Racing glossary

A pocket glossary for the race screen. Compound / stint, Undercut / overcut, Wear cliff / pit loss, DNF / classification.

A pocket glossary for the race screen.

Compound / stint

A compound is the type of tyre: Soft, Medium or Hard. A stint is the part of a race run on one set of tyres, between the start, a stop or the finish.

Undercut / overcut

An undercut means stopping before a rival and using fresher tyres to gain time. An overcut means staying out longer in the hope that clean air or later tyre life makes up the difference.

Wear cliff / pit loss

The wear cliff is where tyre performance deteriorates more sharply. Pit loss is the time given up by travelling through the pit lane and changing tyres.

DNF / classification

DNF means did not finish. Classification is the official finishing order within this game; retired cars do not score as classified finishers here.