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I was doing Singapore GP in 100% carrer mode. When race is about to start it says race length = 61 laps. I could only fuel my car with 105 kilos of fuel which would last for 58 laps.
So i started the race with -3 laps in fuel. After having raced half of the race in lean mode, i finally got my fuel to 0 laps.
Happy to be able to complete the race without running out of fuel i began to race in standard fuel mix.
My surprise was big when after 58 laps the race ended. Vettel one with +1 lap to number 2 (Hamilton)!!!
Clearly the race was bugged twice:
1st - the number of laps (61) was wrong
2nd - Vettel winning with 1 lap down to number two.
Has anyone experianced anything like this? 

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61 laps sounds a lot around Singapore. 

They only do 71, I think, around Monaco...and a lap of Monaco must be half the length of lap at Singapore. 

Spa, a circuit that is more like Singapore in terms of the track size, has 44 or 45...something in that area.

So yes, sounds like 61 laps is wrong.

As for Vettel winning the race despite being a lap down on Hamilton...well, like you, I can only assume it's meant to say Hamilton was a lap down.

Very confusing.

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61 laps sounds a lot around Singapore. 

They only do 71, I think, around Monaco...and a lap of Monaco must be half the length of lap at Singapore. 

Spa, a circuit that is more like Singapore in terms of the track size, has 44 or 45...something in that area.

So yes, sounds like 61 laps is wrong.

As for Vettel winning the race despite being a lap down on Hamilton...well, like you, I can only assume it's meant to say Hamilton was a lap down.

Very confusing.
Monaco is 78 laps, but only just over 260KM. All other races (including Singapore) are 305KM. 61 laps is correct, and the same as in real life.

Not that it's relevant to the OP's bug, as he says the race should've been 61 laps, but ended after 58 (or 59, not entirely sure on that one) laps.

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lama2 said:

Clearly the race was bugged twice:
1st - the number of laps (61) was wrong
2nd - Vettel winning with 1 lap down to number two.
Has anyone experianced anything like this? 

To 1 st - Maybe the "2 hours - rule" has occurred?

5.3 of the sporting regulations:

The distance of all races, from the start signal referred to in Article 36.9 to the chequered flag, shall be equal to the least number of complete laps which exceed a distance of 305km. However, should two hours’ elapse before the scheduled race distance is completed, the leader will be shown the chequered flag when he crosses the control line (the Line) at the end of the lap following the lap during which the two hour period ended, provided this does not result in the scheduled number of laps being exceeded. Only under the circumstances below will any exception be made to the above :


https://www.fia.com/regulation/category/110

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Ahhh, it was probably due to the two hour rule then. It was a wet race so lap times were above 2 minutes.
Nevertheless i dont understand how i had to start so under fueled.
Have you guys problems making 61 laps in singapore with 105 kilos of fuel? Usually i dont have fuel problems on other tracks. Can engine wear play in on fuel usage? A lot of my components was in the yellow.  

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You can get quite a few performance and aero upgrades to help with fuel efficiency, as well as running with less downforce, higher tyre pressures etc.  There are a lot of slow sharp corners at Singapore and its a circuit that doesn't lend itself well to fuel economy but you can always lift/coast to save a bit of fuel.  I'm still in my first season with Haas (don't feel motivated to play it much this year) and often have to overfuel or run in lean mode just to get to the end of the race.  The car is horribly fuel-inefficient.

But at the end of the day you can't put more fuel in car than what will fit, so saving fuel on-track is the only way.

Oh, regarding the 2-hour rule.  Learned this year (at Singapore I think, actually) that they finish the lap where they've gone over the 2-hour limit, then have to do one more additional lap before the chequered flag drops (which is a more concise explanation than what "thegrizzled" quoted above).  It's basically two hours plus one lap.

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Ho3n3r said:
61 laps sounds a lot around Singapore. 

They only do 71, I think, around Monaco...and a lap of Monaco must be half the length of lap at Singapore. 

Spa, a circuit that is more like Singapore in terms of the track size, has 44 or 45...something in that area.

So yes, sounds like 61 laps is wrong.

As for Vettel winning the race despite being a lap down on Hamilton...well, like you, I can only assume it's meant to say Hamilton was a lap down.

Very confusing.
Monaco is 78 laps, but only just over 260KM. All other races (including Singapore) are 305KM. 61 laps is correct, and the same as in real life.

