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I have just bought F1RS and I am finding it quite hard compared to GP2. I
find it easiest with the view set to furtherst away from the***pit. It
seems far more tricky when driving "in the***pit".

Does anyone else have any opinion on this?

Please vote!

1=in***pit
2=next view
3=most out of***pit view

I feel like I am cheating racing in view 3 but it is definately easier for
me.

Ian

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view 3

Cockpit view only please. Those other views are for console guys :-)
F4 is like psygnosis F1...

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I also seem to get a better feeling for the car in the closest out-of-car
view.  You can see how much the rear-end is getting around and all.

Cockpit View! The only way to drive fast!

Well for me, I started using view 1 - in the***pit. But its just not
realistic enough when using a joystick, so I started running View 3.
This is the most "arcade" style, and the easiest, but least realistic.

Now I use a steering wheel, and I can ONLY drive using the***pit
view. Being outside the car when using the wheel feels strange and
makes it a bit harder to place the car.

Its probably all psychological though :-)

Any serious sim racer runs***pit view anyway....

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Ian Batty wrote on 9 Apr 1998 22:52:05 GMT:

  Here's the deal: To learn a track, use the out-of-cockpit view;
to actually go fast on the track once you know it, and to work on
your setup,***pit view is the only way to go, because you have
a better feel for the way the car is behaving.

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Yes,***pit view is the only way to drive F1RS, IMO.  It's the basic
difference between sim vs. arcade, and if you agree that F1RS is a
fine sim, then stay in the***pit when you're at the wheel.  No
***pit view was the single reason why I didn't buy Psygnosis' F1.

Also, I've found that once I've crashed during an F1RS race (frequent
occurance so far), it's still fun to watch some/all of the rest of the
race from the various external views.
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Dave Mack

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press F4 just one time, this is the view that is easiest to play and gives
the BEST feel of speed.

Leo Merikallio