I do think the breaks they have given the Viper however are too much, as that car is now too quick in a straight line. At
Snetterton, you could come onto the straight with a Viper five car lengths behind you, and by the end of the straight it would be five car lengths ahead. If they leave it like that and it is dry at
Thruxton, they’ll just drive away from everyone else.
The Aston Martin clearly does need some help, but it is the downside to GT3 as you can’t always get things right, there is no exact science as far as equalising the cars is concerned. It is a bit of a lottery at the start of the year to make sure you are in the right car, and last year Peter and I weren’t. This time around we are in what I feel is the best car. The
Ferrari isn’t the strongest car in a straight line, but it is the best car through the corners.
One car that would need penalising if it joined the series is the Ford GT – and I hope there isn’t another one considering how quick it was at Snetterton! That car needs huge penalties as it is simply too fast. It had a stellar driver line-up in Bradley and Alex, a good team running it in RPM and it was the best car out there, but I don’t feel it added too much to the show. It looks and sounds great, but if it was allowed to race as it is, then it could do more harm than good as no-one would be able to compete with it. It nearly won the first race at Snetterton despite the Safety Car and a 30 second pit penalty and then did win race two – which shows something would have to be done. The car has a 70 kilo weight penalty on it, but more is needed as people I have spoken to who race in
FIA GT3 have admitted that they are racing for third place just because there are two Ford GTs in the field. It’s a car I’d be happy to see in the field, but only if the others had a chance to compete against it.
