A couple of questions to
@Calvyn White, what is your approach to achieving a setup? Do you do one thing then another, or are you changing multiple settings at a time? Do you go in any particular order?
Well my approach to achieving a set-up that im satisfied with is probably not the right way but it works for me. But as far as I know there is no right or wrong way so I will explain it in the way I do it.
First of all I go out on default drive the car as hard as possible and whilst doing so taking notes where I don't think where the car is handling as I would like. This usually consist of paying attention to the medium too fast speed corners.
I start with the bump and rebound whether the car is turning into qui with a car is exiting too wide I start with the bump and rebound to bring this in to a little bit more control in what I want the car to do. I also think about getting the wing if any as low as possible of course lowering the wing can result in high speed corners a little over steering what stiffening the front suspension will help compensate this will give a little less grip at the front allowing the wing to come into play a little more and push the car out from the corner.
Or you can soften the rear giving the car a little bit more grip and push assisting what little wing you are running.
So yeah I do have a set routine in how I approach a setup.
I start with the bump and rebound I think about keeping everything else that would wear the tires as low as possible such as toe and camber. I tend to use these nearer to the end of the process of making the set up the final adjustments anything from 5 or 6 clicks on the camber and likewise with the front and rear toe. Ride height is one of those also things I tend to leave to last as one or two clicks can make a lot of difference so it's best to go with the default for as long as possible sometimes it doesn't need changing at all.
Power, coast, preload I tend to think about using on the slower and medium corners. And think about putting them in a happy medium that will suit the entire track not one particular corner. When I do tend to use them to find and fix a particular problem with a corner then resort to it other settings to resolve the issue that the coast power and preload have resolved and then start again to find that happy medium through out the track with the settings.
Every setting affects another setting so you were just one setting it may fix your problem in one area of the track but create another so what you done to fix it you may have to go back to the original setting and try another to resolve that issue without creating another.
Use your rear wing to help you fix a problem with the car's handling. It may help you get in a better corner speed and if it does help you get you the extra speed try the lowering it again and use mechanical grip such as suspension, anti-roll bar, right hide, anything of that nature the keep that wing down but maintaining that speed.
With practice and persistence you will know eventually what setting you will need to adjust to fix your problem without creating another.
So in conclusion I start with the bump and rebound was thinking how bumpy the track is how high do I need these can I get them stiffer will I have any problems going into corners trail breaking if they're too hard which will probably cause your tyres to lock up easier in bumpier corner than others do I keep you in the middle a happy medium compromising for all corners that trail braking can be used.
I have now got to the stage I know pretty much exactly what I need to change after a good hour of practicing with the default setup I go straight to the bump and rebound maybe a little suspension lower the wing. Hold the power and coast in preload if there is an option. Give it a whirl on the track and usually that sort of approach will improve the a default setup time. And whilst doing their taking mental notes. Which would consist of yep rebounds needs too hard and probably could take off some front camber and so on. It takes time but it gets quicker the more you do it the more you no what to do.
I suppose the most important thing I could say here is knowing exactly what your car is doing and how to make it do what you want without compromising on the speed. Yes it may be dodgy getting around that corner but you're getting around the corner as fast as you can get it to go and staying on the track. Whilst trying to be as smooth and accurate as possible.
I'll leave this here for now maybe one day the setup academy will come back. And maybe a driving academy as well.
I hope that answered your questions and made sense.