> >> When you figure out under 2:00 at Rouen, and 1:50 at Mexico, let me
know,
> >huh?
> >> Those two are a thorn in my side...
> >Drive really fast ;-)
> >Malc.
> Smart ass...<g>
> I can drive really fast, no problem. But, I can't stay on the track while
> doing it. Staying on the track improves your chances of getting a good
lap
> time...
> :-)
Hey if you're fully in control you're not going fast enough ;-)
Rouen has alot of fast, sweeping corners where your exit speed is crucial to
getting a good time. Firstly, use ALL of the track, and accelerate through
each corner, taking as late an apex as you can manage, because you'll enter
the corner much slower than you exit it, so your car will tend to want to
drift wide at the exit. A late apex will give you enough tarmac for it to do
that.
The famous hairpin won't lose you too much time if you take it slowly, but
it's very easy to lose the back as you have to brake while turning.
Think about your traction circle and use a bit of braking and a bit of
cornering grip to slow down & get round the corner. Brake too hard & you'll
go sideways, take the corner too fast & you'll not have enough grip left to
slow down.
One other tip I found really useful, take the tight corner at the end of the
back straight in second, and you can floor it much sooner without doing
donuts ;-)
Malc.
