F1 2016

tummelv · 12 Oct 2016 at 23:11

I quite like this track. The long left hander at the start is great and the tricky left handing braking zone on the back straight is super tricky to get right.

qwerty567111 · 13 Oct 2016 at 01:14

CaptainRAVE said:
Same, a bleak boring track that still has areas that you can cut and gain lots of time.

Show me these areas lol, I keep getting slapped down for the most minor infringements

although its much more lenient in the wet, but I agree - not the most exciting track

SPARC · 14 Oct 2016 at 22:37

Found 3 tenths without T/C but my sector 1 is terrible.

Crippled Potato · 15 Oct 2016 at 11:57

qwerty567111 said:
Show me these areas lol, I keep getting slapped down for the most minor infringements although its much more lenient in the wet, but I agree - not the most exciting track

It's strict for cutting corners, but you can go wide and floor it off the track on almost all of them. A lot of the top ghosts do it. Anyway I've set my benchmark of 1.37.6

Pretty meh, bring on Monaco instead!

Finners · 16 Oct 2016 at 00:23

@CaptainRAVE

Whats with your TT lap? your about 50mph quicker across the start finish line and about a second ahead by the end of the first straight? very similar to when you cut the corner on Australia to gain time.

Crippled Potato · 16 Oct 2016 at 10:04

It's pretty likely. To be honest I can't get much faster than 1.37.6 without abusing the track limits. I'm pretty consistent at getting near. Got the exact same fastest time twice to the nearest thousandth! I hope the other tracks aren't this bad, a lot of the remaining ones have a lot of tarmac runoff as well

SPARC · 16 Oct 2016 at 12:19

We are starting to mirror real life. Where's Charlie so I can complain about the amount of run off and corner cutting

I had my first race in Baku last night and loved it. What an absolute cracker of a track. Shame that wasn't the case IRL.

Finners · 16 Oct 2016 at 12:34

I know I just want to know how he even finds the exploits? I've just google searched for it and couldn't find anything

qwerty567111 · 16 Oct 2016 at 21:09

Maybe he goes wide at penultimate corner and onto the runoff for the almightiest slingshot onto the straight? Just a guess, I will try tomorrow

Also when does this event end cos I've not had the time to put much many laps in yet

Finners · 16 Oct 2016 at 21:15

Youngblood normally puts the final times up on Monday mornings to get a full week in on the next track.

It must be something like that Captain does, I tried but it kept disqualifying me

BlizzardX · 16 Oct 2016 at 21:34

I found that on the last corner if I went slightly over the white track limits i would be disqualified, but if I took the almighty off and then hit the straight at a higher speed I would screw up that lap but be so much faster on the next.. Its just a shame that my pad control is terrible.

Tried the Steam controller, the triggers are so much nicer... but the position of the stick and the shape of the stick are poor... What's the xbox one pad like in comparison for the triggers?

qwerty567111 · 16 Oct 2016 at 22:12

I've only used the PS4 and Xbox One controllers but I feel like the XBO is miles ahead out of the two, the triggers vibrate too so you can feel when you might be going over the edge of traction. I feel like the length of travel is longer, not sure if true but feels it as I find modulating the trigger more easier. I like the position of the left joystick as you can use the menu using the dpad with more ease compared to the Ps4 (which has the same position as the steam controller)

BlizzardX · 16 Oct 2016 at 22:14

What about compared to the original xbox 360 pad? The triggers on that appear to be quite wishy washy compared to the steam controller and I can brake so much later with more control on the steam controller...

qwerty567111 · 16 Oct 2016 at 23:21

I can't help you with that I'm afraid, in terms of consoles I've been a playstation guy forever, my first taste of xbox controllers was the One when I decided to buy it for my pc

YoungBlood · 17 Oct 2016 at 07:21

Russia results are in.

Sooty was so close to a gold medal, or is that Sweep?, I just know it's not Bungal

Up next is USA, Rumour has it Moose has a new engine for this track :eek:

Good Luck!

Finners · 17 Oct 2016 at 07:31

Close one this week, although I think CaptainRAVE is under investigation from the stewards

I too have seen mosses lap time already!

SPARC · 17 Oct 2016 at 08:55

YoungBlood said:
Sooty was so close to a gold medal, or is that Sweep?, I just know it's not Bungal

That looks like Sweep to me

Surprised I got 6th. I hated every lap.

CK61938 · 17 Oct 2016 at 11:45

I'm taking a break from F1 as I have gone back to playing games like FA Premier League Manager 2002 and Champ Manager 2010! Forgot how many hours I can waste on those things! But hope to be back on F1 real soon!

tummelv · 17 Oct 2016 at 13:21

SPARC said:
That looks like Sweep to me

Surprised I got 6th. I hated every lap.

Don't forget the Santa hat!

Anyone started Texas yet? Just done a 1:37:351 which puts me ahead of Finners at least.

qwerty567111 · 18 Oct 2016 at 00:51

I had a crack earlier, almost level with finners, +0.086 iirc, i can pick up some more time in the esses but then end up losing it in that stupid off camber penultimate corner, and sometime at that other weird left hander after the back straight. Getting the penultimate corner nailed will help me most though, one of my earlier laps had a fairly quicker sector 3 but haven't hooked it up quite like that again