Tyre conservation

[Arkano5]

What's the best way to conserve tyres in an online race?

I've done a number of hour-long online races between 10-16 people, and most of the time, my tyre wear is awful. I've tried changing the set-up, making the springs softer, stiffer, changing camber, everything. But they just keep going away from me .

Is there a driving technique I should be practicing for this? Or is it simply luck of the draw?

Thanks.

 

[Z1-AV69]

Avoid any sliding or any tire indicator going red, ever. Break and accelerate in straight lines if possible. Be careful with the throttle, avoid wheelspin.
In a second step you can try wearing down front and rear tires as equal as possible. If you use a lot of rear tire, try to use the front tires harder by breaking harder and turning in with a little more speed. Equally worn tires will keep the handling the same in later laps, which allows for an easier drive, less sliding and therefor a better preservation of the more used tires.

Regarding setups, I believe more aerodynamic downforce always helps with tire wear and I found it easier to preserve tires with softer suspensions. I also try to avoid a too big difference in stiffness/hardness of front and rear suspension (especially rollbars) to get a more equal tire wear. Both camber and toe should increase tire wear too, but I didn't test that myself.

My experience is more from endurance A-Spec, but I think the principles should be mostly the same.