F1 2016
Tyre wear and car setup
First I want to say that I have little knowledge about car setup, perhaps I read some articles on some principles but I didn't really know where to start.

So I had this question to begin with, after a race I noticed that the front tyres wear were much worse than the rear tyres, does it mean that I should do some changes to the car on brake bias, car balance or perhaps other things?
Last edited by Lord Shadowfax; Sep 20, 2016 @ 6:42am
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General Jedai™ Sep 20, 2016 @ 7:09am 
Technically speaking,depending which tire(s) you tend to load alot during the race tend to wear most .
Another good questions are you driving with any assists or without them .
On what "controller' you are playing ,
Pad-Warrior ,Keyboard hipster ,or Wheel ?
Example,if you were to drive around monaco you would wear your real wheels mostly due to wheelspin at the bumps and the lack of mechanical grip at low speed sections.
Lord Shadowfax Sep 20, 2016 @ 7:21am 
I only use Medium TC, everything else off. I play with Xbox one controller, hard difficult (if that matters)

In my last career race at Monza, 25% race. I started with SS, pit and changed to S. On the last 3-4 laps I had to slow down a bit becoz I noticed front tyre wear were already at yellow level, but the rear tyres were still green. So I wonder if I could adjust the car so it will wear less on front, or it really just depends on my driving style?
KL0k Sep 20, 2016 @ 10:26am 
Its a mix of your setup and your driving style. With a wheel you can turn smoother into corners while with a pad you tend to correct the direction alot. Then theres the breaks with the same problem.
So,... you can reduce the breakpressure, put the break balance more to the rear of your car, pull triggers less hard, optimize your point where and how you enter the curves.. but basicly you will always have more tyrewear then anybody with a wheel n paddles.
Nesjamah Sep 20, 2016 @ 11:37am 
Softer suspension and lower brake pressure help reduce tyre wear. Softer suspension deffenitly helps on bumpier tracks.
But they can also cost you time.

Overall it's down to driving style though.
I've seen people say Monza was the easiest track to manage tyres, but I struggled there. While I had an easy time managing my tyres in China, a track many say is difficult.
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Date Posted: Sep 20, 2016 @ 6:41am
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