[Pete Parisetti]

The formula is a mystery. I have 26 starts, just above 2 incidents, one top 3, 11 top 10s, zero wins, rating 472. And I seem to be at a skill level similar to Pete: best lap times always a few seconds behind the top drivers no matter how hard I try, most races survived, most passes (if any) thanks to other people crashing.

In my experience, getting up to 450 or so is not that hard, after that the rating gains per race from mediocre performance (like mine) become much smaller.

Pawel, I cannot DREAM of a top 3 finish. You are definitely better than me, I assure you. I agree that simply driving clean and finishing races does get you to 450, perhaps a little above. I've only raced MX5.

The formula is not a mystery. I commissioned it paid for it myself, to reward essentially slow racers like me and keep me somehow motivated in the face of my inferiority. 

At Red Bull ring by PB with the MX5 is 51.8, which is not all that bad. But, in race conditions I find it difficult to go below 53, and consistency on this track is impossible. And the others gain time, lap after lap...