If Verstappen brakes on the straight to optimize overall lap time that means someone else can choose not to, pass him, and try to hold on for the rest of the lap.
If breaking on the straight is the way to go faster overall then someone passing Verstappen doesn’t really matter because they’ll be on an unoptimized strategy and Verstappen will take his place back. Not to mention if it’s the optimized way to drive then everyone will be doing that.
If Verstappen brakes on the straight to optimize overall lap time that means someone else can choose not to, pass him, and try to hold on for the rest of the lap.
Sounds good for racing.
If breaking on the straight is the way to go faster overall then someone passing Verstappen doesn’t really matter because they’ll be on an unoptimized strategy and Verstappen will take his place back. Not to mention if it’s the optimized way to drive then everyone will be doing that.