Whiplash wrote:Can I ask for 5 minutes more (eventually)? I'm testing some fuel setups based on real F1 races. So I have problems with lap number. Real races goes with about 60 laps, our will go with about 40-45. 5 more minutes will fix that problem for my testings. I just want to know will you accept my setup if I made it for 30 minutes race? Man, I tough I will find good one quickly, but obviously it will not be that easy; It will take some time.
I'm currently looking into the kind of fuel system that shyguy suggested, particularly so that the qualifying round will be a little less boring. This is what me and my script came up with:
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Race: 40 laps, laptime = 37.800s, full tank = 40.500s
Seconds of acceleration: 1700s
Refuel time: 25s
Idle consumption: 75%
Full slowdown: 20%
Calculating fuel tactic [40] laps
Fuel for each stint: [91%]
Estimated total time: 26:00.910
Calculating fuel tactic [20, 20] laps
Fuel for each stint: [45%, 45%]
Estimated total time: 25:51.598
Calculating fuel tactic [14, 13, 13] laps
Fuel for each stint: [32%, 30%, 29%]
Estimated total time: 25:52.324
From what I found it is pretty much impossible to find a balance between all 3 of them, but in real F1 no one does a 0-stop strategy anyway. The 2-stopper is not even a second slower than the 1-stopper, which is compensated by the lower qualifying fuel. It has one drawback, in that if you forget to set your startfuel, your race is over before it has even begun. I'm not sure though, as these settings are a little "out there" so any opinions on the matter are very much appreciated.
I also talked to dede about addressing the issue simply by qualifying without fuel, but after giving it some more thought I realized that that's not really an option.