Absolutely. And the Renault is not likely to be the pacesetter either, so he'll be fighting for every inch of ground in the upper midfield.
Well F1 isn't the place to be looking then.
Seriously though, De La Rosa is the wise choice. He isn't the fastest driver out there, but he's a consistent test driver and will accept a de facto #2 status against Hamilton. That way Lewis won't have to deal with the stress of a very fast, equal-status teammate distracting him and he can focus on driving the hell out of the car and winning the championship.
Yeah that's too bad for him. He's a respectable guy and I hope he manages to find work somewhere in F1 to keep his career alive.
Well yeah, I know that. I wanted details, as in a close-up screenshot of exactly what has been modified and where.
You lucky bastards already have the patch while I'm 186 miles away from my gaming PC.
This is probably due to the dedicated host / test patch / patch Y silliness that's occuring today. It should resolve itself soon.
Yeah but that was just for three years 2007-2009. The FIA extended it even further.
Like Bob said, all the engines on the current F1 grid are making about the same power. Cosworth was pushing out more than anyone at the end of last year, and at higher RPMs, but they were quite unreliable. And aren't here at all anymore regardless.
This really isn't that big a deal. The FIA is simply forcing teams to stop pouring millions and millions into incredibly small details which A) fans can't see, and B) which don't appreciably affect the racing. The top teams run their wind tunnel and CFD programs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Three eight-hour shifts a day. For what? One more swoopy winglet, or an even crazier looking front wing which improves aero efficiency by 0.02%. It makes more sense for teams to spend money on improvements which make a significant difference in the quality of the racing (banning winglets to reduce aero disturbance for following cars) and on technology which is useful for road-going cars. Remember, for many people (read: manufacturers) F1 is as much a technical exercise to acclerate technological advances as it is a spectacle of driver skill.
On the other hand, grand prix racing should be free of silly restrictions and bureaucratic intrusion as much as possible. Both arguments have their merits.
Hopefully the FIA have made a wise choice and coupled with the massively different aero rules / regenerative braking techonology / et cetera that's coming soon, the quality of the show will improve.
We'll see.
This probably will not be the only time the AI is updated before S2 final.
AI awareness may very well not be improved at all in this patch. Then again, it could be.
We'll see soon enough.
I see a lot spouting off without bothering to actually think first. Night races aren't any more dangerous for F1 in the daytime. If they were, even a little, they would never have done it.
I agree with this. Whether the OP meant this I honestly can't say.
Yes, but all that stuff is minor. Before worrying about changing the sounds and getting hi-res cockpit skins and such, just focus on the sim itself. It's involving enough to keep you occupied for a long time.
No way man! You're the same OneTinSoldier from WOLF / BF1942 / Forgotten Hope, right? Remember me?
If you're going to be playing today, PM me and I can get on WOLF TS and give you some pointers.
This doesn't make any sense. Spectator visibility is the same on a floodlit track at night as it is during the day. How is it somehow a less 'real' race, other than the fact that you personally don't happen to like it?
Of course not. This only makes your F1 experience worse. Again though, this has absolutely nothing to do with your opinion but with the fact that many many times more people in Europe skip watching fly-away races because of the broadcast time. It is just practical business to satisfy the vast majority of your audience, even at the expense of a few. And this is 100% a business decision, not a sporting one.
This won't appreciably affect the racing.
Wrong. FOM have been profiting enormously; circuit owners (not all of them in Europe) usually lose money staging a Grand Prix. Night racing is an opportunity for venue owners to make their event stand out from the rest and make it possible to profit by hosting F1. Ignoring the logistical problems, holding the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne under lights would make it even more prestigious and special, which is to say viewed by more spectators live and on TV and thus more profitable.
There aren't any restrictions for the SMS service listed on the LFSWorld page. Will it work on US phones?
Step 1) Learn to operate the CapsLock key.
Step 2) Give your S2 license to someone with more than three functioning neurons.
Step 3) Profit!
Step 2) Give your S2 license to someone with more than three functioning neurons.
Step 3) Profit!
Yes. There will be day practice and night practice though.
Hell, you're right! You must be the first person in history to have ever considered the possibility of rain during a night race. Better get Bernie and the phone and tell him your brilliant ideas for how best to mitigate the farcical procession that will surely result. :rolleyes:
Christ people, this plan has been in development for years. FOM has people who do nothing but sit around and plan for things like this. The FIA has conducted wet tests on a floodlit track with F1 cars, with F1 drivers. No serious problems were found, and the go-ahead has been given.
The reason Bernie is pushing for a night races in the far east is purely because of TV ratings. A night race in Singapore is afternoon in Europe, which is prime for a big audience. Four, five, six AM races are dismal for ratings.
