Race Report - Interlagos, Brazil

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> Hi Everyone (esp the NI PC World guys who sold me my Per4mer wheel the > other day) > All I can say about this game is WOW! > I have just finished the first round of a 50% Race Distance > World Championship in Brazil and I am breathless. > I qualified in pole, just 0.003 seconds ahead of Schumacher. > At the start, he powered past me into the lead, but I got past him > again at the first corner. In my mirror I could see Coulthard, where > was Schumacher I asked myself? I paused and had a look at the replay, > Alesi had clipped Schumacher's back wheel and he had spun out, finally > regaining the track in 20th place! > I lead for a couple of laps before a kerb-induced slip caused > me to spin, getting back on the track in 5th place, with Coulthard in > the lead followed by Hill, Alesi and Barichello. I managed to claw my > way back to 3rd, around 6 seconds behind Hill. As we approached 1/2 > distance, a few computer cars began to go into the pits. I myself was > on a one-stopper and so when Coulthard went in (one stopper) I > cancelled my pit signal and stayed out for a charging lap to try to > pull some distance up on him. I went into the pits (a 9.0 second - > quite slow) and when I came out I was in 4th, behind Coulthard, Hill > and SCHUMACHER!! He had worked his way through almost the entire > field!! (Fantastic AI). On I powered and suddenly the message 'Damon > Hill is out of the race' flashed up on screen. > Pause...replay....Hill's engine had blown up, smoke and flames > belching from the Williams (Murray would have had a heart attack), so > I was in third. The gap was down to 2.5 seconds and I was catching all > the time thanks to my Sauber's superior straight-line speed. I > outbraked Mikey at the slow 1st gear left-hander before the > start-finish and found myself 11 secs behind Coulthard with 11 laps > remaining. > The time was gradually coming down, 10 secs, 8.5, 6.7, 5,9, > down to 4.7 with 2 laps to go. I was beginning to lose hope but then > suddenly I saw Coulhard! He had run into a group of back-markers and > was having trouble getting past them. We came to the Pinheirinho and > Coulthard touched wheels with Alboretto and went onto the grass....I > was in the lead!! > I squeezed past the back-markers with Coulthard in my > mirrors...then the message 'David Coulthard is in the pits' flashed up > just as I was about to start my last lap. His car must have been > damaged in the wheel-touch! I just had to take it easy a win the first > round of the Championship. > The race finished > 1. Stephen McAuley > 2. Jean Alesi > 3. Michael Schumacher > (These 2 finished about 1/2 sec apart, they must have had some > battle!!) > 4. Gerhard Berger > 5. Reubens Barichello > 6. David Coulthard > Retirees were Hill, Katayama (shock!), Irvine, Panis + Beretta > Post your reports too > LONG LIVE GEOFF CRAMMOND > IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT!! > Stephen > Scully: Time is an universal invariant > Mulder: Not in this zipcode

Great report. I'm trying to get ready for a 75% race this weekend over the modem with Mad Mikey. We are starting at the beginning, Interlagos, too. JEB in Vegas

Hi Everyone (esp the NI PC World guys who sold me my Per4mer wheel the other day) All I can say about this game is WOW! I have just finished the first round of a 50% Race Distance World Championship in Brazil and I am breathless. I qualified in pole, just 0.003 seconds ahead of Schumacher. At the start, he powered past me into the lead, but I got past him again at the first corner. In my mirror I could see Coulthard, where was Schumacher I asked myself? I paused and had a look at the replay, Alesi had clipped Schumacher's back wheel and he had spun out, finally regaining the track in 20th place! I lead for a couple of laps before a kerb-induced slip caused me to spin, getting back on the track in 5th place, with Coulthard in the lead followed by Hill, Alesi and Barichello. I managed to claw my way back to 3rd, around 6 seconds behind Hill. As we approached 1/2 distance, a few computer cars began to go into the pits. I myself was on a one-stopper and so when Coulthard went in (one stopper) I cancelled my pit signal and stayed out for a charging lap to try to pull some distance up on him. I went into the pits (a 9.0 second - quite slow) and when I came out I was in 4th, behind Coulthard, Hill and SCHUMACHER!! He had worked his way through almost the entire field!! (Fantastic AI). On I powered and suddenly the message 'Damon Hill is out of the race' flashed up on screen. Pause...replay....Hill's engine had blown up, smoke and flames belching from the Williams (Murray would have had a heart attack), so I was in third. The gap was down to 2.5 seconds and I was catching all the time thanks to my Sauber's superior straight-line speed. I outbraked Mikey at the slow 1st gear left-hander before the start-finish and found myself 11 secs behind Coulthard with 11 laps remaining. The time was gradually coming down, 10 secs, 8.5, 6.7, 5,9, down to 4.7 with 2 laps to go. I was beginning to lose hope but then suddenly I saw Coulhard! He had run into a group of back-markers and was having trouble getting past them. We came to the Pinheirinho and Coulthard touched wheels with Alboretto and went onto the grass....I was in the lead!! I squeezed past the back-markers with Coulthard in my mirrors...then the message 'David Coulthard is in the pits' flashed up just as I was about to start my last lap. His car must have been damaged in the wheel-touch! I just had to take it easy a win the first round of the Championship. The race finished 1. Stephen McAuley 2. Jean Alesi 3. Michael Schumacher (These 2 finished about 1/2 sec apart, they must have had some battle!!) 4. Gerhard Berger 5. Reubens Barichello 6. David Coulthard Retirees were Hill, Katayama (shock!), Irvine, Panis + Beretta Post your reports too LONG LIVE GEOFF CRAMMOND IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT!! Stephen Scully: Time is an universal invariant Mulder: Not in this zipcode

That is currently the track that I am working out as well. I assume if you grabbed the pole you must have been 1.17.xx or below. The fastest I have hit so far is 1.18.226 with 12 gallon fuel load. Ther is definately another second in there to be had I just need to consistently stick all the corners. Would you consider sharing your setup with the group? Also what average lap speed in race configuration do you need to run up front? Will 1.19.xx - 1.20.xx do?

Please share setup with me i am struggling at 1.22 FORZA FERRARI

> Please share setup with me i am struggling at 1.22 > FORZA FERRARI Try: front wing 10 rear wing 5 ride height front 31 " " rear 57.5 Not perfect I suspect but may help you get down to 1.18.xx good luck

Turn all help off (steering & traction) and i have a 1.17179 lap

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>Try: >front wing 10 >rear wing 5 >ride height front 31 > " " rear 57.5 >Not perfect I suspect but may help you get down to 1.18.xx >good luck

I`ve tried this but simply cannot control the car when exiting corners I use 4 on front and back wing and struggle in rookie!!!! (I could play F1GP in ACE with no problems).

Whats your setup I can only get 1.20

>Turn all help off (steering & traction) and i have a 1.17179 lap All off except dotted line i made a 1:15.769 Cheers Thomas --- Get up, dive down, no problem.

>>Turn all help off (steering & traction) and i have a 1.17179 lap >All off except dotted line i made a 1:15.769 With all helps turned off I made a 1.15.450 but it should be possible to do a 1.14.xxx . I hope that I can reach it this week. My problem in race is, that my tyres are burned away after 12-13 Laps. Also the computer is much more faster in the slow corners. Anyone faster ? Andi