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  3. Posted

    On 4/30/2020 at 2:54 PM, PJTierney said:

     

    Yay, it's finally out 🙂 

    I got to help out the F1 team by driving the laps for this video, then passed the capture onto the video team who did what they do best 😎

     

    Some tips for when you all get to drive it yourselves in July:

     

    • The thing I felt most when driving the circuit was the elevation change. The circuit leaps and dips in places you wouldn’t expect from an aerial view, making for a real good driving experience.
       
    • The banking is the standout feature of the circuit and really needs to be experienced. Words and video are one thing but driving the two banked turns is another.
       
    • Turn 3 (the banked hairpin at Hugenholtzbocht) will make or break your lap. It’s important to get the right line through Turn 2, brake early and turn in early, as it’s very easy to drift wide on the exit, especially if you’re using a steering wheel.
       
    • Turn 7 is much like Pouhon at Spa, a fearsome high speed downhill section. With the right setup it may even be flat-out, but on my runs I was lifting slightly and shifting down to 7th gear.
       
    • Turn 13 is the most amazing turn of the entire course, a steeply-banked turn unlike anything else on the calendar. Get it right and you’ll slighot out onto the main straight.
       
    • It may take a while to get the hang of this circuit, so when you get your hands on F1 2020 I highly advise you load up a Free Practice session and do the Track Acclimatisation programme a few times.

     

    For those curious, driven on a Fanatec CSL Elite base, Formula V2 rim, and all assists off. Took about 20 laps to learn the layout and get a somewhat decent lap in.

    Have to say I agree, its an extremely fun circuit to drive. Its definitely a favourite of mine now. 

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  6. Posted

    6 minutes ago, BarryBL said:

    Another week, another new Codemasters addition to the forum racing league. 

    Signing for Racing Point, Development QA tester/tamed-sim racer @Bengar is joining the series from next week. Bengar has pretty much always beat me in our testing sessions on forum-reported issues, and regularly racing in other sim and real-life karting events. 

    @Flash224, I told you I'd find you some more competition 😛 

    Dont hype me up too much! 

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