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by drivebyhooting 232 days ago
For F1 I was under the impression exit speed wasn’t as important as minimizing arc length of the turn.
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They call that the geometric racing line and it might minimize the amount of time that it takes you to navigate one specific corner but if the corner is a hard braking zone followed by a long straight, your exit speed will likely be lower which will cost you time all the way to the next braking zone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbTPvHFf-w

https://driver61.com/uni/racing-line/