Not seeing anything too surprising in the new season. Mostly all tracks we've seen before. A couple sprints. A couple tire change race. That's fine. Just fine.
I've been testing out my short list of manufacturers - Chevy, Ford, and Jaguar -- in last season's races this week. I did the first two rounds before the BoP update, so I'm not going to bother sharing those. The third round at Autopolis was the first I did under the new BoP.
The headline: The Jag is surprisingly good.
I did 7-lap tests on the RM tires. Here are the results (by fastest total time):
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time | Best time | Avg Time | Total time |
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Jaguar | F-type Gr.3 | 1:46.735 | 1:49.075 | 1:49.839 | 12:48.875 |
Ford | Ford GT Race Car '18 | 1:47.999 | 1:49.868 | 1:50.294 | 12:52.058 |
Ford | Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car | 1:47.864 | 1:50.295 | 1:50.429 | 12:53.004 |
Ford | Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II | 1:47.816 | 1:50.184 | 1:50.698 | 12:54.883 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.3 | 1:48.078 | 1:50.726 | 1:50.939 | 12:56.572 |
Ford | Mustang Gr.3 | 1:48.027 | 1:50.375 | 1:50.944 | 12:56.605 |
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Tire tread levels at finish:
Manufacturer | Model | Front left | Front right | Rear left | Rear right |
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Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.3 | 15% | 55% | 70% | 75% |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.3 | 10% | 50% | 70% | 75% |
Ford | Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II | 40% | 65% | 65% | 70% |
Ford | Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car | 40% | 65% | 65% | 70% |
Ford | Ford GT Race Car '18 | 35% | 65% | 65% | 70% |
Ford | Mustang Gr.3 | 10% | 45% | 70% | 75% |
I'm in the middle of doing a second set of tests at Autopolis on the RH tires. Not sure if I'll share those as they are very similar to these, with the Jag way faster than anything else.