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Originally posted by Tervuren I have read accounts of European drivers who did race at Indy, and did not understand the concept of fastest line.
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I think they were referring to the "fastest line" on an oval with a cement wall next to you at WOT. Not something they had any racing experience with. How the line changes in an oval corner versus a road corner over the course of a race is dramatically different. Watch a Nascar race or IRL race - at certain times during the race the upper, outside, line is faster even tho it is longer and far from the apex. On a road course the classic line changes - but usually only by moving the apex - early or late. Line changes are dictated by obstructions, track degradation or rain.
I am pretty sure Nuvolari, etc, could find the "fastest line".