And have you tested this? I don't know as the vid I watched said there was no advantage to weak and since I have enough trouble controlling stuff I just left it and forget about it.
While lap times matter, I would give up a bit of handling / corner speed for the high speed acceleration / top speed of group C cars (and they're fun) IF they can compete. Like you said, passing is an issue. Often I drive a "slower" car because it has a trait (or traits) that make it easier to work traffic. The 'Yota has great low end acceleration, but if you can keep up enough to pass them mid-straight, and get into the corner first, they have to slow to your corner speed. Hes to be the right track, though. I won't know if Spa could work until I try it. Probably not, with all the mid and high speed corners.
Still started 13th. (The 1.2 seconds would only have put me 10th) I knew I was going to be on the wrong side of the chicane so popped my TCS to 1 to compensate the cold tyres. Well it was a barge through the 2nd apex and I lost a couple of places on exit. Made on at La Source as someone ran wide, but lost one as someone else barged through. But they got 3 seconds for that so, win! One of the places I lost was to someone trying the Citroen. Bold choice. Caught it on the straight but he had the high ground through Les Combes so sat in behind. Got a better run through Malmedy but couldn't make it stick into Rivage. Then the car decided not to turn correctly at Ickx. Managed to pass him eventually and a few others who went off. However the car wasn't feeling right. I haven't really driven outside of BB0 and my qualifying on 2 to the rear felt fine. However in the race the brakes were too inconsistent. Sometimes they worked fine, others it felt like I was using sponge cake. (Defiantly better to be eaten than used as brakes) After about 4 or 5 laps I decided to whack it back to 0. The car came back alive and was the one I had always known. I caught up with a Pug who got a slow exit from La Source. I got a run on him but he was able to keep it alongside down the hill. O.k. I've seen Webber pull off this move on Alonso, easy. I gave space up the hill but my lack of talent compared to Mark showed and I started to drift wide. I came off the gas and hoped I could make it through slow enough not to get a penalty. Nope 0.5 was my prize. Served it and I was now in 11th. However on lap 8 someone ahead pitted. I used their cold tyres to my advantage as they outbroke themselves at Les Combes. (Hasn't their pit crew heard of tyre warmers?) I passed them and pulled a 4 second gap on them as they struggled. They Pug ahead was also 4 seconds ahead of me. The next two laps was a case of the guy behind catching back up and myself slowly catching him ahead as he seemed to be struggling with his tyres. I ended up 1.2 off the guy ahead and defending from the guy behind. I placed myself in the middle of the track narrowing their angle into the final corner. They couldn't quite make it work but did manage to get alongside coming out of the corner. I got the better exit (Thanks shortshift to 2nd) and crossed the line 10th. If they guy hadn't pitted I'd have been 11th. If I hadn't lost time to my handling issues at the start I'd have been 9th. Ah well I know for next time and hopefully I can set a better lap for qualy.
I just watched Tigney and he's saying use the TS050 cos you probably won't manage the battery in the Audi, but saying use the Audi for quali. So I'm like you can't see the point. He's even pointing out other players getting much faster times in the Audi. So they are managing the battery? Lucky I'm not a robot cos I'd be running around going "does not compute" as my head explodes.
He’s saying non aliens can’t manage the battery to make it work for 10 laps
The audi has a faster pace provided you can manage enough trailbraking for the battery.
Thinking back to the last FIA race with this combo, the Audi has JUUUUUUUST enough boost to be quick over 1 lap, but it runs out of steam by the end of the lap, and for subsequent laps it can't recharge its batteries enough to keep the Toyota at bay. For one lap, however, it's got more powerful boost than the Toyota.
Were you slower than with the Toyota though? I think it's pretty normal to completely drain it out of T1 anyway. Should still have enough grunt to out-accelerate the Toyota. I think the Audi's engine has slightly more hp, or maybe it has slicker aero. Either way it hits a higher top speed at Spa than the Toyota. The TS050 eats the Audi's lunch on acceleration though after a couple laps.I ran out of battery before I even finished exiting T1 in the lap I tried? I must be doing something wrong.
Welp, race B, group 4, as usual, the TT Cup is in full swing. Not sure how but the organizers have allowed other cars to participate as well. Must be some kinda sick joke.
I think that's by design, the Audi tries to discharge the whole battery every time you accelerate. Basically, the Audi is faster because any green bar that the Toyota crosses the line with at the end of the lap is just wasted energy, and the Audi deploys it instead of saving.I ran out of battery before I even finished exiting T1 in the lap I tried? I must be doing something wrong.
Medium tires make the FFs even stronger than they usually are with no tire wear, because Gran Turismo Sport's handling model is not realistic enough to punish a 65% front weight distribution correctly.
Gonna try a few more laps and see if I can’t beat my 2:00.5 in the R18. 
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DId a 2:04.292 yesterday in the Megane. Just ran the M4 and did a 2:04.6. Jumped back in the Megane and did a 2:03.181 second lap out.
