Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-33870577-20180904000801/@comment-35745775-20180910071846

T2atRR3 wrote: Brake assists? I stopped using them about the 3rd time I played the game, and never looked back. They seem to slow you down, I think. I moved to no assists as quickly as possible. Also traction control, which didn’t seem to have much effect. Should I try turning it back on?

Traction control is the biggest lap time killer, turn it off as soon as you can, it prevents you from getting on the gas early to power out of or through a corner.

Next biggest lap time killer is BA high, it brakes too early into the corners.

BA low is much better, but as you progress it eventually limits your lines/options. For instance it makes you slower if you a) deliberately want to brake late (e.g. to overtake down the inside at the risk of running wide or skidding) or b) want to take wider lines into the corners with 2 wheels off track. Here it brakes too early. With all 4 wheels always on track it works quite well, and can be used as a useful emergency back up in case you brake too late manually.