I dont know what is the reason we always have 8-10-12x tyre wear in those cups? Its just so unrealistic and annoying. Something like 3-4x would be great. After 4-5 laps on Barcelona left tyre are just useless.
There used to be a time when every race was high tyre wear
There used to be a time when every race was high tyre wear
It just makes you think a little bit, both about your strategy and your driving.
For instance at Barca only the Hard is mandatory, so treat the Softs as qualy only tyres.
Except a no-stop is all but impossible
That's not what I was recommending. I have only done 1 practice race. I did 7M/10H and it worked well and put me ahead of much faster drivers who 2 stopped. Some did pass me but I was only a few seconds down come the end. You can go a few extra laps on the mediums without it becoming chronic. Using the softs in qualy I didn't like how they felt after only a few laps. Meds feel a lot better. But again it forces you to think about things which is only a good thing IMO.Except a no-stop is all but impossible and the RM don't last much longer than the RS with the high multiplier.
That's not what I was recommending. I have only done 1 practice race. I did 7M/10H and it worked well and put me ahead of much faster drivers who 2 stopped. Some did pass me but I was only a few seconds down come the end. You can go a few extra laps on the mediums without it becoming chronic. Using the softs in qualy I didn't like how they felt after only a few laps. Meds feel a lot better. But again it forces you to think about things which is only a good thing IMO.
Then why not just use another set of hards when you pit for fuel? That’s what I was thinking.Except a no-stop is all but impossible and the RM don't last much longer than the RS with the high multiplier.
Then why not just use another set of hards when you pit for fuel? That’s what I was thinking.
I was alternatively thinking of using hards for just the first lap, pitting, and then using mediums for the rest of the race, for a total of two pitstops. Ah, who am I kidding? I think I’ll just go with two sets of hards. Or at least see how far I get on hards until I need to refuel, and then judge whether I should use another set of hards, or - if there are so few laps left - if I could switch to mediums, or even softs.
Sounds good, I might just do 10H/7M to be safe.I did a test and was able to do 10H/7S. A no stop won’t work unless you can do some extreme fuel saving. I could probably do 8 or 9 on the softs but I don’t think I’ll risk that. You may be able to stretch fuel to maybe 13 laps but I don’t see how anyone would be competitive doing a no stop.
ers, makes drivers think carefully about their aggressive driving or pay the consequences
That said, I don't like when it goes as extreme as it did yesterday. If it's a circuit that naturally wrecks tyres and you slap a high tyre multiplier on it, it just becomes stressful IMO. I don't find it fun