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After almost a year playing this iGP religiously I can say; it's clear no one has a clear cut formula for success in this game. But there are some steps that remain constant all throughout the process. 

Here are some Low-tech strategies I've been using;

Cars/Upgrade:

*After the 1st race of the season, check the “Review” bars and make note of what research the top players are the leaders on(Big 4 only). Those are where my DP's go to 1st. 

*cooling and reliability are always my last two areas to research.

Headquarters:

*My HQ are divided into 3 groups of development sequence:

                    Primary: Design & Technology.
                Secondary: Manufacturing. Simulator
                         3RD: Youth Academy & Simulator Manufacturing. 

There seems to be a direct correlation between the manufacturing level and how many parts it takes to fix your car. For that reason I've dropped Manufacturing to the 3rd group.

It's vital to keep the primary group always maxed along with staff of no lesser level than you are as a player; it dramatically increases the chances to have at least a 4+ star car compatibility on any track.


* Use tokens to buy engines and accelerate the big 2 in HQ(Design and Technology). The game provides plenty of tokens(after each completed race excluding the last race of the season) to achieve this task.

Live races:

*The hotter the track's temperature the more ware on tires thus slower speed. Keep an eye on PL's to help compensate.

*Good habits =Good results; save your boost as much as possible. Top players will hold at least 50% or more to be used towards the final lap of the race.  Try using your boost when your car is not as heavy; 2-3 laps before pit stops and on kers zones to maximize your gain.

*As I approach the DRS zones or straightaways I push my PL to the max and bring them back soon after. This saves my boost consumption. One of the advantages of being at a live race.

*make as many relevant notes as possible to help you setup your car next time around the same track; Setup #'s/ post race lap data with emphasis on tire ware(40% is a good threshold to go by). Remember all top players are doing or have done this.

Next Race/STRATEGY:

*Check out what the top players in your league are doing (race lap data) that you’re not... 

*40 ltr of fuel is my threshold per stint. However, this is only a factor for the first 2-3 laps though as the less fuel on-board the faster the car goes. Sometimes I go higher than 40 ltrs depending where my tire's ware is on that particular track. Where my tire's ware is less than 7% is where this strategy works best for me.

*Avoid setting up pit stops with less than 10 laps to go unless you intent to throw the race away.

*Shorter tracks(40-58 laps) I start with SS tires (SS:8-12 laps/S:15-18/S:15-18). When I make my middle sting the longest(16-18laps) I tend to have a better chance to make the podium or at least top 10 in Elite. 

*On the last stint I add a little extra fuel than required (.2-.5 ltr extra). This minimizes the chances from running out of fuel. We all do a lot more pushing on the last stint.
 
2-3 races to go

*Once I have a top spot secured or have no chance of improving, save your engines and tokens, you'll need them for the upcoming season

 I save all my DP's  for the remaining races and use them up on next season's opening day. Especially when being promoted to a higher tier. This scenario isn't allowed as per Igp's standards and should be reported if and when it does occur.


I now invite all players to add/substract/modify as your current experiences in the game allow you to.  I've read all the guides and they all present a vast amount of info to help us enjoy iGP more. 

Happy gaming!

Hi Hamlet.

This statement I find very interesting.... "Once I have a top spot secured or have no chance of improving, I save all my DP's  for the remaining races and use them up on next season's opening day. Especially when being promoted to a higher tier."

Are you saying you are able to carry unused design over to the following season?

How is this possible?
I had 51 DPs left over at the end of the season from not upgrading and had zero at the start of the new season.

It wouldn't be the 1st time i hear about this...


100% Accelaration before the 1st race of the season;
      
https://igpmanager.com/forum-thread/20208#127406

I'm really sorry for the confusion guys..... 

Because there has been several occasions where after a few days away...the DP my team earned on those races have been there waiting to be allocated....I didn't give it a second thought as to why it wouldn't work as I stated towards the end of my thread.  I don't really follow the logic behind as to why it's not allowed. They are earned DP's... That would be like taking away earned xp pts just because...the two have an internal correlation....

Just when I thought I was beginning to make sense of things...it is what it is...

Hopefully the rest of my strategy makes sense. It's been paying dividends for me, specially the HQ part..

@Steve; 51 DP!!!???  That would suck big time.....specially if you did it on purpose. 

@Hamlet; tbh, I wouldn't have thought otherwise as well.

I know your CD's star rating is a factor. But,
Who knows the individual/group breakdown of the DP we get to keep for next season? 

@M S; clearly even if it does it must be bug. 

Yes it was intentional.

I was not even in contention for the title so for the last few races I didn't bother upgrading or repairing my cars.

Funny I thought it was common knowledge that you should use Push Level 5 in the corners only and not on the straights to avoid burning out your tyres. It's another contradiction in opinion that I can't work out.

but by doing that you have a lesser developed car for the next season

@Chaz

Correct. Any unused dp are cleared at the end of the season and then the design resets. 

A few people have reported they have been able to assign dp immediately after Abu Dhabi. Me and a couple of other long serving managers have attempted this and even though we were able to assign the points, as soon as the design resets they are lost. In any case this is an exploit, the intention is as the rules state... Initial design is only affected by the chief designer(s) that were active in the previous season.

During every race in the current season the CD generates 1/17th of next seasons design. The final design has no bearing on the next season. The highest I ever finished the season was 800dp and on other occasions I have finished as low as 764 but the following season my Australia design was the same. 

I’ve been doing the PLs on max in the straights and/or DRS zones, and it’s been helping me a whole lot most of the time.

But the problem I have is the amount of parts I have (even when doing 5 ads for 5 parts), making me urge to upgrade my Manufacturing HQ.

But this is a pretty helpful guide.