Mini Cooper S 1965

TYRES

• Compound: Standard Road/Race Crossply (fixed compound for Mini Cooper S 1965)
• Front Pressure: 1.95 bar
• Rear Pressure: 1.90 bar
• Tyre Blanket Temp: N/A (no heating system on this car)

ELECTRONICS

• TC: N/A (not fitted — mechanical era car)
• ABS: N/A (not fitted)
• Engine Braking: Fixed (non-adjustable drivetrain)
• Brake Pressure: 92%
• Brake Bias: F: 58% / R: 42%

DRIVETRAIN

• Fuel Map: Map 1 — fixed carburetor fuel delivery, no adjustable maps on this car
• Gear Ratios:
• 1st: 3.350
• 2nd: 2.172
• 3rd: 1.436
• 4th: 1.000
• Final Drive: 3.944

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 125 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 19500 N/m / 19500 N/m
• ARB: 12 N/mm
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 58%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 130 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 17500 N/m / 17500 N/m
• ARB: 8 N/mm
• Diff Preload: 25 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.6

DAMPERS

AERO

• No adjustable aero — classic Mini Cooper S bodywork, zero wings, negligible downforce. Focus setup balance entirely through mechanical grip.

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The Mini's high center of gravity and soft stock-like suspension geometry cause massive body roll under aggressive direction changes — stiffening the front ARB relative to rear helps control dive and roll into Snetterton's fast chicanes (Bombhole, Agostini) without destabilizing rear rotation under trail braking.

TRACK GUIDE

• Turn 1 (Riches): Late braking works well here due to the Mini's light weight, but trail brake smoothly — the high roll center punishes abrupt inputs with understeer-to-oversteer transition.
• Bombhole Complex: Carry momentum through the downhill compression; this is a traction and commitment corner, not a braking one — lift only slightly and let the chassis rotate on entry.
• Coram Curve: Long, high-speed sweeper — the Mini will understeer on power here; get the rotation done early before full throttle application to avoid running wide onto the curbs.
• Russell Chicane: Aggressive curb use is good for lap time but watch for the Mini becoming airborne on the inside curb — too much vertical disturbance unsettles the rear on corner exit.
• Overall: Lap time is won through minimum speed scrub in the Bombhole-Agostini-Montreal sequence; the Mini's low power means exit speed from every corner matters more than outright braking performance.