Does it matter which car I'm in....? (F1 2002)

Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6, others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them myself. I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but it add's an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in the game too!! btw, I unlocked the Medical Car by getting a gold lap in the "school" at Hockenheim - where can I unlock the trainers and safety car? Cheers! Matt

> Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6, > others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them > myself. So you're just as fast in a Minardi as in a Renault? I know I'm certainly not... Yes, the cars are different.

In one of the menus you can have the cars as in real life or set them to all be the same. "Matt Larkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6, > others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them > myself. > > I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but itadd's > an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in thegame

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> too!! > > btw, I unlocked the Medical Car by getting a gold lap in the "school" at > Hockenheim - where can I unlock the trainers and safety car? > > Cheers! > > Matt > >

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:53:59 -0000, "Matt Larkin" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6, >others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them >myself. > >I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but it add's >an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in the game >too!!

I find the difference between my times in the Ferrari and the Minardi with similar wing settings and the gearing adjusted appropriately is about 2 seconds on a typical track (i.e. 1:30-ish lap time). Jason

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:53:59 -0000, "Matt Larkin" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6, >others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them >myself. > >I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but it add's >an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in the game >too!!

Also, I should add that the Minardi has less horsepower/torque. If you run the same setup in the Ferrari and then go to another car, you'll find that the top speed in the rpm/kmph graph is lower. Most engines also cannot rev nearly as high as the Ferrari. Finally, it could be my imagination, but I find the Jordan's to be wide as hell, or at least I have trouble turning in neatly. Jasno

"Milo Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<kLmv9.155288$[email hidden]>... > In one of the menus you can have the cars as in real life or set them to all > be the same. > "Matt Larkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in > > > >I thought this only reset the AI cars to be spread across the field, rather than the car I am driving. If there is a performance hit, there should be something about this in the manual, as some people (rightly or wrongly) will NEVER drive a (Ferrari / Williams / McClaren) because of team rivalries etc. Does anyone know what characteristics are different between the different cars then? And do the setups that I use have to be tailored to each different race car? Matt