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[juice t]

Was certainly no mention of them.

Betty didn't even mention the drivers

 

[juice t]

Also looking back the only thing close to a mechanical failure over 6 hours was Payne's gearbox that caused the crash

 

[Cromulant]

The one Perez won. Ricciardo won. Hamilton holding off Verstappen one time

For decades, fans have crapped on about the finish of Mansell and Senna in 92.

The evidence is there if you pay attention.

11 of the last 18 Bathursts have been close too for very much the same reasons

No one can pass

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Stanaway ran out of fuel. Lucky to finish

 

[Cromulant]

Stanaway ran out of fuel. Lucky to finish

Drove real well today too.

He's a pro around that place, shame about elsewhere.

FWIW I hope TH gets the Team 18 gig

 

[Vader]

11 of the last 18 Bathursts have been close too for very much the same reasons

No one can pass

No... they were close because they had SCs which bunched the field close to the end.

Last year there was no SC in the last 500km of the race, which is why it wasn't close. This year there was an SC with 30 laps to go, which bunched them up, resulting in a close finish between Feeney & Kostecki.

We saw passes in all the usual spots this year - at Hell Corner, the top of Mountain Straight, and in The Chase.

 

[BomberFan355]

Stanaway ran out of fuel. Lucky to finish

Was wondering what happened to him.

 

[Cromulant]

No... they were close because they had SCs which bunched the field close to the end.

Last year there was no SC in the last 500km of the race, which is why it wasn't close. This year there was an SC with 30 laps to go, which bunched them up, resulting in a close finish between Feeney & Kostecki.

We saw passes in all the usual spots this year - at Hell Corner, the top of Mountain Straight, and in The Chase.

This is where the finals series next year might spice things up.

People might NEED to take more risks to get in, or those who are safe not take them because they can.

Passing is still incredibly difficult

 

[Vader]

This is where the finals series next year might spice things up.

People might NEED to take more risks to get in, or those who are safe not take them because they can.

Passing is still incredibly difficult

That's not a bad point, particularly with Bathurst being the last event before the Finals.

For drivers in the mid-pack, it's likely to introduce a degree of desperation, as they compete for the points required to claim those last few positions in the top-10.

For those at the head of the pack, their positions in the Finals are likely to be secured already. They are thus free to fight for line honours, knowing that they have nothing to lose.

As for passing being "incredibly difficult", it's difficult at every track - particularly after cars have already had 800-900km of racing to establish a pecking order. At the end of the day, it's easier at Bathurst than almost any other race track in Australia.