I did a test run on softs, a day before the race to see how they held and they did fall off after about 4 laps and gradually got down to 95%, but I could keep it going and only lost around 1s to 1.5s after that. I had an average of 56.5, but that was me alone on track and no increasing track grip, that stayed on 97%. When I run on mediums, my average was also 56.5, so I opted for the soft for the race and hope that a good start would help me get a gap, big enough to last to the end of the race.
Weird thing is, my mediums also dropped after 4 laps, and were slower to begin with. And I think Zandvoort is heavy on the tyres, so Hockenheim will be a no brainer.
When the race started and Jeffrey gave me the inside for turn one I was trying to get away as fast as possible. Nearly messed it up on turn 2, going over the inside kerb. Was surprised that I could stay ahead and even increase the gap to Jeffrey, with knowing his normal pace
Had a slow moment when I got to SRW and had no clear point to pass, so I was happy I still had a better pace than Jeffrey to open up the gap again. That gap was surely needed when in the last lap the car didn't go to 3rd gear and I ended in the kittylitter
Thankfully I was still close to the tarmac and had a straight line out (second time only where I used 2nd gear), seeing Jeffrey coming in very close and the only point I might have lost it was the chicane that came up right then.
I was on the same gear set 1-8/40, as that was the best option for me and aero 3 front 1 back. I did expect the second halve race battle (easy overtake), with the fast medium tyre drivers, but it never happened
Exactly what I was using, guess you had better traction coming out of the corners.
I agree with Simon, amount of practice doesn't really promise a close race. And I gave you a setup tip in the in game chat, by saying "go stiff", but I don't know if you understood that message, as the reply: "ooeeerrr Jeff" didn't ring a bell for me
(Keep the bedroom noises in the bedroom pleasee
).
I'm also interested in your setup Mark, thought you had something similar to me, but Spanner says it's very soft, which is exactly the opposite of what I' ve got. My setup is fast, but on a knife edge, which is great for qually, but I'm too scared to push during the race
EDIT: Just seen the latest patch notes, which contains this:
- Fine tuning of tyre heating model for GT2 and GT3 cars. Tyres now might need 2 laps to heat up the core temperatures. Core temperatures are now much more stable during a lap and cool down slower.
- Corrected rolling resistance calculations for GT2 and GT3 cars tyres
- BMW M3 E30 Drift and M3 E92 drift has new tyre heat calculation following the GT2/GT3 logic. Experimental.Will that also affect the tyres on the Stage A M3?