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Doesn't mean that's what drivers want. There was a time in basketball where the overall best strategy was to score a few points and then just stall by holding the ball and playing defensively. That led to the shot clock being introduced because the best strategy led to mindnumbingly boring games.
The overall best strategy doesn't mean it's the most fun strategy. I know you can say "that's the rules for you. deal with it" and that is an argument, but I think Verstappen leaving F1 because of the regs would be pretty damning of F1.
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.