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I love this thread, great topic and the discussion is very much encouraged for the benefit of, well... everyone.
In my experience, if I have the same race pace as another driver, there will be sections of the track where they are faster, and other sections of the track where I am faster, but the overall pace works out to be about the same. The trick is to anticipate the section where you are faster, set up the pass, and take the advantage... then once you pass, try to build up your lead so that they cannot pass you again in the section where they are faster... create a buffer. This doesn't seem possible if the overall pace is the same, but I have found that I can usually advance a bit once I pass another driver of seemingly equal speed. Not always, but usually. This is part of the racing excitement - you don't know how the rest of the race will play out! Anyone can make a mistake, anyone can mis-judge their pit strategy or select the wrong tires, etc etc. It's much more than just putting your foot to the floor, and this is what makes for a very competitive race. The biggest requirement is that every driver respects every other driver, and therein lies the problem. The slower driver may not respect the faster driver by making room to pass. The faster driver may not respect the slower driver by attempting a clean pass. We all have a right to be on the track.
In my experience, if I have the same race pace as another driver, there will be sections of the track where they are faster, and other sections of the track where I am faster, but the overall pace works out to be about the same. The trick is to anticipate the section where you are faster, set up the pass, and take the advantage... then once you pass, try to build up your lead so that they cannot pass you again in the section where they are faster... create a buffer. This doesn't seem possible if the overall pace is the same, but I have found that I can usually advance a bit once I pass another driver of seemingly equal speed. Not always, but usually. This is part of the racing excitement - you don't know how the rest of the race will play out! Anyone can make a mistake, anyone can mis-judge their pit strategy or select the wrong tires, etc etc. It's much more than just putting your foot to the floor, and this is what makes for a very competitive race. The biggest requirement is that every driver respects every other driver, and therein lies the problem. The slower driver may not respect the faster driver by making room to pass. The faster driver may not respect the slower driver by attempting a clean pass. We all have a right to be on the track.
