It's hardly a rounding error compared to all the drafting. Nobody who has ever ridden a bike fast in and out of a slipstream would waste much thought about that

It's hardly a rounding error compared to all the drafting. Nobody who has ever ridden a bike fast in and out of a slipstream would waste much thought about that little towing assist at the beginning, it's almost comparable to the little push the official gives to send a time trialist down the ramp.