10-29-2018, 11:25 PM
(10-29-2018, 11:20 AM)Pete Parisetti Wrote: Great analysis Martin - exactly the case in point. As I said previously "I saw this comparing telemetry in Iracing: my line is within inches of the other guy, I feel absolutely at the limit, and the other guy is several miles per hour faster mid corner, carries more speed and obviously gains time.Is that the issue then? Because you also kept repeating that the 6 seconds difference wasn't justified.
This is exactly the issue: how do faster people keep the car on track when I have the feeling of driving on soap? When I look at their videos and when I look at the fine details of telemetry, it seems to me they are driving a different car."
But if the point is that the six second gap is valid but impossible to comprehend, that's also been pointed out here. It's skill and setup.
BTW a good setup will also make you a better driver, and a good driver can make a better setup, so they're interdependent. But comparing laptimes on default versus proper setup is apples and oranges. People's actual ability can only be evaluated on equivalent setups.