In race A I could not improve my QT. I was not able to get under 15.00 in sector 1. So I tired going from TSC 0 to TSC 1, and was able to get under 15.00 and lower my QT by .250. Kind of odd that TSC 1 is giving me faster lap times than 0.
It is a good a good thing to try and have had a similar experience. The takeaway should not be that TCS is better or worse as countless words have been spent on that.
Please take this in a constructive tone. The takeaway should be... you are probably doing something wrong in both and TCS is punishing you less. The upside is that there is more to gain. Without seeing a lap you may be hitting wheelspin that the TCS is helping you to snuff out. But make no mistake the TCS is achieving it by cutting power that you could otherwise use with a smoother yet strongly progressive application of the throttle.
I like TCS=1 from time to time. But according the docs it just helps with straight line spin and not with turning. So, some of this could be "in your head" but that is not a bad thing either as confidence is a key element to get a good lap no matter where it comes from.
So close to DR A I can taste it! Thought today would be a day but Brands and company (mainly the company) have had different ideas. a lot of the A guys and unruly fast B’s, are taking advantage of the system and the track big time. Swerve blocking you, running you wide just enough to get a wheel on the grass sending you in a spiral. It’s tough. Not gonna quit tho. Even if I keep taking DR hits. Nurburgring GP is a much more forgiving track next week
Now that you are high B that is near the cutoff for the top split in the Americas. It means that most of your races will be in predominant A+/A rooms and they are tough. The good news is that you can still gain DR with a lower mid pack finish given that your DR is less then the rest of the room.
The mid-pack can be cut-throat. In the absence of a relationship with the other driver they can treat you bad in just the ways you have suggested. Avoid running on the outside of a corner and wait or give up the spot.. the bastoins will run you wide and into the gravel but you have the choice to place yourself in that position. I have been run wide at least once at T1 (Paddock Hill Bend) - I should have just been more patient.
I was also run off at Graham Hill entry. I ran the previous corners side by side with him and gave him space each time as he was on the outside at T1 and T2. But once at Graham Hill he just pushed me off. A+ dude. He got the win and I got second or third. He immediately left the room with no chat. Thing is. He was faster than me and he could have made a clean pass as we had already established that I was running clean and there were still a few laps remaining.
My view of the top split is not as harsh as
@Groundfish but it is only one level above the brown stuff.
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