changing car parts before a race

[wackywarrior07]

Hi just about to set race for the Australian Grand Prix and noticed in car parts my ERS, Gear box and Engine was not at 100% is this normal? should I replace the parts to 100%. Just trying to understand if this is normal wear and tear through other races, seems like I'm going to be constantly making new parts if the case is to keep it at 100% every race. If I am over thinking this sorry not use to F1 style of game...when should I replace these parts? at what %

[Andy]

It's normal. Don't change them every time.
You can run them safely to 30%, Below 20% is a hard no. I've had a few failures on or around 20%
But, what you can do, is when your first engine gets to around 50 - 60%, use that engine for practice. Then use a new engine for quali and race. (you get better performance from newer engines)
That means you can run the first engine right down to the wire in practice. While keeping better engines for the race.
Probably more than half the time, i end up buying an extra engine in the season. But that will only happen later once your set allowance is used.

[kingarthur772]

Yep at 30% you should use that Parts in Training until they get to the not usable Status anymore (about 20%) and use the better Parts in Qualifing / Race.

So you should be able to get the Season through, if not something special happens.

[wackywarrior07]

Thanks guys

[DumbCatFace]

Probably one of the mistakes they made was being able to change these vital parts, like the engine, in the middle of Q. There's no way in real life they would have time to change the engine between Q1 and Q2 and Q3.

They recognize that in the game during practice though.

[kingarthur772]

Between the Qualinfings it´s impossible, there I give you right and if I remember me correctly it´s impossible after the Qualfifings too atm with the mechanical Parts.