📄 | 260727 | China GT Championship recognized the monumental effort and improvement shown by Wang Yibo during the first part of Race 2 at Zhuhai International Circuit.
"Of particular note is the UNO Racing Team's No. 85 car: Wang Yibo, shouldering the responsibility of starting the race, overtook his opponent right after the start. In the extremely challenging track conditions, he demonstrated increasingly mature driving skills, showcasing both spectacular overtaking maneuvers and steady control during a downpour. He successfully protected his car and his position, handing over the reins to teammate Melvin Moh at the red flag. Melvin Moh continued his offensive, improving his position several times, ultimately leading to a breakthrough for Wang Yibo/Melvin Moh, securing second place in the GT3 AM+ group."
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📰 CHINA GT praising #WangYibo’s mature driving skills which showcased both spectacular overtaking maneuvers and steady control during a downpour in their latest article!
“Of particular note is the UNO Racing Team’s Car 85: Wang Yibo, shouldering the responsibility of starting the race, overtook his opponent right after the start. In the extremely challenging track conditions, he demonstrated increasingly mature driving skills, showcasing both spectacular overtaking maneuvers and steady control during a downpour. He successfully protected his car and his position, handing over the reins to teammate Melvin Moh at the red flag. Melvin Moh continued his offensive, improving his position several times, ultimately leading to a breakthrough for Wang Yibo/Melvin Moh, securing second place in the GT3 AM+ group.”
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🏁 | 260726 | China GT Championship stewards have issued the official race results, and the penalties have changed the standings. Following the disqualification of Car No. 69 and the 5-second time penalty for Car No. 328, the standings for No. 85 are as follows:
- OVERALL: P12
- AM+ CLASS: P2
Congratulations to our drivers and UNO Racing for a successful home race!
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@coolcoriander yeah, it’s a bit odd, but I’ve heard that this is normal and can happen since official results are always delayed like this? 2nd is pretty awesome! 👏 congratulations no.85!
🎥 English commentator praising #WangYibo’s improvement and how he did a great job with the slick tires during his stint.
“I think in the interview that Chloe did with Wang Yibo earlier, you could see the massive exertion. You know because every single discipline whether it be acting, singing, dancing, or motorsport, there is physical and mental exertion. And to be on slick tires in a track that was half-dry and half-wet, I have to say the man did a great job and calmly got the car back to the pit. That shows his progression and character development as a racing driver.”
congratulations, wang yibo. this is a very much deserved win! from the record-breaking personal fastest lap time record to driving in dry/slick tires to making sure that you return safely in the pit garage despite the heavy rain ♡
always prove your haters wrong ✨
🏎️ | 260726 | CHINA GT CHAMPIONSHIP 3RD ROUND (ZHUHAI) - RACE 2
Wang Yibo's overtake on Li Donghui from Climax Racing. It was a great overtake, and Eddy (UNO Racing Team Manager) knows it.
Wang Yibo continues to improve his overtaking skills this season.
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If you watch Yibo's interview from today's race, he shares that the slick tyres (dry tyres) were a bit slow and that once it started pouring, he had to drive more and more conservatively. What does this mean?
UNO Racing decided to use this set of tyres in a very brave and bold move, because there was no way we were getting a ray of sunshine today to get the track dry enough for those tyres to perform as they should.
Wang Yibo still managed to do some brilliant and clean overtakes, kept the car on track and within track limits, and saved that one "little moment" he had early on in the race, but once the rain started, all that performance was gone because keeping those tyres in those conditions was asking for a spin or going off track and getting beached.
That red flag came like some sort of gift for UNO so they could change the tyres and get ready for the next stint. We all know what happened with the delay.
Race Control wanted a little over 16 minutes of racing, which did not happen at all. Melvin was starting at P17 and made his way through the ranks to get P14. In the middle of all that, there were safety car deployments that hindered every effort to overtake and left all drivers with less and less time to overtake. Another example is Lorenzo doing all he can to overtake, but the time on the clock was running out; another victim of the safety cars.
So the if, if, if and if is that what would've happened if we started on the appropriate tyres? Maybe Yibo wouldn't have had to slow down and drive conservatively to avoid an accident, and then he would've kept his position and done at least one more overtake. Then, Melvin would've been within the Top 15 and would've climbed to the Top 10, and maybe the 3rd place in the AM+ Class would've been a 2nd place (KRC were too far ahead to ever catch them, but GAHA wasn't).
But those are ifs. It's like sitting down and thinking what would've happened if we had raced yesterday, where a lot of things were in our favor for a good podium and, maybe, overall podium.
Today, it was a tiny decision that created all of these ifs. It wasn't action on track; instead, it was a set of 4 tyres.
Still, the driver performance was there, and the car performance was there too! The car performed extremely well compared to Shanghai, which means that UNO is developing the car quite well, and the assistance of Mercedes-AMG has helped them immensely.
Congratulations to Yibo and Melvin, who went through it all this weekend and still brought home a podium. We should be proud and loud!
Now we go on to the next race and keep pushing, because that's all we can do.
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