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Diving F1 2001 vs. GPL - Help!!!

Brian Bowle

Diving F1 2001 vs. GPL - Help!!!

by Brian Bowle » Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:36:02

I have raced GPL for a long time. Well since the day it came out and it is
great. I have a F1 2001 league now and all the guys are 4 seconds faster
than me at Silverstone. I keep running in the 1:19-1:23 range and they are
running 1:16-1:17. What could I be doing wrong? I feel like it is some GPL
driving style that is holding me back. I use all of the track. I brake late
and accelerate out of the turns. Everyone passes me like I am standing
still. I can not figure it out.
Trev

Diving F1 2001 vs. GPL - Help!!!

by Trev » Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:44:44

I have a similar problem as well, always seem to be 4 seconds off the pace,
I did find that actually braking earlier rather than later and accellerating
right through the turn helped me to be a little bit quicker and smoother.

I keep running in the 1:19-1:23 range and they are

ikste

Diving F1 2001 vs. GPL - Help!!!

by ikste » Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:21:10


Turn off aids where possible.

Brake sooner, turn earlier and less, accelerate sooner.

GPL style slip angles round turns will slow you down - try
to keep the slip minimal.  Yes modern F1 cars do drift and
slide but nowhere near the extent of pre aero like GPL.

Concentrate on the next straight as opposed to getting
the car all out of shape under late braking.  It's ok
to lose some speed on the entry if you can get an extra
10mph terminal speed on the next straigh section.

Use your downforce! - the faster you go, the more grip
you have so try experimenting with mid-corner speeds.

Have a play with your setups and try to create some
mechanical grip to complement your downforce.

Check the race replays for lines and corner speed of
your opponents to work out which sections you can get
faster on.

Practice!!

Smoothness is key.

Just some thoughts...

iksteh

Damien Smit

Diving F1 2001 vs. GPL - Help!!!

by Damien Smit » Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:05:46

The annoying part is when you can do 1:16s at Silverstone and are still
3-4secs off the "alien's" best lap times!!

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Damien Smith

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