what are the rules for 3 wide?

what driver has to give up the spot and where is it best to be in that kind of situation? inside, middle or outside?

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I personally will brake way earlier if I'm in the middle, just cause I can sustain damage from both sides. and then hope that the two other m0r0ns crashes together

 

a man with a vision ...

 

They say the middle one has most fun.

 

Depends on what kind of drivers are involved. If you know that you can trust the other drivers (an MR-AB server is a good place), just hold your line. Otherwise follow @Mathieu Labbé's advise, I'd even say break early no matter your place in the sandwich.

Here's some screenshots from last weekend's StreetFight server showing awesome threesomes

 

If i'm not on the inside I would normally back out of a situation like that. Not worth the risk. Sometimes I would still go for it though, especially if I know the other players.

 

Avoid like the plague as it's usually going to end in disaster... as per your pic @ShimonART

 

The first thing came to my mind from the title was, 'Leave her!'.

 

If I'd be the inside one, then I'd keep inside through the turn as much as I can till the exit. If outside then probably would brake early and sacrafice position for better exit speed. No idea about the middle lol

Would take inspiration from this:

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Totally this... and when in the middle, I'd say it's all about who on either side of you brakes first - or more aptly, who has the cojones to brake latest

 

It got worse! Seems like about half the races there have a pile up at that turn.

 

All depends on who your racing, in a pub server its usually 3 or 4 wide into t1 but 2 of them are already going backwards.

With good drivers its possible but still not many corners you can enter apex and exit 3 wide that isn't an oval, so someone will need to back out and this will vary situation to situation. Its a very desperate move and in most cases I would try to avoid it as the chance of ending badly is pretty high. All you can really do is hold your line and hope the others do, a small error by just one of the 3 drivers will likely take out all 3 so id back myself more to let the other 2 have the corner and get them later in the race assuming they make it that far.

 

The answer to your question is simple, each has to hold his line.
However as others said most corners will make that a tricky thing to do, so i would try to get out of it in advance in most cases.
It might work on wide, big radius corners around trusted drivers.

 

Exactly, the middle guy needs to leave room for both cars on either side at all times while they are overlapped. The inside and outside guys need to leave a minimum 2 car spaces and all need to adjust speed and nail the line to ensure they can make it around the corner safely. They will also need to leave a little margin as we all aren't perfect and if one guy makes a small error then all 3 will likely be done.

You need to consider who your 3 wide with, are both the other guys likely aware they are 3 wide. Are all 3 of you capable of holding the intended line, do the other guys care if they likely cant even pull the move off and simply wreck both cars. Are you in a position worth the risk or better off just waiting for a better opportunity and backing out of the move in some way, 3 wide I have done in straights a bit mostly when in a battle and also lapping a slower car. Rarely is it a 3 way fight for position but it does happen, if your in the worst position usually outside then odds of not losing both spots if the other 2 continue on with the move are pretty slim.

 

I think it depends a lot on the type of corner.

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What happens when you TRY it up the inside @2:35.....

 

Nice pics, and I agree. All depends on what corner and mostly who is involved. Many create mayhem and can't be trusted in an effin straight line. In Eau Rouge for instance with people I don't know I back off and try to get a better exit to overtake on the Kemmel Straight. Otherwise I like nothing more than take the challenge I try to reach to exit the corner all 3 unscathed, Eau Rouge 2 max tho Too safe is too boring. It'd too often give me a worse feeling for chickening out than to try a fun challenge ahead and screw up, especially if you know the people you're racing with are more for having fun rather than where they finish.

If you didn't knew you'd swear Verstappen was in that blue car.

 

Pray!!!

 

I didn't mean to post the above though, I guess it stayed and sneaked in with my reply to esox. Wrote that yesterday but decided not to post because it all depends on too many factors to give a general answer. On the example of the OP which can be seen in action near the end in esox's video it's clearly the blue car's fault for diving in that gap. Even going two wide there is asking for trouble IMO. Better set up for a good exit on the straight. If the two outer cars went side by side through that tight corner they'd both wouldn't have a great exit, while the blue car could've profit from that to set up for an optimal exit.

 

Could never understand the lets go around this corner holding hands mentality, I for one if I'm not gonna make the pass I'll let off and tuck in behind.
Your only gonna slow yer self's down, I can count the drivers in one hand who will do the same.