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Yea, something ain't quite right with the Autopolis tires. 2x wear for 10 laps and all three slick compounds are available. Typically, when multiple compounds are available, they're also required. I smell rain...At any rate, I won’t be able to do the next Manufacturers Cup Exhibition race on the 20th since I’ll be in Manhattan, but I certainly look forward to the latter two rounds - especially since they’ll be after the update!
EDIT: I wonder if one can get away with doing the entire third round without pitting on Softs, at Autopolis? The tire wear rate does seem low. Of course, if it rains, that’s another factor.
On that note, I did a custom race around Tokyo. The criteria isn't perfect, but I can tell y'all that tire wear (for the RHs) will be no issue. I was using the Citreon and pit at the end if lap two. I had BB to -5 assuming the rears would wear much quicker, being the car is MR. Well... they did... I guess. At lap 10, the rears had the slightest sliver of red and the fronts had nothing. I changed the BB to -1 for the last two laps. I'd say the rears had 97% left and the fronts 99%. Moot.
So, for your tests I'd say run the BB at what you prefer rather than what you think the tires would prefer.