In a circuit race, though, he could choose to pit every time he passed the pit lane entrance. In a forty-lap race, he could stop to change tires forty times if he wanted.
Going by Little Sheep's limits, it definitely had enough energy for 292 kilometers. It would not need to pit.
But even [Adaptive Tires] at full durability would only last around two hundred kilometers under hard driving.
[Adaptive Tires] could not completely replace actual tire wear. They were only an energy barrier that prevented wear from direct friction. The tires themselves still had to withstand heat, compression, and deformation.
If he did not pit, then in the latter half of the race, the other cars that had pitted would have fresh tires, while Little Sheep would be on badly degraded old ones. He might lose even more time.
That made pit strategy extremely important.
"This really is a blind spot for me."
That was the extent of Shen Qi's understanding of circuit racing.
In his previous life, he had raced against death in a transport truck, driving either on paved roads or rough trails. When would he ever have taken a truck onto a racetrack?
For the format, he could only look to F1 as a reference.
If he needed to change tires midway through, Lilligant, Lopunny, Florges, and especially Golurk had better all come help reduce the tire-changing time.
Without his own support team, he could only use a public Service Bay, where he might have to queue, and the staff would not be familiar with his car.
By contrast, Feiyue and some of the Club's Racing Drivers had professional support teams and could apply for dedicated Service Bays, giving them a huge advantage.
Chapter 721: Lilligant's Celebration Feast
"Lilligant!"
Outside the Pewter Science Museum, Shen Qi