Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20181114220216/@comment-32672384-20181114230201

as far as i know the bot has a set path and the only thing it does to change its lap time is accelerate faster and have higher top speeds (faster than full upgrades)

Of course you can affect its lap times by spinning them, or pushing them off their desired path (they are capable of running 2-wide)