Furthermore, the race will not look it is being run in the daytime. Haven't you ever seen a race run at night? A two-second googling of 'IRL night' gave lots of returns of footage of open-wheelers running at night. The track is lit up well, but the multitude of floodlights makes the cars gleam brilliantly. It looks really good when the pack tears by at 200mph.
There will be no sort of 'luminescence' on the cars, other than what is already standard. They won't even run with the flashing red light if the weather is clear.
The cars are going to look absolutely fantastic for the Singapore Grand Prix next year, especially crossing the lit-up bridge. This circuit is quite a bit different than many other street circuits. Watching the cars coming down Esplanade Drive and through the fast sweeper will be quite a sight. Singapore will be right up there with the best venues on the calendar. Just you wait and see.
Fantastic news. Thanks dev team.
There's an easternmost curve, which is the sharp right-hand hairpin at the end of the backstraight. 45mph or so I'd guess.
I thought he meant the pre-2002 Hockenheim. With chicanes.
No way in hell the old fast Hockenheim with no chicanes was safe. Most of it had a small grass strip straight into trees.
Yup. I don't know why I thought '93.
Which bend would that be?
There are a couple exceptions to this. For example, when coming out of the tight hairpin on SO Town Course, the acceleration zone is steeply uphill. In most cars you're going to want to wait a second or so after the red light comes on. If you shift right when it comes on, the engine will bog down a little bit and you'll be slow. Best to keep the revs as high as possible.
Wrong Race Position Shown
I've noticed quite a bit lately - drivers being shown in the wrong position. I don't notice any lag or any other unusual things when this stuff happens, so I don't know what to think of it.
For example, I was on CTRA Single Seater 1 yesterday. The race started. I was on pole with about ten other drivers behind me. However, the running order list in the bottom right showed me in 7th place. Same with my position indicator in the top right. As soon as the lights went green, it changed to 1st.
Right now I'm on CTRA Race 1. I was speccing the leaders. Some guy in 11th place was a lap down and blocking both of the leaders for two whole laps. Then suddenly his position changed to 1st! Turns out he wasn't a lap down - he was racing legitimately for position, but was incorrectly shown in 11th instead of 1st.
This really shouldn't be happening in LFS. It should always display the correct position.
For example, I was on CTRA Single Seater 1 yesterday. The race started. I was on pole with about ten other drivers behind me. However, the running order list in the bottom right showed me in 7th place. Same with my position indicator in the top right. As soon as the lights went green, it changed to 1st.
Right now I'm on CTRA Race 1. I was speccing the leaders. Some guy in 11th place was a lap down and blocking both of the leaders for two whole laps. Then suddenly his position changed to 1st! Turns out he wasn't a lap down - he was racing legitimately for position, but was incorrectly shown in 11th instead of 1st.
This really shouldn't be happening in LFS. It should always display the correct position.
Yes, there's a river behind the barrier which prevents them moving it back.
Even with a SAFER barrier + tire stacks and such in front of that wall, there just isn't enough runoff to make a 300kph+ bend safe for F1. A failure would send the car flying across the sandtrap with minimal speed reduction, i.e. Berger's and Senna's crashes there in 1993 and 1994 respectively.
Stay relaxed.
Ease your grip on the wheel. Breathe deeply and evenly. Sit upright and adjust your chair to the correct height relative to your wheel/pedal placement. Try to make all your inputs as smoothly as possible. Remember, gentle-firm.
Don't overdrive. Don't watch your splits. Drive efficiently.
Keep your mind clear. Eliminate distractions. Streamline your thinking.
Ponder the fluidity of your motions.
Smooth. Flowing. Precise.
Floating on a cloud. A whispering breeze.
Time is nothing.
Get there and pole position / fastest lap / race victory is there for the taking.
Ease your grip on the wheel. Breathe deeply and evenly. Sit upright and adjust your chair to the correct height relative to your wheel/pedal placement. Try to make all your inputs as smoothly as possible. Remember, gentle-firm.
Don't overdrive. Don't watch your splits. Drive efficiently.
Keep your mind clear. Eliminate distractions. Streamline your thinking.
Ponder the fluidity of your motions.
Smooth. Flowing. Precise.
Floating on a cloud. A whispering breeze.
Time is nothing.
Get there and pole position / fastest lap / race victory is there for the taking.
The difficult part is that the parameters are dynamic. I'm sure (well I hope at least) when we finally get rain in LFS, the intensity is going to vary just like in real life. Different depths of standing water in different areas of the track, puddles on the racing line, a stream crossing the track at a big dip, and widely varying dispersal rates / rooster tails depending on which types of cars are running.
And just imagine the possibility of widely varying racing lines due to rubber/oil/water/etc. on the normal line. A sudden downpour causes the "karting line" around the outside of T1 to become viable and you can overtake other cars as though they're standing still. Something to truly separate the good drivers from the great ones.
Wow this game has so much potential.
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