With the tyre wear.
Had you used all of you 6 sets through Qualifying and Race, because once you have worn all 6 sets, they either dont change them cause you have no new ones left or do change them but for equally worn ones.
Just a thought.
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With the tyre wear.
Had you used all of you 6 sets through Qualifying and Race, because once you have worn all 6 sets, they either dont change them cause you have no new ones left or do change them but for equally worn ones.
Just a thought.
YES! I realise now that's what happened in Italy. With Silverstone I had to actively choose tyres by pressing "right" x2 to bring up the menu. I thought they'd put inters on automatically, but they kept me on worn wets...Quote:
Originally Posted by aki13
Oh I'm too switched off to be a real F1 driver that's for sure. Using all my tyres up in practice is almost as good as when I forgot to close my DRS going into Eau Rouge...
Ouch. Did you eat Barrier. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by rjbetty
Surprisingly I managed to switch DRS off and regain control, but I'm very grateful there's so much run-off these days!Quote:
Originally Posted by aki13
I dont know, back in the day that would have been gravel. Then you would have learnt your lesson. :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by rjbetty
On a similar note. I was at Monaco in a Mclaren and had fought from 10th to lead for about 20 laps now, when on Lap 76 of the 78. I hit a hidden barrier on the way to Tabac.
Driving along cruising and went along an inch away from the side barrier and a bit must stick out because I suddenly had all the wheels flying off. I threw the controller across the room. As 76 laps was about 1 3/4 hours. I was slightly annoyed.
Oh that is really rough! A real driver would probably campaigning to get rid of that at the next meeting, or have the Monaco race shortened.Quote:
Originally Posted by aki13
There's a bit like that on Montreal as you brake for turn 6. I went to the edge of the track to maximise my line; the next thing I know I'm at a standstill with major virtual whiplash having clipped an unfortunately placed sticking out bit!
Now you mention that, I have hit that as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjbetty
14.SINGAPORE - Q22 (start 24th) R15
Absolutely soaking quali, still learning the track - lots of corners to learn. Hit my front wing off, 5mins repairs, get back out with 3mins left! Complete a lap in 22nd knowing I can go at least 1.2sec faster but make a mistake. Trying so hard to get to the line to start another with 1 min left, I cut every corner, going round the last one with a 2 secs left! But I take too much speed in the wet and spin to the inside as the session ends. 0.4 behind Liuzzi when I could have had 19th...
Race is crazy! I'm careful not to get a penalty this time, get thru turn 1 ok! But thru tight turn 3 I just put myself slightly over the inside and get a penalty for illegal overtakes - what a shame! Especially as I'm 10th! I overtake into turn 4 and 5, and get Rosberg into the tight left hander by the bridge (turn 11?), but I go slightly too deep and overshoot the corner - was briefly 7th! Rejoin and do drive thru. But the safety car is deployed as Perez has crashed. I am able to save fuel and eventually catch up. As it finally comes in, several cars pit. I am 11th and continue to stay out a long time. Eventually I have Alonso (on pole, true race leader having pitted) behind me which makes me truly lol as I imagine him screaming in his helmet because he can't get past. This race is completely crazy as when others pit I am running in an amazing 2nd place!! Webber is leading by miles. But I am called into the pits which I take. I should have used that safety car to convert from a 3 stop to 2 stops and stayed out longer - that's where I messed up as I find later.
All the cards fall badly as people keep exiting the pits JUST ahead of me, and I always exit JUST behind, except one time where di Resta came out ahead but I turned my fuel right up and chased him hard. It paid off when I overtook him on merit! Held him behind me a long time before pitting (around 14th) With 10 laps left I am ahead of di Resta and Schumacher when with a few laps left I am told to pit. The tyres are worn but I want to hold onto 13th. Sadly I lose grip and spin out of tight turn 6, but insist on staying out, especially as I am now lapped. Sliding everywhere badly though. On last lap Petrov is a few seconds behind me, but backmarkers delay him. I make it to the line in 15th, JUST ahead. Great fun, and I'm pretty pleased for my first ever visit to this track (though I have played the Superstar Racing version which is very different).
