Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-27048832-20151111234103/@comment-78.206.177.159-20151130162745

RR3SeanR wrote: It should be faster (for most) because of the difference between having 2 ways to control speed and 4.

It's unclear which mechanism they implement for Tilt A - acceleration only is fine, easy to understand, but when braking is it brakes only, or brakes + acceleration?

Anyway, with Tilt B you get: acceleration only, nothing (aka momentum), acceleration + brakes (usually a bad idea), brakes only.

And I'm not just talking of the special case of the 2015 LMPs. With them you also have some other kind of braking (mechanical? aerodynamic? can't remember the term, anyway the cars slow faster when you don't accelerate than when you actively brake).

That said, I recall one of the really top guys (ie top 100 worldwide in the weekly time trial) saying he only ever used Tilt A - so make of that what you will.

Thank you for your answer. I don't think there's such a thing as braking+acceleration at the same time in Tilt A, it's either full braking of full acceleration.

It's interesting because I never thought of that until now. Admittedly, braking hard before the corner and then using the momentum of your car may be the fastest way around a slow corner, because Tilt A forces you to constantly balance throttle and brake while turning which is probably sub-optimal, unless you take a wide line with a late apex. Also, I think it makes you lose a lot less time if you're starting to lose the rear grip: just let go of the accelerator and the car balances itself.

I've also noticed the 2015 LMP cars decelerate very quickly without acceleration. I thought at the time it may have something to do with an energy recovery system that harvests energy when the car is not accelerating, definitely not sure about that though.

Anyway, I'll try to see by myself if I can improve my lap times with Tilt B, but I reckon having more options can't hurt once you're used to the commands.