  5 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö           AMZ                      	00:00:53.797	10		
  6 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro        Phaeton                  	00:01:18.390	8		
  7 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall         Phaeton                  	Laps Down: 1	6		
  8 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott          MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1	4		
  9 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny        AMZ                      	Laps Down: 1	2		
 10 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove           MacGregor                	Laps Down: 1	1 + 1	1:16.561	
 11 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel       Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 12  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille              Breuer                   	Laps Down: 1			
 13  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski          LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 14 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend        Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 15 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall          Urbina                   	Laps Down: 1			
 16 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović           LZS                      	Laps Down: 1			
 17  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater      Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 2			
 18 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy               Delaney                  	Laps Down: 2			
 19 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins          Camden                   	Laps Down: 2			
 20 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður         Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 2			
 21  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian          Camden                   	Laps Down: 2			
 22  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker              Delaney                  	Laps Down: 2			
 23 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson      Kappaksturslid           	Laps Down: 2			
 24 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins          Angelbridge              	Laps Down: 2

Pos # ▍DRV Name                      Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
 1  6 ▍BLA Lauren Blake              Sidus				Roncalli                 95
 2 38 ▍DIC Bram Dichter              Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 57
 2 26 ▍FRE Maximilian Frentzen       Sidus				Roncalli                 57
 4 13 ▍RVG Robert van Grol           Raamaker [FMK]			Roncalli                 53
 5 59 ▍SAN Gianpiero Santoro         Phaeton				Roncalli                 50
 6 24 ▍CPR Conway Prescott           MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 22
 6 90 ▍WHI Decius Whitewall          Phaeton				Roncalli                 22
 8 55 ▍MAK Henri Makitalö            AMZ				Roncalli                 21
 9 72 ▍JOV Ivan Jovanović            LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 12
10  4 ▍LIL Athan Lille               Breuer				Roncalli                 6
10  2 ▍LAK Stefan Lakowski           LZS [FMK]				Roncalli                 6
12 16 ▍VAL Aleksander Valiny         AMZ				Roncalli                 2
12 75 ▍MUS Sarah Musgrove            MacGregor [Sidus]			Roncalli                 2
12 18 ▍TOW Mitchell Townsend         Urbina				Roncalli                 2
15 31 ▍HAR Nick Hardy                Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 1
16  8 ▍CLE Octavius Clearwater       Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
16 11 ▍ROL Phillip Rollins           Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
16 14 ▍NVS Nicolas von Siedel        Breuer				Roncalli                 0
16  9 ▍AGR Meline Agrakian           Camden				Roncalli                 0
16 89 ▍MAR Matthew Martins           Camden				Roncalli                 0
16  3 ▍ACK Devin Acker               Delaney [Sidus]			Roncalli                 0
16 48 ▍ALF Maríón Álfheiður          Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
16 97 ▍GUT Ólafur Guðestersson       Kappaksturslid [Breuer]		Roncalli                 0
16 66 ▍HUD Dominic Hudnall           Urbina				Roncalli                 0

Pos NAT ▍Team [Engine]			Tyres                    Pts
  1 VLK ▍Sidus				Roncalli                 152
  2 NRD ▍Raamaker [FMK]		Roncalli                 110
  3 BCO ▍Phaeton			Roncalli                 72
  4 ASW ▍MacGregor [Sidus]		Roncalli                 24
  5 SLO ▍AMZ				Roncalli                 23
  6 NIK ▍LZS [FMK]			Roncalli                 18
  7 NID ▍Breuer			Roncalli                 6
  8 VIZ ▍Urbina			Roncalli                 2
  9 ASW ▍Delaney [Sidus]		Roncalli                 1
 10 LIS ▍Camden			Roncalli                 0
 11 BCO ▍Angelbridge [Phaeton]		Roncalli                 0
 12 NYO ▍Kappaksturslid [Breuer]	Roncalli                 0

2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship [RP|Results|IC only]

2023 Astyrian Formula One Championship [RP|Results|IC only]

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