Curiosity Cost Me the Win | Noob to Pro F1 Sim Racing S3 Ep 2

Pole position, best lap, and a lead we should never have given up — this is the China Sprint, and it's a hard one to watch back. Mixed wet/dry conditions, just a 5-lap dash, and we controlled it beautifully off the line and through the opening laps. The tyres were fine, the weather wasn't changing, and there was no real reason to pit. But when the engineers floated the idea of boxing anyway, curiosity got the better of us — we just had to check on those tyres. One wrong button press later, and the lead we'd built was gone on the final lap. Frustrating doesn't quite cover it. We still walk away with points and the championship lead intact, but this one stings — a race we genuinely had "in the bag." 🏎️ Follow the Noob to Pro Sim Racer journey through F1 25 Season 2 with Alpine, mistakes and all. 👍 If you enjoyed watching (or wincing), leave a like and subscribe for the rest of the season. 💬 Ever fat-fingered a button at the worst possible moment? Let me know in the comments. Timestamps below ⬇️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: pole position for the China Sprint 00:33 – Lights out: 5-lap sprint in mixed wet conditions 01:27 – First wrong button press — missed ERS boost 02:35 – Alpine's extra pace this season 04:13 – "Should we box?" — engineers float a pit stop 04:50 – New fastest lap, into the final lap with the lead 05:48 – Curiosity gets the better of us — checking the tyres 05:51 – Second wrong button press — costs the lead 06:41 – "That is annoying" — the race slips away 07:18 – Post-race reaction and lessons learned #simracing #f126