The race at Yas Marina Circuit was not what I had hoped for. My BMW M4 drove horribly. In practice yesterday, the car felt solid and predictable. It was a joy to drive. For whatever reason, today, it understeered in one corner and oversteered in the next. I made an adjustment to the front anti-sway bar prior to the race which helped a little, but not much. Throughout the race, the car understeered on corner entrance and oversteered on corner exit. It was not much fun to drive.
Despite the handling issues, I ended up with a decent finish. I started 20th and finished P6. I’m happy with my finish, especially considering that I started so far back on the grid, but I’m frustrated with the way the car drove. It’s going to take a little work to get it figured out.
I’m tied for fourth in the points after two races. The top five look like this:
- Tobias Van Elferen (37 pts)
- Antoine Gil (28 pts)
- Derek Brightly (25 pts)
- (tie) Yohan Krill (24 pts)
- (tie) Lou Mindar (24 pts)
I have two weeks before the next points race at Suzuka Circuit in Japan. In the meantime, I’ll be heading back to the good ol’ USA to do a 90-minute race in a BMW M8 at Daytona International Speedway.