Not that it's relevant to the OP's bug, as he says the race should've been 61 laps, but ended after 58 (or 59, not entirely sure on that one) laps.
Im surprised 61 laps is the proper distance, as I was sure it was too many laps  

But thank you for verifying the actual details and putting me right.

I do know that in real life, when a lot of delays occur or if it is a wet race with a significantly reduced race pace, they have a system where it is X race distance in km/m or Y time that is used to determine the race length when the full race lap distance can't be reached. . 

So it could be, say, 200 miles distance or 2 hours race time, whichever comes first.

I initially thought that was why the OP finished several laps early.

The I remembered that this game isn't that sophisticated and it was likely a bug...one that rears its head on odd occasions and cannot be fixed or countered. 

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Ho3n3r said:
61 laps sounds a lot around Singapore. 

They only do 71, I think, around Monaco...and a lap of Monaco must be half the length of lap at Singapore. 

Spa, a circuit that is more like Singapore in terms of the track size, has 44 or 45...something in that area.

So yes, sounds like 61 laps is wrong.

As for Vettel winning the race despite being a lap down on Hamilton...well, like you, I can only assume it's meant to say Hamilton was a lap down.

Very confusing.
Monaco is 78 laps, but only just over 260KM. All other races (including Singapore) are 305KM. 61 laps is correct, and the same as in real life.

Not that it's relevant to the OP's bug, as he says the race should've been 61 laps, but ended after 58 (or 59, not entirely sure on that one) laps.
Im surprised 61 laps is the proper distance, as I was sure it was too many laps  

But thank you for verifying the actual details and putting me right.

I do know that in real life, when a lot of delays occur or if it is a wet race with a significantly reduced race pace, they have a system where it is X race distance in km/m or Y time that is used to determine the race length when the full race lap distance can't be reached. . 

So it could be, say, 200 miles distance or 2 hours race time, whichever comes first.

I initially thought that was why the OP finished several laps early.

The I remembered that this game isn't that sophisticated and it was likely a bug...one that rears its head on odd occasions and cannot be fixed or countered. 
No worries. I think the original metric that was used to calculate race distance, was one million feet (304.8KM), and it was later standardised to 305KM minimum.

The OP did mention that it was wet, and that laps were over 2 minutes all race, which probably means he reached 2 hours and the race ended right there, on the lap that they passed 2 hours. I don't think such an event should pass without significant warning, though.

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Ho3n3r said:
Ho3n3r said:
61 laps sounds a lot around Singapore. 

They only do 71, I think, around Monaco...and a lap of Monaco must be half the length of lap at Singapore. 

Spa, a circuit that is more like Singapore in terms of the track size, has 44 or 45...something in that area.

So yes, sounds like 61 laps is wrong.

As for Vettel winning the race despite being a lap down on Hamilton...well, like you, I can only assume it's meant to say Hamilton was a lap down.

Very confusing.
Monaco is 78 laps, but only just over 260KM. All other races (including Singapore) are 305KM. 61 laps is correct, and the same as in real life.

Not that it's relevant to the OP's bug, as he says the race should've been 61 laps, but ended after 58 (or 59, not entirely sure on that one) laps.
Im surprised 61 laps is the proper distance, as I was sure it was too many laps  

But thank you for verifying the actual details and putting me right.

I do know that in real life, when a lot of delays occur or if it is a wet race with a significantly reduced race pace, they have a system where it is X race distance in km/m or Y time that is used to determine the race length when the full race lap distance can't be reached. . 

So it could be, say, 200 miles distance or 2 hours race time, whichever comes first.

I initially thought that was why the OP finished several laps early.

The I remembered that this game isn't that sophisticated and it was likely a bug...one that rears its head on odd occasions and cannot be fixed or countered. 
No worries. I think the original metric that was used to calculate race distance, was one million feet (304.8KM), and it was later standardised to 305KM minimum.

The OP did mention that it was wet, and that laps were over 2 minutes all race, which probably means he reached 2 hours and the race ended right there, on the lap that they passed 2 hours. I don't think such an event should pass without significant warning, though.
Agreed, he should have had a warning of the reduced race distance.

I also think that doing a 100% race distance only to find yourself robbed by a bug, though not in this case, or confused by a lack of information, is not good.

Can you imagine committing to 60 laps only to have something steal your win?

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