F1 2018 Fantasy Season - Japanese Grand Prix; Safety Car Helps Us Win

Despite pole position, I get swamped on the line again (AI/computer definitely likes his super boost starts, I guess) but take the lead from Vettel on lap three.

Vettel takes the lead when I pitted before I regain the lead when Vettel pits on lap twelve. I was on a two stop strategy so Vettel regains the led yet again when I pitted on lap nineteen. It would've been a questionable task to catch Vettel before the end as he stretched the lead to just under twelve seconds but our luck turned with a late safety car.

The safety car obviously bunched the field and I took the lead for good with four laps to go in turn seven entering the Dunlop curve as we were on slightly younger tires and grippier soft tires compared to Vettel's hard tires. From there it was about just staying calm and hitting my marks.

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