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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
I've been following racing for a few decades now and it's the driver who doesn't constantly push it but who looks after his car, fuel, tyres, etc. that usually comes out on top; push it too hard and something will break.
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And that's why pushing it too hard is synonym for going over the limit. Any way, during the race a driver roughly choose between three strategies. Assuming the race has 100 laps and a driver can consume 100 litres, the three tactics are:
1. A fuel consumption per lap that equals the average of 1 litre per lap.
2. A fuel consumption that's lower than average in the first stages and higher in later stages of the race.
3. A fuel consumption that higher than average in the later stages of the race and lower the later stages in the race.
Due to the Safety Car a driver is highly discouraged to choose the third possible strategy.