> Your driver is about to try to pass the driver ahead if him. How hard should he try? Pushing hard uses up your tires and energy. If you know the guy ahead has

> Your driver is about to try to pass the driver ahead if him. How hard should he try? Pushing hard uses up your tires and energy. If you know the guy ahead has tires that are getting a bit worn, you know he won't fight very hard. That's a big advantage. It's not totally clear, but it seems like this would only gather data when the opponent car entered the pit lane. In that case, the knowledge gained would just be knowledge about competitors' tires during practice, since during the race the tires aren't changed. That could be extrapolated to what the competitors' tire setup for the race, and performance of tires during the race are.