F12001 stalling in the pits

Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do I get engine restarted? -- Cheers, Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends

Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do I get engine restarted? -- Cheers, Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends

Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do I get engine restarted? -- Cheers, Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends

I've always used the auto clutch so I don't think I can stall. But, if the car doesn't refire automatically you are screwed...F1 cars and the sim too do NOT have starter motors. anyone know for sure? dave henrie "Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:V6Iu8.23505$[email hidden]...

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> Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do I > get engine restarted? > > -- > Cheers, > > Robin ................... `o^=o- > > http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk > N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends > > >

>...F1 cars and the sim too do NOT have starter motors. Hmmm would have thought the pit crew would have a starter for when a car stalls during the pitstop, like in real life. I'm quite prepared to accept I'm out of the race if I stall out on the track, but it's annoying when it happens in the middle of a full gp and you're sat in the pits -- Cheers, Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OmJu8.34838$G72.25166@sccrnsc01... > I've always used the auto clutch so I don't think I can stall. But, if > the car doesn't refire automatically you are screwed...F1 cars and the sim > too do NOT have starter motors. > anyone know for sure? I don't know about current cars, but back in the 80s they had a starter driven off a little air bottle. It was part of the regs that the car nominally had to have a starter and a reverse gear, neither of which were particularly dependable. Turning over a high compression motor with a little bottle of compressed air isn't too easy, and hoping it fires up is wishful thinking. However, when Gilles Villeneuve trashed his Ferrari at Zandvoort, the race reports say he stabbed the starter button a few times, got it going, then three-wheeled it back to the pits, dangling the rear suspension behind him. In F1-2001 I have not found a way to restart. Stephen

Todays F1-engines uses pneumatic valves, and those engines cannot be started, going downhill and put in a gear. You need a box to get the airpressure up, before attempting to start the engine. They say ducatis new MotoGP bike have the same technology now btw. But if the car stalls in the pits, they are allowed to restart it I think. "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OmJu8.34838$G72.25166@sccrnsc01...

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> I've always used the auto clutch so I don't think I can stall. But, if > the car doesn't refire automatically you are screwed...F1 cars and the sim > too do NOT have starter motors. > anyone know for sure? > dave henrie > "Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> wrote in > message news:V6Iu8.23505$[email hidden]... > > Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do

I > > get engine restarted?

It is possible to restart the engine by 'clutch' starting it in F1-2001 (real life I dont think you can start it unless you have your mechanics nearby with all the gear). If you are on a slight downhill, just put it in 1st gear, hold the clutch in, wait until you are slightly rolling, push the throttle hard in and then release the clutch (with throttle still fully depressed). As soon as you hear the engine burst into life and rev depress the clutch in again so you dont stall it and then light up the wheels to get moving. Same applies if its downhill (backwards), just use reverse instead of 1st. I hope the above makes sense, it works for me (but you do have to be rolling at least a few km/h), you cant be stationary. Matt "Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:n6Iu8.23497$[email hidden]...

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> Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do I > get engine restarted? > > -- > Cheers, > > Robin ................... `o^=o- > > http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk > N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends > > >

Yes have done this many times in f12001. Silly really that you can restart like this which you would be unable to in real life, but sat in the pits where they would have a starter to fire up the engine again you're screwed! -- Cheers, Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends "Matt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Q8Ru8.13396$[email hidden]... > It is possible to restart the engine by 'clutch' starting it in F1-2001 > (real life I dont think you can start it unless you have your mechanics > nearby with all the gear). If you are on a slight downhill, just put it in > 1st gear, hold the clutch in, wait until you are slightly rolling, push the > throttle hard in and then release the clutch (with throttle still fully > depressed). As soon as you hear the engine burst into life and rev depress > the clutch in again so you dont stall it and then light up the wheels to get > moving. > > Same applies if its downhill (backwards), just use reverse instead of 1st. > > I hope the above makes sense, it works for me (but you do have to be rolling > at least a few km/h), you cant be stationary. > > Matt > > "Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> wrote in > message news:n6Iu8.23497$[email hidden]... > > Maybe stupid question, but if I stall during a pitstop in a race, how do I > > get engine restarted? > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > > > Robin ................... `o^=o- > > > > http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk > > N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends > > > > > > > >