Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-180.182.106.174-20150609151407/@comment-180.182.106.220-20150610014628

I didn't do any sizable amount of time off track and the times were consistent. If I had gone off, they should have increased lap to lap, which they didn't.

The point is that numbers don't add up. How can I be suddenly braking 50 meters sooner than previously? I had driven the race enough to find the limit. For example, I hit the brakes at the break in the barrier just before the 300 meter sign before the first Mulsanne chicane (due to my reaction time). After this change, I suddenly could brake way down at the 200 meter sign.

Due to the changes on the curb of Mulsanne corner, at the beginning of the straight, I reached a top speed 3 MPH lower than before. That should only affect the braking distance by 5-10 meters not up to 100 meters. The extra energy needed propel a vehicle rises geometrically (ie not linearly) because of how wind resistance functions. This works like this. If you are traveling at 150 MPH, say you need to brake at 100 meters for a corner (downforce being equal). However if you are traveling at 200 MPH, with the same braking distance and downforce, you will need to brake at roughly 175 meters. If the relationship were linear, you would need to brake 30% sooner (100m x 130% [1.3] = 130m). In this example, you don't brake 30% sooner but 75% sooner due to the added energy needed to be absorbed at the higher speed.

Consequently, I shouldn't brake 30%+ sooner when I reach a top speed 1% less.