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0/0 DF is not the right way to go about getting a quick lap around Spa. Sure, you'll have a lot of straight-line speed up the long straights but you will be punished, severely, through the twisty stuff as a result. Never mind what happens when the rain starts falling . That said, you all know me, I'm not exactly a setup wizard so, there might be some way of introducing more mechanical grip, to compensate for the lack of downforce. It's worth sacrificing a tenth or two up the first straight to gain 5 or 6x that amount through sector 2, just by running more downforce.
I don't know if any of you have run some race tests but the rain started to fall on lap 8 for me. Remember, when there are multiple weather conditions, there is always a 'transition' period so, although you might expect each weather slot to take up 11 laps (or thereabouts), you will find it starting to rain much earlier. You should also expect it to rain after those expected 11 laps are up too. In short, expect the rain to be falling for almost (if not exactly) half the race. It's a long old lap, around Spa and timing, for the switch to wets (and back again), could be the difference between winning and losing this race. That and managing the tyres in the wet phase.
I don't know if any of you have run some race tests but the rain started to fall on lap 8 for me. Remember, when there are multiple weather conditions, there is always a 'transition' period so, although you might expect each weather slot to take up 11 laps (or thereabouts), you will find it starting to rain much earlier. You should also expect it to rain after those expected 11 laps are up too. In short, expect the rain to be falling for almost (if not exactly) half the race. It's a long old lap, around Spa and timing, for the switch to wets (and back again), could be the difference between winning and losing this race. That and managing the tyres in the wet phase.
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