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- JoeOfTheFire
I believe that in prototypes 1 Ford and the 2 Jags have already been taken. Furi has the Ford and I have one of the Jags. I don't remember who's in the other.
I couldn't decide between the Ford or the Jag in PT, but went for the Jag in the end. I can't get it to quite match my fastest laps that I've done in the Ford, so I don't expect to see Jag drivers earning pole points (maybe 1 or 2 if the Fords struggle for some reason), but it seems to be good at long runs on tyres. The tyres wear as normal (faster than normal at Pescara), but it doesn't seem to lose as much laptime from it as the Ford does.
My Ford was using the default suspension setup all season (with tweaks elsewhere), but I can't get a nicely tuned Jag (Just a little oversteer in places) to match it's pace (.2 off at Pescara and a little more at Spa). The type of track doesn't seem to matter either, since it was slower at both Pescara and Spa. I've run laps at Laguna and Daytona road, but I don't remember the times we did in qualifying at them, so I can't compare.
The 2 tyre rule for next season will probably see drivers spend as short a time as possible on the harder tyre, since it's really off the pace of even a worn softer tyre. In the Jag SM is 1.2 seconds per lap slower than SS around Pescara, and is a whole 3 seconds slower at Daytona road. Laguna also sees a large difference of 2.5 seconds.
I'm guessing Furi will set a minimum requirement of laps on the harder tyre.
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