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Originally Posted by TommyW
VERY FEW cars, if any, will be perfect in every corner no mater what. Fixing things in one corner may screw up another one so it’s always about finding the balance.
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Yup. That's where a little bit of data analysis comes in. Learning how a change affects the sector time and total lap time. If you do not have data or don't know how to use it yet, always focus on getting the car to work best in the fastest turns first. The turns with the lowest minimum speed are the last priority.
Another difference is whether you are optimizing for time trial, qualifying or wheel-to-wheel racing. In wheel to wheel racing lowest lap time does not always win. Sometimes you have to optimize to gain or protect track position at the cost of lap time.
Something I have not touched on yet but is sort of the advanced version of all this, is setting up the car asymmetrically. This done purposely, turning left harder than right, or focusing on one critical fast right hand turn and sacrifing every other turn on the lap for example.