StoicSouthpaw

I’m sure many of you must have experienced your DRS getting disabled in the middle of the DRS stretch, thereby losing 10-20kmph easily. And also your opponents zooming past you even if you’d have built up a healthy 2+ sec gap. Sochi, Japan, Australia and sometimes Austria the usual suspects. So annoying to lose duels like this. 😡

Yeah. I don’t know whether it’s a bug or there’s a valid reason behind it (driving line, transmission etc.). There surely can’t be an explanation.

Yeah. Just let the opponent get ahead of you and you tag behind him hoping to catch him at turn 1. There’s not much you can do.

Following AI cars at S-es is the worst. I actually fear them more than the opponent. Just can't follow them like in reality. They'll either slow you down or move dangerously to run you off the track.

I used to agree that AI cars are much better after the update. USED TO. No more. I have been shunted into the wall by AI (mostly either of the two Red Bulls) in STRAIGHTS when I'm on my way to overtake them TIME AND AGAIN. Happened at Monza, Canada, Albert Park and others. They're not just aggressive, they're dirty AF. I can expect opponents to do that, but not the AI Cars in Grid and Sprint races.

Guys, I was wondering what could be the best approach on braking through the fast corners of the likes of Suzuka (Spoon), Albert Park and most notably Turns 1-2-3-4 of Shanghai and Beausset (Turn 11) at Paul Ricard. 1. Do you brake with a single tap and turn the corner? or 2. Do you brake with multiple taps while turning through the corner?

Events aside, would you guys suggest getting an official car for purely performance reasons?

Because your rating is low and/or car isn’t good enough, why not just backend the opponent, create carnage and fly away in front. Surprised he had a 4.7 safety rating. Luckily I had the last laugh. FullSizeRender.mov

Always wondered what marvelous brains decided to start the Sprint Race at Sochi before the last corner. No rationale. There is enough track on the straight before the start/finish line. FullSizeRender.mov

If you check the quail mode, the start is on the straight. There’s enough track.

Yes, it’s happened multiple times with me too pre and post update. Sprint remains sprint with the opponent car very much there instead of a ghost car of quali. The only difference is that instead of starting Sprint at P6-7, we start Sprint at P1-2. In effect, it’s still a Sprint but ends up becoming a quali-style duel since BOT cars behind never get to overtake us.

I would ask Codemasters to reconsider starting the Sprint Race at Sochi before last corner of the previous lap. It ALWAYS leads to a collision. Since Qualifying at Sochi starts on the start/finish straight, that shows there’s ample of road before the start line on the straight. If you can do that in Qualifying fuel, you must do the same in Sprint Race. Start it on the straight. Not at the last turn. Doesn't make sense at all. FullSizeRender.mov FullSizeRender.mov

I think a tad relaxed rule for Canada last chicane might be intentional. Coz you're coming from a DRS zone and entering the second DRS on the start/finish straight. Plus, if you stay a bit on the right side of the track to avoid cutting the chicane, you're bound to hit the Wall of the Champions unless you crawl through the chicane and most certainly lose out to the soft braking opponents.

Not for me. It happens all the time. Whether I have the inside line or I am on the out (like in the video), there's always a crash and always the car on the outside loses. I feel for the opponents when they too get a contact penalty or go wide for no fault of their own. This needs to change.

If you're into the event early, getting P1 in qualy is comparatively easy. Once the higher rated and better players join and set their times, the benchmark for P1 in qualy rises. I have 1:08 but I'm still not very hopeful. However, the only hope is that it's Monaco. Anything is possible. Maybe.

Especially at the hairpins and Wall of Champions approach chicane in Canada, pretty much the whole of sector 1 in Baku and China hairpins.

The margins are very slim now. Monza first chicane and Baku turn 5 Baku are the real sore ones. You just have to crawl through both.

The last month Elite revisions landed my back to Elite 4 but that time I finished the month in Elite 3 so I thought that was fair. This month, I finished well in Elite 1 and I still get relegated to Elite 4. I think I had a legitimate expectation to be at least in Elite 3 or 2 after points reduction. Can anyone explain this?

About grid starts, I have noticed something maybe weird. If you pay attention to the throttle noise as you release the clutch, if the throttle noise is "grrrrrrrrrr" (I don't know how to write it here), that is, if it's normal, then the grid start is effective and you overtake at least 1 car by the first 50m. However, at times, despite Perfect Start, I have noticed a weird 'silence' of a sound. More like "swooooosh" before the throttle takes effect at least 2 seconds later. Like the anti-stall issue Red Bulls faced last season. This leads to a certain fall in track positions by 1 or even 2. Is it just me hallucinating? 😛

Haha. True. I now just prefer to stay in Elite 1 coz the prizes are the same whether you clock out at 4500 or 9999. Helps mental peace.

After the revision of Elite scoreboards, I have realised that lower leagues (Elite 4 and 3), BAD drivers; higher leagues (Elite 2 and 1) more decent and genuine drivers. Of course, there are exceptions of bad drivers even at the top leagues. And of course there are a LOTTTTT of AI opponents.

Duuuuuuude. You lost more than 50% of your points. How are you holding up, man?

All the time. I just pray I either am clear of AI cars before that turn or there is a considerable gap ahead between me and the AI car. Some pathetic drivers too have begun to adopt this strategy. CM teaching the kids well.

Sarcasm alert! 😛 😛 😛

I officially withdraw a statement I made on one of the posts that I understand the icons. I don't. Though I understand the setups, the icons, nope. The same happened with me. My Monaco setup became high speed and my Monza setup became balanced. My Hungaroring setup, meanwhile is now high downforce. ***! Let's just use the setups according to our comfort. That's more sensical and effective.