I'm not saying that a driver has to let a faster driver through, nor is it wrong at all not let them through. I was just saying that it shows exceptional sportsmanship and RESPECT by letting a much faster driver through so he can battle with the faster car ahead, instead of holding him up for just long enough to where he gets stuck doing the remaing 4 laps of the race all by himself...that's not necessarily a rule that anyone has to go by though. You're just making it sound like it is some rule that I'm trying to bring down on everyone. That's not at all the case though. It is just what I would do if I was in that particular situation, as I would feel that there is no reason for me to hold up the much faster driver for just long enough so that he has no chance of enjoying any type of racing situation once he gets past and flies off into the distance. I don't believe the slower driver should just pull over and let them through though. They should only yield a bit more than usual if the faster driver gets a nice run on them. By doing so you're accepting who the much faster driver is, instead of being stubborn by driving overly defensive trying to maintain your position thanks to nice starting grid position you were handed. For me it is a matter of picking and choosing my battles...trying to fight off a car (for half a lap) that is 4 seconds a lap faster is rather pointless to me, when it's at the cost of him enjoying his own race when he does get past a half lap later. I'm just being a considerate person by doing so...nothing wrong with that.
This happens in real life because there is a lot more on the line of course. This is a game that most of us play for fun. I always try and allow all the other drivers to have a enjoyable experience as well, instead of holding people up that are way beyond my caliber simply because I was lucky enough to have a better starting grid position than them.
I never said it's unsporting NOT to let the faster driver through , you're simply putting words in my mouth now because you seemed to take offense to what I said. Fighting for position is a fun part of online racing, I just don't think it is necessary when you know that the MUCH faster car behind will inevitably pass you within a lap and all you're doing is holding him off for just long enough to where, when he does finally get past, he will be doing boring hot laps for the rest of the race because the leader had pulled out a large enough lead.
Again, this is just my opinion and what I would do in such a situation. No need to take offense or try and correct what I would do and the way I go about my racing 👍
I have issue with the way you seem to think about this, I know you are not saying it is unsporting, but you certainly come across as thinking that way when you call battling a car in front "unecessary" just because you feel the driver in front isn't as fast as the driver even further in front.
I understand what you are talking about and why, but I have trouble with the thinking behind it and what it may lead to later if everyone thought the same way.
The main reason I have a problem is because you talk of hypothetical battles assuming the driver further in front is actually faster or as fast as you - how can you know this? Thus - how can you judge the car you are being impeded by isn't the real battle? It works too much by assumption in my opinion.
Who's to say if people did what you suggest that it wouldn't turn ugly and any driver who doesn't pull over is called unsporting and disrespectful, hm? This is the kind of thing I don't want to see and I think it would be likely to happen as many people do take such "un-written codes" too seriously turning them into rules.
The general rule for me would be that every car in front is my next rival, not necessarily the one further in front, you say real life has more on the line, then if thats the case, why can't you be satisfied with having fun just with the driver in front rather than the only the driver you feel is at your level?
I would personally see it as a sign of great weakness in someone to just let every person they felt was faster past, ok, if you're driving a car you're unfamiliar with or you don't feel confident battling cleanly then thats fine, but giving away positions just because the driver behind is better isn't what racing is about.
Lastly, I'd like to ask, how would a slower driver know you are battling a car further forward? To him its just another driver catching him and he will want to hold his position, and he will also be intending to catch the car ahead too.
I realise its your opinion and you are not saying everyone should do this, but I am worried about the implications of such suggestions and I disagree completely with the idea that slower drivers should be at all expected or appreciated to move over other than in lapping situations or when the slower driver doesn't feel up to defending for whatever reason.
But of course you don't want to be doing this type of stuff if there is a noticeable amount of lag.
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