I had been to Sonoma before, so even though it was many years ago, after the first lap, I remembered what it felt like. The instructors said to get almost all of your turn-in done before entering T2 and especially T3a, due to the elevation change making the car light at the apex.
On the other hand, I was totally over estimating turn 1- it’s a gradual left, but i was letting up thinking I had to account for the turning - but the instructors pointed out that the turn is slightly banked so it’s possible to carry ALOT of speed through T1. After watching other advanced groups blast through it barely an adjustment, I started taking t1 more aggressively, which meant hitting T2 with more speed, which meant adjusting how how to slow down and remembering to turn in.
It’s not a early turn in (that’s how you hit a wall), but it’s scrubbing speed early to get thr car pointed where you want to end up
Also, I don’t think you need to track all the way out since turn 3 is quickly approaching
Here is Edgar Lau, pro racer and lead instructor:
https://youtu.be/M_U8ccNei8Y?si=F31-HvrqhisRq8Yu
They showed this as an example, although there are differences for us bc he is taking a line meant to account for wheel to wheel tactics