Successfull overcuts? Anyone? Undercut OP?

[Banane]

Has anyone of you managed to pull of any successfull overcuts?
The only time it ever worked for me was once, by pure luck
I could use the second car with command "slow down car behind"
Usually that teammate just fs it up and gets overtaken, but that time it worked for half a lap.
But that was the only time ever.

However, undercuts are super OP
Just pit one lap earlier than your rival on same tire strategy. You will instantly jump then

[BadassRockett]

I have quite a few times, usually save up some fuel, tyres and battery if behind them and then when they put its hammer time. The ERS on deploy for a full lap is quite a chunk of time. The tyres and fuel might not get you much depending on what settings you were running.

Also if you been keeping up with a much faster car by been in their DRS and pushing to keep up then if they pit and you lose the DRS even pushing will be tough to overcut them.

[H3M1V3]

Originally posted by Banane:

Has anyone of you managed to pull of any successfull overcuts?
The only time it ever worked for me was once, by pure luck
I could use the second car with command "slow down car behind"
Usually that teammate just fs it up and gets overtaken, but that time it worked for half a lap.
But that was the only time ever.

However, undercuts are super OP
Just pit one lap earlier than your rival on same tire strategy. You will instantly jump then

i wouldnt say that undercuts are op. AI likes to pit on hards at 60% or get down on their softs to 15-20%. both are rlly bad. i wouldnt bother undercutting a crappy AI strat. just plan your quickest strat before the race and simply pull through.

so yeah im overcutting all the time. i start on tyre mode 5 and the go down to 3 or 4 cause i got a gap of 5+ seconds in 2-3 laps and im still gaining even on mode 3. usually i overcut by 5-7 laps. aston martin S2, so no i didnt start on a banger team. AI just sucks at researching properly as well :)

[Ollof]

Overcuts depend on the AI being held up in traffic, or if you are being held up and then can lap faster. If they come out in free air it just doesn't work, but you can do them.

[Strelok]

Yeap, lot of times. All you have to do is avoid traffic. Just like in real life. But a long stint is usually better than undercut.

[theo20185]

The overcut works as long as you can push in clean air as soon as your rival enters the pit. The goal is to increase the interval from your rival while he is stopped by picking up your pace.

Once the opponent leaves the pit, keep an eye on that interval between you and him. Did you get enough while he was stopped? Is it falling once he gets back on the track? If you are stuck behind others in a pack, you're not going to increase your interval from your rival. If your car is relying on DRS to keep up with your rival, you're probably not going to increase the interval from your rival. If you were already pushing to keep up with your rival, you are probably not going to increase the interval from your rival.