Slightly related to this I was recently thinking that it would be good to have a program that allowed you to compare the values of two setups. For example showing the various values of each setup in two columns with the third column showing the difference in values. For gearing, differences in final ratio for each gear would also be useful/needed. This can already be done within LFS to some degree by clicking on different setups and seeing how the values change but it's really not that easy. The idea is that having this type of comparison might make it easier to figure out how differences in values between different sets affects the handling.
Hi, I found that as I started to learn a track I got faster and then actually started to get slower again (by about 1-1.5 sec). Seemed like as I got faster I started to brake later until this was actually slowing me down (braking too late) and reducing consistency. So easing off the pace a bit and deliberately braking earlier seemed to improve my times and made driving more relaxed. So perhaps try easing off abit rather than worrying about / going for the best possible laps times.
anttt69 - don't worry, I've no intention of spamming anyone with blue flag messages.
JimmyTH - yes that's exactly right. What I was thinking was that if you are gaining on/close to a car in front and it seems to take a wide line into a corner and you know it's being blue flagged then you know that the driver is probably aware of you and is probably going wide to let you through (rather than simply getting the corner wrong and being about to charge back to the apex etc). What I was thinking was that on a real track both drivers get a chance to see the blue flag (although I guess this does not mean that either actually see it). In contast in LFS only one driver (the one about to be lapped) gets to see it.
As others have said here perhaps the best thing is to worry about the pass - if there's a safe gap go for it - rather than wondering why there's a gap.
Ah, yes, thanks. But I guess you still don't know when the driver in front actually gets the blue flag message - presumably when you are close enough (number of car lengths?), which I guess you can learn through experience.
Fairly new to LFS and have a question about blue flags. How do you know if the car in front of you is being blue flagged because you are about to lap it (as opposed to racing it for position)? Is there any kind of on screen indication (for the lapping car driver) that I've missed?