{"id":3070,"date":"2014-11-14T05:04:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T04:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2014-11-14T05:57:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T04:57:38","slug":"felix-tops-second-macau-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-tops-second-macau-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix tops second Macau practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3067\" alt=\"FP2-2\" src=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-2-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Felix sent out a message of intent by topping Friday&#8217;s free practice session for the 2014 Macau Grand Prix, but was forced to watch the closing stages of running from the sidelines after crashing at Maternity just minutes before the end.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent the majority of the session in race simulation mode, Felix\u00a0joined a host of\u00a0fellow drivers in a partial shift towards qualifying preparations in the final ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Eager to\u00a0evaluate the\u00a0increased grip levels\u00a0that will be offered by new tyres\u00a0in this afternoon&#8217;s second qualifying session,\u00a0Felix\u00a0headed out on two new\u00a0Yokohamas for a late\u00a0&#8220;acquaintance run&#8221;, and immediately shot to the top of the timesheets on his first flying lap &#8211; setting the quickest time of the weekend so far in the process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3081\" alt=\"crash\" src=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crash-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crash.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On his next tour, Felix had just set another new best in the first sector when he\u00a0lost control of his M\u00fccke Motorsport Dallara at the tricky Maternity complex at the top of the\u00a0hill, crashing into the barriers and bringing\u00a0his session to\u00a0a premature end.<\/p>\n<p>The car sustained only minor suspension damage, although the incident did bring out the red flags.<\/p>\n<p>Despite sitting out the final nine minutes of running, Felix\u00a0remained on top throughout, his\u00a02m11.743s lap\u00a0putting him a comfortable 0.292s ahead of second-placed Jordan King (Carlin).<\/p>\n<p>The all-deciding second qualifying session &#8211; in which the grid for Saturday&#8217;s Qualification Race will take shape &#8211; is scheduled to start at 14.05 local time this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>[yes_list]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.884212968277979.1073741860.205041946195088&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gallery: the latest pictures from Macau<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/yes_list]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>FELIX:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A good session, although crashing at the end obviously wasn&#8217;t part of the plan. We made a couple of changes to the car overnight, and they seem to have paid off. The balance felt better and I was much more comfortable in the quick corners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We fitted two new tyres at the end, and the pace was strong. I only got one flying lap in before I crashed, however, but at least I got a feel for\u00a0the grip levels\u00a0heading into qualifying this afternoon.\u00a0I\u00a0went a little too fast into\u00a0the left-hander\u00a0before Maternity and\u00a0just lost\u00a0it, but luckily there wasn&#8217;t\u00a0a lot of damage. I misjudged the\u00a0difference in grip between the right- and the left-hand side of the car, and that caught me out a bit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always good to see your name at the top of the table, and the time I did in this session was quicker than the fastest lap in\u00a0yesterday&#8217;s qualifying session.\u00a0It&#8217;s quite apparent that today will be the day that counts in terms of qualifying times, and I hope to be in the running for pole position.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-results.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3068\" alt=\"FP2-results\" src=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-results.jpg\" width=\"785\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-results.jpg 785w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FP2-results-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felix sent out a message of intent by topping Friday&#8217;s free practice session for the 2014 Macau Grand Prix, but was forced to watch the closing stages of running from the sidelines after crashing at Maternity just minutes before the end. Having spent the majority of the session in race simulation mode, Felix\u00a0joined a host [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news3","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3070"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3083,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070\/revisions\/3083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}