Merlin, you are one aggressive driver, that's not a bad thing. You need to know when & how to use this aggression to your advantage.I feel you CK61938, same for me. It's obviously possible to get much lower as these other guys have shown, but I'm at a complete loss as to how. I'm driving this, well, 'almost' perfect, yet still can't even get 1:23 , let alone 1:22.I've uploaded a video of me doing a complete set of laps, perhaps someone can give me pointers.
My driving gets smoothest by the last lap
Thanks for recording a vid of a FULL session, helps me get a constant for your driving style.
The reason your lap times are slow in comparison to others is in the main down to your aggressive nature to cornering. You are using way too much corrective steering.
The perfect corner is taken with the smallest amount of steering possible i.e. straightening the corner as much as possible.
To achieve this 'Perfect Corner' you'll need the following:
Braking point
Turn-in point
Add Steering Angle
Apex - Hold Steering Angle & throttle
Turn-out point
Remove Steering Angle
Throttle point
Exit point
Bear in mind that all takes place in a split second.
Out brake yourself (we've all done this) into a corner even very slightly & you've screwed the perfect corner straight away.
You've missed the braking point, thus you have:
1. missed the turn-in (more steering angle needed)
2. missed the apex (unintentionally created a tighter corner)
3. missed turn-out point (holding steering & throttle longer than necessary)
4. missed throttle point (late getting on the gas)
5. missed exit point (compromised speed/position on track)
Get everything right up to point 3 & you've screwed 4 & 5 as well. That's not as bad. So you see why were told slow-in fast out. It's better to make a good corner entry to minimise error count.
This is near to impossible to achieve on a one lap basis. If it were easy we'd all have matching lap times.
Merlin & others, what you need to practise is steering in ONCE on entry to a corner then holding that position (no sheering/sawing at the wheel), steering out ONCE on corner exit.
Every time you make a major adjustment to the steering you're creating another corner. This compromises your speed through the corner.
A good reference point to use is tyre noise. Minimise that intermittent screeching around a corner.
