Certainly it can be good to avoid these situations.
Sometimes if you see a crowded mark rounding happening, it can be better to slow down, wait for the crowd to get around and then sneak inside with a good tactical rounding. However, if you want to become a better racer, actually knowing the rules is better than always just avoiding sticky situations. First, you'll actually know if you're in the right. Second, you can use the rules to your advantage (last weekend I won one race because I managed to get inside on the last gate rounding and force my competitor to round outside).

Just my 2cents.
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