Agree.
The amount of times I’ve tried to compare myself to A+ drivers and implement similar driving has cost me lap times and races.
Tyre saving I don’t think they is too much of a difference as it’s all down to how smoothly you can drive, but they is still a gap issue though for some. GTWS on Saturday a driver in my race was in the BRZ and due to how they were driving had 4 red tyres, while I had half red.
Fuel saving though they is a big difference. A lot of the A+ driver can save fuel and still do similar lap times as me who is going going flat out. I think it was a GTWS event Dragon Trail in Gr4 cars, I was advised by an A+ YTer a no stop is the way forward. Entered the race tried to fuel save, but the front runners pulled a huge gap on me they could pit and come out in front of me, yet the cars behind 1 stopping were able to overtake me and then re overtake me after there pit stop. In the end I re entered the next slot and did a one stop and managed to get a better result as I was going much quicker and doing similar laps time to those around.