F1 2001 Vehicle Differences

Hi everybody. I've been wondering what the differences are in the vehicles in F1 2001. I've driven the Ferrari, the Williams, and the McLaren, and even though I do not have the "all vehicles equal" setting on they don't feel much different to me. In GPL there are huge and obvious differences between the different makes. In F1 2001 I can't seem to tell them apart from a performance standpoint, but maybe that's just because I'm really not very good at driving these cars yet. What do you think? What differences have you noticed? Which car do you prefer, and why?

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> Hi everybody. I've been wondering what the differences are in the > vehicles in F1 2001. I've driven the Ferrari, the Williams, and the > McLaren, and even though I do not have the "all vehicles equal" setting > on they don't feel much different to me. In GPL there are huge and > obvious differences between the different makes. In F1 2001 I can't > seem to tell them apart from a performance standpoint, but maybe that's > just because I'm really not very good at driving these cars yet. What > do you think? What differences have you noticed? Which car do you > prefer, and why?

Well, one obvious difference is that cars like the Benettons only have 6 gears. Otherwise, I find that the differences are relatively subtle. The Williams appears to have the most power, but I find that the Ferrari is more stable when cornering, though the top laps at Monaco on F1 2001 rank are in a Williams - go figure ; ). Btw, if you want to improve your driving, check out F1 2001 rank - it seems to almost force you to become a better driver. My driving have improved dramatically (even though I'm still crap) -- Damien Smith [email hidden] ICQ: 77028579 F1 2001 rank: +35.325

I notice a significant difference in the cars. Try downloading Ian Bell's McLaren setup from simbin.com for Hockenheim. Run some laps in the McLaren, and then use that same setup with the Ferrari. You'll see a big difference IMO. THe McLaren is much easier to drive. One setup doesn't always transfer well from one car to another. David G Fisher "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a3jrjc$18u0qb$[email hidden]...

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> Hi everybody. I've been wondering what the differences are in the > vehicles in F1 2001. I've driven the Ferrari, the Williams, and the > McLaren, and even though I do not have the "all vehicles equal" setting > on they don't feel much different to me. In GPL there are huge and > obvious differences between the different makes. In F1 2001 I can't > seem to tell them apart from a performance standpoint, but maybe that's > just because I'm really not very good at driving these cars yet. What > do you think? What differences have you noticed? Which car do you > prefer, and why? >

>check out F1 2001 rank Do you have a link for that? -- Cheers, Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends

Here you go Robin: http://www.the-best.racesim.net/ All the best! Ian "Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_xy78.9458$[email hidden]...

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> >check out F1 2001 rank > > Do you have a link for that? > > -- > Cheers, > > Robin ................... `o^=o- > > http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk > N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends > >

Cheers Ian! Robin ................... `o^=o- http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends "Ian Bell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vAB78.10550$[email hidden]...

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> Here you go Robin: > http://www.the-best.racesim.net/ > > All the best! > > Ian > > "Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> wrote in > message news:_xy78.9458$[email hidden]... > > >check out F1 2001 rank > > > > Do you have a link for that? > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > > > Robin ................... `o^=o- > > > > http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk > > N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends > > > > > >

In article <7Os78.25270$[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: >I notice a significant difference in the cars. Try downloading Ian Bell's >McLaren setup from simbin.com for Hockenheim. Run some laps in the McLaren, >and then use that same setup with the Ferrari. You'll see a big difference >IMO. THe McLaren is much easier to drive. One setup doesn't always transfer >well from one car to another. > Maybe that's the problem I had. I tried his Ferrari setup... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <a3l2nu$190jos$[email hidden]>, "Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Well, one obvious difference is that cars like the Benettons only have 6 >gears. Otherwise, I find that the differences are relatively subtle. The >Williams appears to have the most power, but I find that the Ferrari is more >stable when cornering, though the top laps at Monaco on F1 2001 rank are in >a Williams - go figure ; ). Btw, if you want to improve your driving, check >out F1 2001 rank - it seems to almost force you to become a better driver. >My driving have improved dramatically (even though I'm still crap) >

I didn't realize there WAS a F1 2001 rank. Time to search Google...<g> -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Well, I just tried out a Suzuka setup I downloaded for a Jordan which seemed quite good but when I tried the setup with a McLaren, the wheels kept locking up under brakes. So that would indicate to me that possibly the suspension behaves differently on the various cars as well. -- Damien Smith [email hidden] ICQ: 77028579 F1 2001 rank: +35.325

"Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Well, I just tried out a Suzuka setup I downloaded for a Jordan which > seemed quite good but when I tried the setup with a McLaren, the > wheels kept locking up under brakes. So that would indicate to me > that possibly the suspension behaves differently on the various cars > as well. or the weight transfer/balance could also be different (smack! did I just say something technical...stoppit!) dave henrie > > -- > Damien Smith > [email hidden] > ICQ: 77028579 > F1 2001 rank: +35.325

> or the weight transfer/balance could also be different yeah, actually that's probably more likely - might just need to change the weight distribution and/or brake balance.

Wouldn't it be nice if a modern F1 sim included the "Gerhard Berger" or "Alex Wurz" option, where the driver is so big you don't have the option to play with ballast, and as an added bonus, your cranium is so big you block half the air intake... Stephen "Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a3o3b7$19qmig$[email hidden]... > > or the weight transfer/balance could also be different > > yeah, actually that's probably more likely - might just need to change the > weight distribution and/or brake balance. > >