Tyres
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In F1TIME tyres (or tires) are one of the most important aspects of race strategy. Your choice of tyre effects your speed and determines how long you can go without having to pit for a new set of rubber.
Most of the characteristics of the various tyre compounds you will have to find out for yourself through testing, but there are few basic things you should know that will help you.
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Compound types
In F1TIME there are two basic types of tyres, dry weather and wet weather. There are three types of dry weather tyres to choose from, softs, mediums, and hards, and two types of wet tyres, intermediates and wets.
With the dry tyres, a softer compound will always be faster than a harder one, but this comes at the expense of durability. Softer tyres will wear out much faster.
The two wet compounds are for rain use, with the intermediates (or inters) used for light rain and the wets for heavy rain.
Tyre variables
→ Read about tyre variables on the Suppliers page.
Durability
Under extremely ideal conditions average soft tyres could last up to 90 km, mediums 170 km, and hards 250 km. But what are ideal conditions?
- a dry track with very cool temperatures and
- a driver that has a perfect 100% DRP distribution and
- tyres that have a low to medium wear.
Now, ...you will probably never get those ideal conditions. Higher temperatures will make tyres wear faster, tyres from manufacturers that have lower wear will make them wear slower, and your driver may use a DRP that is not perfect on acceleration and braking. You will have to adjust your tyre choice and number of stops accordingly to all these factors for each race.
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Acceleration and braking are the only two DRP parameters that influence tyre wear, because tyres get the most abuse under braking and acceleration so you will always want to get acceleration and braking DRP orders just right. |
When your tyres exceed the amount of wear they can take your driver will report the tyres are worn and the tyres will slowly lose part of the their structural rubber causing them to lose grip. Your lap times will become slower and eventually you will be in risk of one of the tyres exploding. It may be advantageous under some conditions to drive a few laps with worn tyres because initial performance loss is relatively low, but the best managers try to limit those laps to only a few each stint. Trying to race with worn tyres under extreme conditions is not recommended.
Optimal temperature
Each tyre supplier will provide you with a specific 'optimal temperature'. This is the optimal track temperature for the tyres to perform at their best. Note that this does not mean they will wear less at this temperature.
Which tyre is best?
This is an often asked question. The only answer is to test and find out through experimentation. The game rules do not allow for managers to tell other players what the ideal type of tyre is for the conditions during the race.
Tyre testing
There is only one type of testing available for tyres. Testing tyres will reduce the wear rate of the tyre for all compounds. You can not improve the performance of the tyre, lower the weight, or change the optimal temperature.
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Managers should note that tyres can not improve in wear beyond 'very low' (or a 1.0 wear rating), therefore testing at this point will not improve the tyres in any way. |
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