Hi,
first i must say i AM a gpl fan.
but one thing makes me angry:
maybe i am slow, maybe my car seems like a rock on the track, but in
F1 blue flags are ONLY used when a driver has AT LEAST one lap less
than the who is behind him, not , as in GPL, when a fast driver is
behind a slow one.
is there any patch for this unforgivable mistake?
i really ruins the feeling, makes you feel driving a lowly arcade were
cpu cars gets slower when you are behind & faster when are ahead:((
thx
Franz
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Quos Jupiter vult perdere,dementat prius.
I only happens in practice when any car is behind you, dont take offence to
it :)
As far as I can tell the cpu drivers will try to get back past you but if
your faster you will pull away.
-ilmore
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>Hi, >first i must say i AM a gpl fan. >but one thing makes me angry: >maybe i am slow, maybe my car seems like a rock on the track, but in >F1 blue flags are ONLY used when a driver has AT LEAST one lap less >than the who is behind him, not , as in GPL, when a fast driver is >behind a slow one. >is there any patch for this unforgivable mistake? >i really ruins the feeling, makes you feel driving a lowly arcade were >cpu cars gets slower when you are behind & faster when are ahead:(( >thx >Franz >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Quos Jupiter vult perdere,dementat prius.Um.... in a RACE it will only show blue if you are going to be lapped
In QUALIFYING you will be shown blue flag if you are slower than the driver
behind, which I believe is the same as present F1
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Not always true tim.
In practice, I have passed many a car running slower than me only to see a
blue flag at the next corner. This is the case, even when I'm pulling away
from the aforementioned car.
Mark
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> Not always true tim. > In practice, I have passed many a car running slower than me only to see a > blue flag at the next corner. This is the case, even when I'm pulling away > from the aforementioned car. > Mark > >Um.... in a RACE it will only show blue if you are going to be lapped > >In QUALIFYING you will be shown blue flag if you are slower than the driver > >behind,no. it calculates whether they close for a certain amount of time, you can
edit it so that you never see a blue flag if u really want to
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> Not always true tim.
> In practice, I have passed many a car running slower than me only to see a
> blue flag at the next corner. This is the case, even when I'm pulling away
> from the aforementioned car.
> Mark
> >Um.... in a RACE it will only show blue if you are going to be lapped
> >In QUALIFYING you will be shown blue flag if you are slower than the
driver
> >behind,
Franz...this is NOT an "unforgiveable mistake".
In the period depcited by GPL (and indeed for at least a decade later) the
waved blue flag was simply advisory only........it indicated to a driver
that a vehicle was close behind and may attempt an overtaking manouvre.
It was NOT a mandatory requirement for anyone receiving the waved blue flag
to pull over and let the other car past.
So the fact that you are being waved at is simply to let you know another
car is approaching at speed.....and it is immaterial whether you are on the
same lap or not.
I believe that the Blue Flags in the 1960's F1 were simply to warn other
drivers that a faster car was comming up behind them,and not as modern F1
racing where you only get a blue flag if you are a lap down and have to give
way to the car behind.
>I believe that the Blue Flags in the 1960's F1 were simply to warn other
>drivers that a faster car was comming up behind them,and not as modern F1
>racing where you only get a blue flag if you are a lap down and have to give
>way to the car behind.
Correct. Papyrus is correct in its blue flag interpretation.
Mike.
