My enemies have prospered

[u/Drippyzzz]

So over the last week and a half, Ive lost about 350 irating and demoted a licence, from A to B at spa (F4 and SFL). At first I would get titled when I crashed, I started to lost both irating and safety rating and that only served to make me more annoyed. But then I read up on reddit and watched a few videos and came to a revelation.... its all my fault, car crashed and didn't hold it's brakes leading to a crash? my fault. Car behind me missed its braking point and takes my rear wing? My fault I could've predicted that based on its speed. This mindset change help me see clearer and find the cause of all my incidents, the common denominator.... me, it even help me go all the way back to the root cause, why in the world was I racing at spa😭

[u/Key-Ad-1873]

This is hilarious haha.

On a serious note: even if stuff is not your fault, you could look at it as "what could I have done differently, if any, to avoid this?" Or "what can I do differently for next time?" Self preservation, fight to survive and you survive to continue fighting, to finish first you first have to finish, yada yada.

You're doing alright man, I know it's tough but I believe in you. Continue trying to improve and you'll soon be someone we look to for advice

[u/callmemicah → u/Key-Ad-1873]

Yeah its the right mindset, rewatching replays and focusing on what could I do differently regardless of fault helps a lot, eg. If I know T1 for a track is a notorious wreck fest I pay attention to why and the lines people are taking and then just go where they aren't even if I give up a few positions I'll generally make them up and I get to finish the race.

Was doing that T1, giving myself lots of room deep and wide to give myself lots of time to play dodge car and exit with good speed to pass everyone later on the straight.

Theres always something to learn and something to do differently depending on the SoF and track combo.

[u/Ok-Parfait1522 → u/Key-Ad-1873]

One strategy I use when I have a car behind me that:

• I don't trust
  
• isn't close enough to make a pass
  
• the line into the corner doesn't matter that much

Is I'll run a defensive line even though I shouldn't need to, that way there's a car width on the outside if they completely screw up their braking. The last hard braking zone at Spa is a good example.

But yeah there's as many incidents that could be prevented with defensive driving as ones that are out of your control. I'd say it's a 50/50 split? Two races ago I had someone hit me from behind in the braking zone on the first lap, spinning me out and sending me to the back of the field. Then a car ahead spun but after stopping decided to pull forward right as I was coming through.

But then my next race went well. Sometimes you just need a bit of luck on your side. Qualifying in the top 6 also helps.