Remember that the Riley/Multimatic received all the Mazda updates (new rear suspension and bellhousing) after the debut year when the car got the podium. When BAR1 made the race with the updated car they did almost no practice with the car. It was fitted with the Continentals that year.
So, the car should be a bit better than in 2017, but the team have to know the car. On the other side, the Orecas have made million of miles of testing and races with tons of data.
Rick Ware should try to get all the possible data from Mazda team about the Michelin tires throught Multimatic if they want to be near the Orecas.
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