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      11-26-2019, 09:55 AM   #323
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Originally Posted by mk1-fan View Post
Shifting earlier, down shifting later, short shifting before corners, just to name a few.

I once had an overheating car in a race at Kyalami. Where I would normally shift at 7800rpm, I dialled it back to just over 7000rpm. I lost one place, but finished the race.

You get people who are very fast, but also very hard on cars, and then you get people who are very fast, but know how to get a car to the end.

One of many traits a top racing driver have.
Naturally downshifting later and short shifting will make the PU last longer and in your case it was beneficial, it's only I can't see Ham doing that many times when leading the pack and with the points haul.
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