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Losing somehow?

So I'm level 10, almost level 11. I have a talent 15 driver. My main competitor is level 7 with a talent 7 driver. I have the most car out of everyone in rookie league and I lead every stat. Somehow, I'm second in the championship. He has so much more pace, and I don't understand where it's coming from.

Our technology facilities are both level 1 (mine is being upgraded as we speak), so DRS and KERS isn't the reason. We barely actually even get DRS anyway. We tend to run the same strategy, and I never have over/under heating. (except for Hungary, but that's really not a surprise) 

My driver always starts the race at 100% health and has better stamina than his driver, so it's not health.

I always put new parts and replace the engine every race, so it's not that I'm using old parts/engines.

So what is causing this? Here's his profile: https://igpmanager.com/app/d=profile&team=2863905&tab=overview

If someone could help me, that would be great. We are 15 races done out of 22, and I'm losing by 18 points in the standings. I'd love some tips/advice.

Thanks.

It’s normaly easier to see differences in other cars/strategies than your own and some observations/questions


1.  You have ballast.  Only 3kg but will still slow you down

2.  How much fuel do have left at each stint?  Are you over or underfuelling?  He is faster than you most on pit stops which suggests you have more fuel on board.

3.  How do you compare in TE and FE?  Both can impact on speed.

4. He may also be managing his push levels better than you.

5. I note both have very low stamina which will slow both of you down in on later stints so this won’t a factor.  However, if train up your physical attributes first then greater stamina means that your health won’t deteriorate so fast meaning you will be faster in the second half of race.  Neglecting training this when your driver is a low level is a mistake since it is much harder and takes a lot longer to do this once you have trained up driver abilities.  This is the reason most experienced managers will focus on this exclusively until it is maxed.  It doesn’t explain why you are slower, but it is a quick route to being faster than your opponent.

Edit:  you have some very experienced managers in the Elite tier such as Rhys James and Warren G.  Look at their strategies and learn from them.  80% of this game what you do off the track (extensive record keeping, dynamic car development etc)

Ballast can have a significant impact on the pace of your car. It's introduced to balance things out in each tier as teams level up.

The Level cap for rookie is level 8. So at Level 11 you will be carrying 4kg of extra weight (3 (Levels above the cap) + 1 according to the guidelines).

This will have a significant impact on your pace. And while at the start of the season you will develop your car faster and be able to offset it, as the season goes on the research % of lower level teams, which if setup correctly will be higher than yours. Will close that gap. Leaving you with less of a car advantage to offset the ballast you are carrying.

The fact your tech is still level 1 will be part of this as the ballast in part is also designed (I assume) to offset the advantage you would carry from higher tech.


All I can suggest is consider the fact that at this stage in the season your car may be slower, and adjust your strategies to account for this. (I've not looked at any of your race info to see what you are doing).

For further info. The level cap for Pro is level 14, and Elite has no cap.

For a bit more detail on ballast and levels see sections 2.6 and 3.1 of the rules here.

https://igpmanager.com/app/p=help&tab=rules

Another thing could be strategy, I see you used H tyres in many races. They are arguably useless, even more on winter season.
I can't say anything about your race management but a common mistake of rookies is boosting to keep position, DRS isn't as powerful at these levels but one of the key factor for winning is how much you save your boost.

Your driver is over than 10kg heavier than his, i dont have too much experience but i noticed that in leagues with refueling driver weigh impact a lot on pace. 

The impact of Driver weight is currently switched off but it has been mentioned elsewhere that it will be reactivated at the next update along with a BMI based system. So driver weight should not be the cause of your observations at the moment sorry.

2 - I have around 1 liter left, and sometimes closer to .2 if I push a lot.

3 - I have the best TE and FE in the league.


Thank you guys for all the tips. I'll use them accordingly. :D

Ideally you need to source a high talent driver ASAP as that will have a huge impact on the future successes.
You need to replace staff each time you level up, you should always have 4.5/5 star staff as this will give you increased research points, give you a better car the following year and speed up the training of the driver. Update headquarters too each time you level up, I know it's awkward but once you become level 20 then you can keep staff for many seasons.
Always train your drivers physical attribute category first until they are maxed out, then move to driving category until they are full, then mental last. The reason you train physical first is this has zero effect on level rating so will mean you can train them faster.
TE doesn't really have any benefit past 80 so it's pointless adding points after that, what it is in rookie I don't know.
Change tyres as soon as they reach 50%, you can keep them slightly longer if it means doing 1 less stop.
I find the medium tyres are the better race tyre now and havent used the yellow softs for 2 months since the tyre update. 
I find a balanced car is generally quicker than one that has acceleration to max and everything else low, spread points on the low areas and use research to gain points on areas that are higher than yours.
It takes years of trial and error, just keep at it.