A new champion was crowned last week in Spain as Orgun crashed out of the race, blaming "stuttering" problems in his engine, which gifted the championship to leader Foliorum Viridum. His scream of joy as he saw his competitor crash in to the wall was reportedly heard over 120 miles away and several cases of ringing ears were reported at the track later in the day.
As well as securing the title of GAF champion, McLaren were celebrating because, with the help of dedicated #2 driver Speech, they also secured the constructors championship due to Ferarri scoring no points.
Whereas TV broadcasts had previously only covered the top drivers, this week new cameras allowed audiences to watch the action of the midfield as well which brought the spotlight down on a close battle between Kharma and Hardan. The drivers were wheel-to-wheel throughout the race and were arguably the most entertaining drivers on the track.
Salacious Crumb also secured his first victory of the league with a dominating drive that resulted in him finishing a good 30 seconds before the rest of the pack. The Aussie has had a difficult year, but he finally turned his pace into an impressive win. He reportedly bought eight baby kangaroos with his winnings.
Despite the championship being won there's still a close battle taking place between Orgun, Speech and Lucius86 for second and third place int he championship. With a handful of points between them it really is up for grab and they're the three drivers to watch this weekend. Will team orders come in to play? Will pressure put Orgun in to the wall again? Will Lucius have a repeat of last year and talk to his fucking mate on his headset throughout the entire race?
As the curtain is about to fall on the first league, many drivers are looking towards the second league and the new blood that will be joining them on the grid. With a mini league and 9 more races ahead, there's still a lot of racing to be done before F1 2012 grabs our attention.
I'm doing it a day early because it's my girlfriend's 21st on Saturday and I'm out all day tomorrow + Saturday morning. She's thankfully letting me race before we go out and get absolutely smashed on jagerbombs, though!
It's going to be a great race I think. We had some good races tonight.