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Originally Posted by Deschodt
Jeez - the guy made a mistake in the heat of a long race with the so-so vis you get in a P2 car,
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Yes, but he had breaks and it is assumed he wasn't dog tired. If you're gonna race at a high level anywhere, IMO
you have a massive responsibility to be on your toes and not go for such a risky pass if you're not going to be extra careful and extra aware of where you are in relation to the cars around you. He wasn't any of that. I call BS on his "I thought I was past him."
If you or Perrodo are going to cite so-so vision in the car, I'm coming back with, "well, then use your mirror to make sure you're past him." He was focused so much on not getting hit from the right, he lost perspective of where he and the 'Vette were.
And the blue car wasn't coming in on him that much, IMO... but that's easier seen from the race video than from inside his car. I still believe he panicked and over corrected while losing situational awareness.
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Originally Posted by Deschodt
and upon return to the pits he immediately ran to the corvette team to apologize to each-and-every-member in person. No excuses.
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It was a classy move, but I wouldn't say it qualified as "no excuses" since he was claiming he "thought" he was past the #64. That's an excuse. A very flimsy one.
And I watched that live... as he went from person to person in that garage, he dropped his gaze constantly. The fact he couldn't look them in the eye said volumes, in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by Deschodt
In this day and age of "it's never my fault" I applaud that
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I agree. But he
had to do it.
Of course, I don't know all he said to them. I'm sure he said much more than, "I'm so sorry, I thought I was past him," but I can't imagine anything else that would have been meaningful at that point, given the damage his carelessness caused.
Also, he knew his apology was being filmed. That's significant. However, I don't think it's right to refer to it as mere virtue signalling, so I won't.
I expected the 'Vette team to receive his apology with class and they did. Kudos to them for that, too.