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Hi guys, 

today i just want to discuss with you on a simple  topic , being fast ... and by fast ii mean really fast. I’ve been playing this game for a while now and i’m currently playing in an online leaugue ... by training i managed to get quite good times and i’m happy with it ... i improved by switching off tcs (not totally) and in general , but there’s a problem ... i can’t get close to the top guys and i just can’t get it . After 5 months of consistent playing it seems like i hit a plateau and i don’t know how to get out from this  situation ... i thought that the pad was the problem so i bought a steering wheel but i realized that it was not the main issue ... i’m frustrated... i should be at least 1 second faster but i don’t know how to do it ... i made a solid 1.10.0 in monaco as a reference but it is just not enough.. i just want to ask you for some tips on how to get better Times and being more competitive... could you help me ? How can i make it happen ? Thankzz:)

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This is valid for any racing sim/simcade.

Turn off all your assists. It wont take as long as you think.  

Hit the apex and apply throttle as you unwind the wheel. The more the wheel is turned, the less usable traction you have for throttle.

Everything is weight transfer.

Viperconcept has one of the best channels for sim racing with tons of useful tips.  

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Like alluded to in the video above, the first thing is to learn to drive without assists. Most importantly the racing line. You can go really fast with the racing line in this game, but you will be learning all the wrong things. With the racing line you are looking at the road no-too-far in front and all that is happening is that you just become better at reacting. There are some videos in YT in which real racers are using special glasses/other tech that tracks their eye movements as they drive a simulator. F1 drivers are not even looking at the next corner - they are looking at the corner after that. One could say their driving is proactive instead of reactive.

With that out of the way, the next thing is to take a step back and analyze your driving a bit. Okay, so you've established that you need to find around a second in laptime. Which tracks are your favorites and/or strongest, and which are weakest? Why? What makes you faster on some tracks than others? How do the track profiles differ? From there you can start working out on the details; are you loosing time in slow corners or fast corners? Under heavy braking or gentle trail-braking? Are you faster/slower in single corners or corner combinations? Do you struggle more with understeer or oversteer?

The answers to all these questions depend on the individual, of course. There's really no way to say how you could find a second in laptime without actually looking at your driving. The good thing is nobody has a better chance to do that than yourself. Sometimes it can be hard to do while driving, so why not record your own driving and have a good look at it without other distractions!

Practice with intent and be honest with yourself. Accept that currently there are drivers who are faster than you. It's easy to start looking for scapegoats in equipment and so forth. We've all been there. Really the only real difference is the driver. The fact that you posted about this issue shows that you already understand that, which is a great start. Just stick with it and eventually you'll break that ceiling you talked about. There are not many things that feel better.

Good luck and remember to have fun!

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3 hours ago, janbonator said:

Like alluded to in the video above, the first thing is to learn to drive without assists. Most importantly the racing line. You can go really fast with the racing line in this game, but you will be learning all the wrong things. With the racing line you are looking at the road no-too-far in front and all that is happening is that you just become better at reacting. There are some videos in YT in which real racers are using special glasses/other tech that tracks their eye movements as they drive a simulator. F1 drivers are not even looking at the next corner - they are looking at the corner after that. One could say their driving is proactive instead of reactive.

With that out of the way, the next thing is to take a step back and analyze your driving a bit. Okay, so you've established that you need to find around a second in laptime. Which tracks are your favorites and/or strongest, and which are weakest? Why? What makes you faster on some tracks than others? How do the track profiles differ? From there you can start working out on the details; are you loosing time in slow corners or fast corners? Under heavy braking or gentle trail-braking? Are you faster/slower in single corners or corner combinations? Do you struggle more with understeer or oversteer?

The answers to all these questions depend on the individual, of course. There's really no way to say how you could find a second in laptime without actually looking at your driving. The good thing is nobody has a better chance to do that than yourself. Sometimes it can be hard to do while driving, so why not record your own driving and have a good look at it without other distractions!

Practice with intent and be honest with yourself. Accept that currently there are drivers who are faster than you. It's easy to start looking for scapegoats in equipment and so forth. We've all been there. Really the only real difference is the driver. The fact that you posted about this issue shows that you already understand that, which is a great start. Just stick with it and eventually you'll break that ceiling you talked about. There are not many things that feel better.

Good luck and remember to have fun!

Thanks man ! Much appreciated 👍🏻

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