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medal 5000
4 years 9 days ago
I was wondering if there are any changes coming to pit stops? I have noticed some inconsistencies when pitting. I was also wondering if there is a formula for when cars pit? I pitted coming in in 5th place and come out after all pit stops cycle and I am in 10th with 2 cars that pitted behind me passing me in the pits. This didn't just happen 1 time but both times during our Brazil race. If there is a formula for how pits work could it be shared so some of us can understand it? Thanks for your time.
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medal 5000
4 years 9 days ago
Skarletta
I was wondering if there are any changes coming to pit stops? I have noticed some inconsistencies when pitting. I was also wondering if there is a formula for when cars pit? I pitted coming in in 5th place and come out after all pit stops cycle and I am in 10th with 2 cars that pitted behind me passing me in the pits. This didn't just happen 1 time but both times during our Brazil race. If there is a formula for how pits work could it be shared so some of us can understand it? Thanks for your time.


Was there message like your driver runs out of fuel? Because i noticed once that occurs nears the pit the car will have slower pit entry. Putting fuel to match your target stop is crucial. When other drivers peel into the pits, look after the tyres. It is also compromised by the compound, additionally you need to ensure your lap times to pull away likewise real life drivers. Around 60% or less you can use your tyre more. Another thing is you need to pit 2 or 3 laps longer than others.

In Brazil or Interlagos, i may say you need around 18 seconds gap when pitting in.

Least and most i can say. I am not a race genius and definitely my level is still lower than yours. But i hope that alone may help you a little.
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medal 5000
4 years 9 days ago
I probably should have said this my cars pitted on different laps.
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medal 5000
4 years 8 days ago
Make a schedule of pitting one driver early. Around 2-3 laps later in estimation, box another car
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medal 5000
4 years 8 days ago
I hear a lot of debating regarding pit stop times lately, and I think the devs are looking into it. Your pit times should be a bit random, just as in real life and nothing you can control as far as I know. I would say you were simply a bit unlucky in that race.

But I can also say that if you pit earlier than others, you will get a heavier (slower) car and they will be able to make up some time on you for every lap longer they stay out. Of course this also means that they will start that stint heavier and lose time compared to you in the beginning. if it is only a few laps difference it usually comes down to tyre wear and traffic if you will gain or lose by pitting early or late.

But if we only talk pitstop times, some managers in my leagues have reported losing up to 4-5 seconds during the pitstops which is quite a huge difference.
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medal 5000
4 years 8 days ago
Chris Py I am talking about pitting in front of my competition and coming out 1-4 cars behind them. And then losing several more spots as all the pits continue through the cycle.

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medal 5000
4 years 8 days ago

Skarletta
Chris Py I am talking about pitting in front of my competition and coming out 1-4 cars behind them. And then losing several more spots as all the pits continue through the cycle.


Yeah I understood that, the length of the pit stops seems to quite random, and is indeed extremely frustrating when you have a really slow one. But I was also a bit unsure if you compared against car that pitted on the same lap or several laps later so i just gave my thoughts about pitting on different laps too.


I don't think there is a formula here, it is randomly applied to simulate real life mistakes under pressure as far as I know. There is a thing that has been referred to as 'Prape' which I am not sure if it still exist in the game because I haven't experienced it. but if I understand it right, it is when cars enter the pit almost on top of each other and one of them get blocked and slowed down due to the box position (or something like this). Anyway that is another issue if it even exist anymore. I am not sure where i read about it but a forum search for prape or pitrape will possibly give some results.
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medal 4994 Moderator
4 years 8 days ago
Yes, the prape (a car being forced to fully hit the brakes by a car pulling out into the lane in front) is still present for both 1 and 2 car leagues. In one car leagues the situation was just recently eased a bit as not half the cars use only the last (16th) box anymore but every box is shared from now on, those 2 cars do not block each other. As in 2 car leagues those 2 cars sharing a box belong to the same team there the blocking is still enabled and only one car can pit at a time.

For some details: A pit stop takes about 4.6 seconds of standing time average. Roughly half the stops happen in the 4.5-4.7 second range, the normal range is 4.3-4.9, the total range is about 4.0-5.1 seconds. I think I saw some stops outside that range but it's either very rare to happen or just my imagination. Those very short and long stops outside the normal range are often accompanied by an event remark in the race ticker.

As I wrote above, if two cars of the same team stop in the same lap only one can be served at a time, so if the distance in between them is less than 5-6 seconds the second car will have to wait until the first has finished the stop and will loose time, up to roughly 6 seconds if they enter close together.

A car pulling out of the box has the right of way in iGP, so especially if your box is one of the first in the lane and you're closely in front of (an)other car(s) pitting at the same time there's a good chance to be blocked if it/one or some of them has/have a slightly shorter stop. Blocked that way is called prape and can easily cost 1-2 seconds in itself, but also easily cause a chain reaction if many cars pit at the same time as the lost time makes it quite likely that cars from further behind, pitting further down the lane, now manage to pull out in front as well.
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medal 4994 Moderator
4 years 8 days ago
There are also a few problems reported lately regarding pitting and under investigation. One is a car sitting longer than the normal, and noted in the race report, stop time in its box, multiple it even like stopping times between 8-15 seconds. Also it happens occasionally that one car just passes another in the lane instead of being blocked by it. If you happen to have recorded a race with something like this happening then uploading and posting that video in the forum, sending the link per PM to a mod or at support@igpgames.com would be most appreciated as help to track those issues down.
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