Szymon Frelik medal 5000 6 years 211 days ago
Hello everyone! I was wondering when I should pit for new tires. I'm always pitting on around 60%, but I think that it's too early. What do you think guys?
Leo Yeo medal 5000 6 years 211 days ago
60 is too early, depending on the track I tend to go down to ~35% on ss and softs...
Ian Mason medal 5000 6 years 211 days ago
Yes 60 is way to early to change tires. I run mine down to 30% even 20% sometimes.
Frank Thomas medal 4977 Moderator 6 years 211 days ago
Until 50% the wear won't slow you (noticeably) down at all. After that it depends. As a rule of thumb the softer the tyre the lower you can wear it down. With hards you usually shouldn't go below 50%, because of fuel weight it's often better to pit before reaching that value anyway. For super soft around 30% is about the safe bet and towards 20% is the area you should only head into if you know why you're attempting it and why it could work out in the end. 20% and below and your cars pace is doomed.
Szymon Frelik medal 5000 6 years 210 days ago
Ok, thanks for help everyone!
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