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> Indeed that's the case. But then you may ask why don't he set it up once for the track and be with it? A race track is a living thing - the profile of it cha
by nikcub 15y ago
> Indeed that's the case. But then you may ask why don't he set it up once for the track and be with it?
A race track is a living thing - the profile of it changes with each lap, with each race and over the course of a race weekend. There is a lot less grip at the beginning of a race weekend, a lot more later on.
The slightest changes in temperature, atmospheric pressure, etc. have a very large bearing on car performance and how the car has to be setup and adjusted for each corner.
- lloeki 15y ago> "There is a lot less grip at the beginning of a race weekend" It can also be the opposite during a race, as tyre residue accumulates on the track, lessening grip in the most critical areas, often requiring drivers to change their line. (To be clear, my question was a rhetorical one. I began to write a paragraph about that, and then another one... and then work brought me back from procrastination, so I deleted the incomplete stuff)
- bborud 15y agomarbles (pieces of tyre) do not build up on the racing line. they build up off the racing line and thus are not a factor in "most critical areas". they are a factor if the driver has to go off the racing line. to defend, pass or avoid.