P3 finish and improving pace across all 8 laps — you were getting faster right when it counts, closing 0.22s by the end. Sector 1 was your strength all race, and here's the interesting part: you actually led the field in sector 2, even though it's your least consistent one — that tells you the speed is there, you just need to find it lap after lap. With a best lap of 36.82s against a 36.49s ideal, there's 0.33s per lap sitting in tightening up sector 2 — nail that down and you're looking at a faster race overall next time out.