The way I see it if a mod has been officially approved and is available via the game itself then that should also be high quality piece of content. Makes no sense to officially review quick hack jobs and people don't want to download crap either. Being official mod should be a seal of quality in itself. Even if that is also somewhat subjective.

So official mods should be tested for high quality and legality. This also means there needs to be a precise check list so people know beforehand what is required BOTH from legality point of view and quality pov. Here is a check list proposal:
- (current requirements)
- official category content needs to support all of lfs features (when applicable, single seaters don't have headlights for example)
- must be your own work (with proofs and permissions)
- be of high quality: ​visual + physics + audio + ai + template + setup
- must have a discussion forum thread

Any hackjobs, pure engine mods etc. should be rejected outright.


One thing I was wondering when I first heard about lfs modding was how modded lfs content would be handled. It seems making mods out of official content (brands and 3d models) is okay? To me that sounds like its own category: Upgrades.

But that is its own rabbit hole that can go pretty deep. If there was a way to make upgrades as pure non-3d then those could be treated the same way as autocross layouts. And those would not even need to be reviewed. Ideally people would be able to use upgraded cars with the base cars on same server as well.

These upgrades should be possible for all official lfs cars AND approved mods.

I'm not sure if allowing 3d derivative works on official content is good idea. Official mods should be fully new and original work. Upgrades should be those tiny mods that just change engine power for example. LFS cars should be off limits just like real brands.

1. Winner of drivers' championship?
Hamilton

2. Winner of constructors' championship?
Mercedes

3. How many podiums do teams other than ferrari/mercedes achieve this year?
3

4. Finishing position of leclerc in driver's championship standings?
3rd

5. Mclaren's finishing position in constructors' championship?
5th

6. Ricciardo's finishing position in drivers championship?
7th

7. Williams finish position in constructors' championship?
10th

8. Best race finish position of Kubica?
9th

9. Best red bull race finishing position this year?
3rd

10. Which team finishes 4th in constructors' championship?
renault

11. How many power unit parts does honda use during the season*
120

12. Who has more points after the season: Perez or Stroll?
Perez

13. Who has more points after the season: Räikkönen or Giovanazzi?
Räikkönen

14. Who has more points after the season: Norris or Sainz?
Norris

15. Who has more points after the season: Kubica or Russell?
Kubica

16. Baku GP winner?
Hamilton

17. Australia GP winner?
Vettel

18. Number of cars finishing the race on lead lap in Spa?
10

19. First driver in 2019 to drop out of a race (including non-start)?
Kubica

20. Last place finisher in Bahrain GP (excluding DNFs but not DSQs)?
Kubica

You have until 13th of march to post your predictions. After that date your posts will be gleefully ignored.


QUESTIONS:
1. Winner of drivers' championship?
2. Winner of constructors' championship?
3. How many podiums do teams other than Ferrari/Mercedes achieve this year?
4. Finishing position of Leclerc in driver's championship standings?
5. Mclaren's finishing position in constructors' championship?

6. Ricciardo's finishing position in drivers championship?
7. Williams' finish position in constructors' championship?
8. Best race finish position of Kubica?
9. Best red bull race finishing position this year?
10. Which team finishes 4th in constructors' championship?

11. How many power unit parts will Honda use during the season? (*see)
12. Who has more points after the season: Perez or Stroll?
13. Who has more points after the season: Räikkönen or Giovanazzi?
14. Who has more points after the season: Norris or Sainz?
15. Who has more points after the season: Kubica or Russell?

16. Baku GP winner?
17. Australia GP winner?
18. Number of cars finishing the race on lead lap in Spa?
19. First driver in 2019 to drop out of a race (including non-start)?
20. Last place race finisher in Bahrain GP?


All decisions are based on results after penalties but any protests are ignored which are decided after the last gp of the season has ended.
* Power unit parts limit is 15 per driver, for honda this is 60 for 2 teams and 4 drivers. Last season honda had limit of 30 and they used 74: https://maxf1.net/en/2018-f1-power-unit-elements-usage/

The fins help keep the airflow perpendicular to the wing. In straightline there is small loss in downforce and increase in drag because you have little less wing area and more structures in the air. But in corners the fins improve the downforce loss (you lose less downforce). And because rally cars go more sideways that loss at smaller angles is less than what you gain at higher angles. Cars that go more straight go to the opposite direction. See the swan neck rear wing mounts for example.

Jaguar XJR-15 has rear lights from Mazda 626 Coupe.

For new users there is 5$ for 3 months offer:
https://twitter.com/GRCseries/status/937804429394436102
http://redbullglobalrallycross.com/iracing/
I think that offer is still valid.

Quote from de Souza :

Yeah, I agree. I think the coasting to charge batteries is really weird too and don't belong in racing.

I wish FIA would just say "your non-hybrid engine must cost 1 million bucks tops and you'll have 150 litres of gasoline to spend in the race. Go design!"
But I have no idea if that would work. I really miss different engine configurations for different teams.