Webber wins by 45sec! Hamilton in 2nd, but leading 6 cars. The 7 (2nd-8th) are covered by 2.5sec, with Alguersuari (my nominated rival) 3rd! I feel I would have finished in the points if I'd stayed out in 2nd and changed to one less stop. I sign a new contract with HRT after the race.
15.JAPAN Q24 R24
What a disastrous race to celebrate Singapore and my contract extension with... I have NEVER shone at Suzuka in ANY game whatsoever that I can remember. Struggle with setup but eventually qualify +6.4sec off - not that bad. Start is tough - I avoid a penalty but am unable to pass anyone at all, staying last! Setup is bad and twitchy. I spin many times including lap 1. Though I'm as quick as the cars ahead it's a struggle to hold the car. It's even worse when I fit option tyres by mistake. I've always hated it when people talk about prime and options - I never understand which is which - why don't they just call them hard and soft? So I don't understand why I keep spinning an already oversteering car until I see the tyres are shot. As I slip and slide I clip a car and get a penalty so I have to take that before getting tyres changed. Next lap is 50sec off the pace as tyres are GONE, I get a penalty for cutting corners (as I can't control the car). I have to do another lap, over 20sec off the pace. There's another penalty as someone drives into the back of me. I am now over 4 minutes behind D'Ambrosio so resign myself to saving fuel in order to make one last stop, fit NEW soft tyres, turn the engine up and just go for a fast lap. I do this, but the extra stop drops me behind the top 3 on my out lap, and they finish the race so I was unable to even get a lap in!
Just a shocker, not as bad as Turkey, but... :(
16.KOREA - Q19
My first visit to this track on any game goes really well. About 5sec off the pace in practice in 21st. Qualifying is even better tho I'm a tenth off my practice time on 1:40.771 in 19th. Only have 1 soft set left at end but decide to throw caution to the wind and do a lap, having also tweaked setup. Manage to get round with a few secs left. I've got something right as I am almost 2sec faster at split 2! However I did take just a little too much cut on the fast left-hander after split 1, invalidating the time. I was -1.2sec up after sector 1 tho. Mess it up out of last corner (other cars have also been around me) to slide everywhere, but still cross line just under 2sec faster. That time turned out to be just a tenth or so shy of going into Q2, but it was disallowed, so 19th it was.
Being careful to avoid a lap 1 penalty, I almost crash but am cautious enough into turn 1, still managing to scrape with cars. I get a warning but am extremely fortunate to not get a penalty. I am in 10th but brake very cautiously for turn 3 as I am unsure on the full fuel load, still overtaking 2 cars before getting Alguersuari at the end of the next straight. I am in P7 (actually I wasn't looking properly as I noticed a couple of laps later it was P6!) behind Alonso, keeping up with him before they all pull right away. I am determined to go against the suggested 3 stop and drag my tyres out to 2 stops. I do an extra lap on the softs, avoiding spinning, in on lap 7 having held up a train of cars in my HRT, down from 6th to 15th. I get out behind a massive group of cars, and manage to get past 2 by turning fuel up. It's very tough as I am being overtaken too and have to be skillful enough not to lose ground and get them back. For some reason the DRS is unavailable the entire race. My fuel is 2 laps below optimal...
I drag my hard tyres out another lap despite them being red, and don't make a mistake (so easy to do). Frustratingly, throughout the rest of the race, though I am taking massive risks with the fuel, I see cars that keep exiting the pits a few seconds in front of me. Given that I am 13th and this happened at least 5 times, it could have been looking very good indeed if I had found just another few seconds. I take a big risk in avoiding my last stop and going till the end of the race. The tyres are already pretty worn. Being lapped by Vettel on lap 25 makes it easier. This is a real test of nerve as I had been 2 laps down on fuel, with worn tyres and a train of faster cars behind me (plus the pit crew pleading with me to come in). I feel very assured today and despite being passed twice, I am able to snatch the position back, the second time only just by braking deep, bumping over the kerbs and touching the other car (Alguersuari). I manage to hold my position all the way to the flag.
