Thanks! Yeah, I guess my level of driving is actually a bit lower than my DR suggests, I gained a lot by just doing one race a lot with good results.
Still, I went for another race this morning and my head says "be calm" while my hands say "Go, go, go! Here is the inside of the T1, be quick!". As soon as I'm one second behind somebody it's hard not to think about catching up and overtaking.
Had a great race. Started on P9, went up a few positions after first corner. Gave way to some crazy people rushing from behind, most of whom eliminated each other with penalties or budging. Made my goal not to gain any penalties for cutting the track, which I did. No significant errors. Decided to go with one stop this time, 7H-6M. 5 or so laps to go, I'm still on P7 and a guy 3s ahead of me starts to loose a lot of time. After a lap I was already within striking distance. Gave myself some time to overtake but others started to pile up behind me so I went for a risky inside line on the turn 13. Made a bit of a contact, but looked fair. Forgot to save the replay to evaluate this moment. Right after that the next driver goes wide on the last turn, making me P5. Gained a decent lead and finished 5th, which felt really amazing.
@x5abotagex86 totally understand you, off track penalties are bad. But I started to drive much safely now, the risk isn't worth it. Getting even a half second penalty for cutting on Fuji might put you in a really bad position. But if I go a little bit too wide I might loose 0.3s tops.
Surprisingly, even at SR 43 things were not that bad. After 1 or 2 laps most of pushy drivers were already behind, fighting each other. The rest were driving clean and fair. Gained 13 SR points, so now it's 56.
A quick question.
If Medium tires are, say, 0.5s faster than hards, does that mean that Medium tires at 50% wear will still be 0.5s faster than 50% Hards?