Andrii Pechuliak - Race Plan No. 5

Conclusion
There are a few corners where you accelerate before you even reach the apex, however you have got much better at being able to pick your braking points. At most corners, you're braking at similar or identical points to the reference lap, so well done in that regard. Particularly through the second sector, there are a few times where you turn too early, so make sure that you spend as little time at the apex as you can.

Set Up Advice
This section will be unchanged from your previous plan. A uniquely undulating circuit like this requires suspension that can handle it. Try to keep the suspension medium to firm, but make sure that the rear is soft enough to compensate for losing grip over all the crests. Because of all the medium speed corners, aero is usually around medium as well. All in all, try to balance all the setup options to get the most out of the lap.

Interlagos - Brazil

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Segment 1

☐ Your line and your braking is very well done, but I can see that you accelerate slightly early in turn 1. This pushes you wider than the reference lap on exit, and means your line into turn 2 is shallower. You now have to lift off more, and you end up carrying less speed round turn 3 and down the next straight. Aim to have as small of a lift as possible for turn 2 to maximise your speed on exit.

Segment 2

☐ This segment is driven flat out, although you could take a tighter line to minimise the distance you drive.

Segment 3

☐ Your braking has improved a lot, you brake at an identical point to the reference lap. You stay at full force for a little longer, but release the brakes much quicker, which causes you to need to delay your throttle input a little bit. However, you start accelerating slightly earlier than the reference lap, but given your extra speed from the previous corner, you take more time to reach 100%. Interestingly, applying the throttle slightly later here will help you to drive out of the corner

Segment 4

☐ This segment is driven flat out.

Segment 5

☐ Your braking has improved since last time, although you start braking a little late. For a corner as fast as this, you want to get your braking done before turning in, as this will give you the most grip as you turn through the corner. As a result, your apex speed it lower than the reference lap, and this is where you lose the most time.

Segment 6

☐ This corner has the most variation so far. Because you have a lower entry speed, you brake later, but you stay at full force for much longer. Looking at the throttle graph, you have a large spike of throttle input while you're still braking. This will make it much harder to slow down and will wear your tyres down in the long run. Once you're off the throttle, try to avoid it until you need to accelerate away from the corner. Your line is tighter throughout, meaning you would have to slow down more anyway, so try and brake without any throttle inputs and take a wider line on entry and exit. This will all help you to carry more speed through the corner.

Segment 7

☐ Your throttle inputs are much smoother this time around, but I can see that you start accelerating much earlier than the reference lap. This causes you to lift off to prevent understeer, but this means that the reference lap can accelerate smoother and earlier than you. Try to minimise throttle input until you can reach full throttle out of the corner.

Segment 8

☐ This corner is always a hard one to get right, it's much sharper than it seems. Try to make sure you hold your car to the outside for longer to help carry speed through the long apex. I can see that you start accelerating very early in the corner before you lift off again. Similarly to segment 6, make sure that while you're braking or turning in, you don't touch the throttle at all. Make sure you know that you can accelerate fully before starting to press the throttle.

Segment 9

☐ This segment is driven flat out.

Segment 10

☐ You begin braking at an identical point to the reference lap, but I notice that you lift off the brakes slightly for a moment. This means that you have to keep braking for slightly longer to compensate. On exit, your acceleration seems to be less consistent than the reference lap, as you seem to accelerate then lift off a few times. This means that you take longer to reach 100%, and this will cost you time for the rest of the lap. Make sure your throttle inputs are smooth.

Segment 11

☐ This segment is driven flat out.

Your predicted potential lap time improvement

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