I am happy with this drive as I didn't put a foot wrong the whole race apart from a warning at turn 1 and that re-pass on Alguersuari (corner cut) and controlled the tyre wear. In some ways this was my best drive as I felt very professional like a real driver, even though it wasn't spectacular - just an optimised consistent drive in my limits. I do wonder what I could have done with DRS.
Result: 13th
17.INDIA
Tricky one, especially in wet qualifying. But I'd driven this track on a Grand Prix 2 mod so knew which way it goes. I qualify 18th - my best ever! I was naughty restarting the race another day after a few disastrous laps as it was too late and I was keeping everyone up. 2nd attempt was a very consistent and error-free run to 14th, despite being very easy to make a mistake on this tricky track.
Q18 R14
18.ABU DHABI
I also learned this track's basic layout from a GP2 mod. The pit lane exit is interesting! I only do half of practice to make up for restarting India. I qualify 19th. I was extremely careful to avoid a collision and penalty at the start. I got through turn 1, then dived inside several cars on the fast left before switching over and sweeping past several more on the following fast right! I get 1 more into the chicane and 2 more into the hairpin. BUT... The heavy fuel load makes it harder to stop and I clip Nico Rosberg and spin him round. I stop in the middle of the track letting many cars through (I was 7th!) in the vain hope of being sorry and avoiding a penalty. But it's no good and I drop to the back. I make my way up the midfield (both Mercedes and Heidfeld are delayed). I try to make my tyres last but I keep cutting a tight left-hander (4 corners from end) eventually earning 2 penalties. I'm still on course for 18th, 15sec ahead of Heidfeld. But having to take consecutive penalties when my tyres are already worn causes me to just lose a little grip into the left-right-right harbour complex where I kept cutting the corner. The car lost grip to the inside (after fast straight with right kinks and square right). The wheels got stuck on the other side of the kerb and I could't reverse out. After revving the engine like crazy I had no choice but to retire...
Q19 R24
19.BRAZIL Q19 (start 24th)
Final race: Starting from last I negotiate the first 3 turns well, switching sides and sweeping past cars, slipstreaming down the straight. I carefully overtake several cars avoiding a penalty. I'm up to about 8th but take the inside kerb too much into turn 4 and JUST lose a little too much kerb and gradually and helplessly spin down to last! How frustrating!! I put my foot down and chop past cars back up to 19th, but the established teams are too far ahead and too quick. I felt I could have held them behind me well. I lap the other 5 new team cars by the end, by which time it has started raining and become very tricky. But I take my 9th 'class 2' win of the year: Surely that would be enough to take the 'new teams' title. I don't know as I hadn't recorded their results...
Result 19th
SEASON OVERVIEW
Top 6 WDC - 1.Webber 2.Alonso 3.Vettel 4.Button 5.Hamilton 6.Massa
Me: 19th
HRT: 10th (take that Caterham and Marussia)
My Season 1 Qualifying Results: 24 23 24 24 19 24 24 19 24 23 19 22 20 22 24 19 18 19 19
Race Results: 23 22 24 21 19 19 19 12 23 18 DSQ 20 20 15 24 13 14 24 19
'Class 2' Race Results: 6 4 6 6 1 1 1 1 5 1 DSQ 2 2 1 6 1 1 6 1
Team-Mate Challenge:
OutRace: LIUZZI 7 RJBETTY 12
OutQual: LIUZZI 11 RJBETTY 8
F.Laps: LIUZZI 9 RJBETTY 10
TOTAL: LIUZZI 27 RJBETTY 30
My engineer said I had a terrible season and didn't score ANY points. I think I didn't do too badly considering I'd never played a Codemasters F1 game before (I'm not a huge fan of the handling) and I was driving an HRT!!