Driver
It does have some to do with the driver, however if you look at the pros they are all driving pretty hard. The nova motors are getting 10+ in alot of situations but not always. The orion motors usually don't. If you are really driving at an expert A main pace 10 mins is not un-heard of but is not the norm. If your not an expert driver just pit one more time and crash one less time and it will work out the same.