Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-28972993-20160711201009/@comment-26388545-20170924231225

MasterChief314 wrote: 208.184.141.147 wrote: Yes, you can drive faster with TC off, at least so long as you are not losing the advantage by skidding (more). Even in the drag races? (Assuming I have perfect shifts of course) This Thread is over a year old so the person you're asking is probably gone. TC has no effect on drag races or anytime that you're driving in a straight line. TC kills you in the corners.

That being said, TC will affect your speed on a straightaway. The problem is a straightaway happens right after a corner. TC slows you down too much and affects your acceleration out of the corner. Therefore people who do not run TC will be faster on straight-aways because they got into the gas sooner than you.

As for brakes, they also cost you speed. Even with BA low, it will brake in places where no brakes are required. Take Hockenheimring for example. Depending on the car, there are two or three corners on the longer versions of the track where you do not need brakes, yet BA will put brakes on. This costs you time on the straightaway.