Quote Originally Posted by RedSN View Post
I knew they were closely matched, but I thought the Merc was being held up, and was finally going to get past the Audi on the long straight. That R8 must have GT500-like powah.
The GT3's are built to run equal, however teams can choose what aero package they want to use... looks like the R8 was running a lower downforce package you could see the Benz catching him at Flugplatz but then pull away through Kottenborn and Schwedenkreuz but then catch him again on the high speed corner going into Aremberg where the Audi needs to lift sooner for the high speed left hander. You can watch him walk away even in the draft up the mountain through Kesselchen. The Benz couldn't get by even with side draft. If the R8 hadn't have been held up by traffic exiting Galgenkopf, he would have drove away on Döttinger Höhe easy. But if the Benz were able to get out front I think he'd be able to gain enough in the twisties to hold off the charging R8 on the straights...