I really dislike fuel limits because it will always lead to fuel saving. It is usually faster to take something like 5% of the fuel off the car and then save little bit during the race instead of drive hard and carry that extra 5% all the way through the race. Maybe just force everybody to take 100% fuel always?

I'm not too sure about the fuel flow limitation either. Again it gimps the cars at the end of the straights where they'd need that fuel. It is better solution than too low rpm limits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPDN_ZKMniE) but not very good.

Maybe those 3 litre V12s could work if you gave them 174 kilogram fuel tanks . I actually did a little calculation. Using this number here: http://www.mwerks.com/artman/publish/features/printer_982.shtml. It says 80l/100km fuel consumption although honestly I don't know if that number is even on the ballpark. Race length is 310 kilometers so 248 litres ~ about 0,7 kg/l = 174kg.

Aero is an issue but personally I'd really want to get rid of the hybrid engines. That is the biggest issue in f1 imho. The power output is just wrong for racing. When all the power is dumped on corner exits and then you drive with far less power to the end of the longest straight and coast to save fuel for the last 200 metres it is no wonder why passing is difficult. The cars are gimped by power in the position of the track they'd need most of it to try to overtake. And the cars use most of the power in the part of the track which hurts overtaking the most.

The big power numbers on corner exit also hurt overtaking chances because big acceleration numbers make the straights shorter in time because your average speed is higher. If the engine output was more constant from exit of corner until the next braking zone the acceleration would be lower in the beginning which would put more emphasis on slipstreaming and would also make the slipstreaming time longer.

I'm not even going to mention sound. But a better engine would improve racing.

Something like a 3 litre v12 would be amazing but I don't want refueling. Any kind of turbo engine is going to weigh too much but is probably the only option. Maybe try something new with the engine regs. Make the bottom part of the engine completely standard and make anything above the connecting rods free excluding the turbo (and no super expensive materials). Standardized parts bring down the costs and set hard limits to engine performance by their own physical parameters while still allowing lots of freedom with the engine design. Also non hybrid so the racing is not crap. And set a maximum engine price limit and force manufacturers to sell their engines to anyone who wants them. Also one spec of engine can be used at any given time. No factory teams with new engines, competitors with half year old motors and saubers with 2 year old ferrari engines.

Peak power numbers should come down a little but with less electronics there would also be more chances for drivers to make mistakes. Something like 800hp is good number if you make the tires rock hard biasplys and reduce the downforce coming from the bottom of the car because of its higher yaw sensitivety and the cars would look like fast instead of on rails.

Or maybe not.

Nascar had 16 different winners And they have push to pass as well.

That was quick getting those results!

Congrats to me, nicely done.

I think it was 2003 when lfs was at s1 version. Downloaded the demo and did some driving. That was before the S2 physics update and I was not really fond of the s1 physics at the time. Around that time I still played gran prix legends a lot. Did play the demo sometimes.

Fun fact. It was time before I even had credit card so I like many other finns bought lfs by sending money to janezki who then bought lisence to us. I think my first S2 full driving experience was XRR around kyoto national with my trusty old microsoft sidewinder non-ffb wheel. And like a total dummy my first online races were in FO8 and from there I started working my way down to less powerful cars... basically stopping at the gtr cars to drive around as3 for too many laps.

Rf2 is on sale on steam 15€
http://store.steampowered.com/app/365960/rFactor_2/

I have to say before the season I would have never expected ferrari to be so strong. Merc is about as good as they were last year so ferrari has made a huge jump. Merc is a lot faster in quali but their race pace seems pretty equal.

I'd imagine they want to use their own mclaren branded cars in these competitions. Lfs is also pretty outdated and would not give positive impression of their products imho. Both physically and graphically.

Studio 397 (who have done stuff for automobilista) bought rf2 and the engine+sourcecode from ISI and are now developing it as their own sim. Some isi guys now do work for rf2 but 397 tells them what to do. One of the changes 397 has already made is to get rid of the online fees so everyone who owns rf2 can play online for free.

Quote from Hyperactive :

10. First driver you think will lose his drive during 2017 (miss at least one race): Wehrlinn

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2017/03/25/giovinazzi-make-f1-debut-place-wehrlein-sauber/

I'm already leading!

Quote from Kid222 :

Based on this https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1847546#post1847546 post from Hyperactive, i thereby revive (without his permission) the "lfsforum F1 prediction grandmaster" competition!
In case of any objections, Hyperactive, write me PM.

Absolutely no objections!


1. Who will win Drivers World Championship: Louis Haemitlon
2. Which team will win constructors world championship: Mercedes
3. Who is the last finisher in Australian GP including dnf, retire, disqualified, last to drive over the s/f line: Lonso
4. Will 10 or more cars finish the Australian GP race (within 2 laps of the winner) : Yes
5. Who will score more points in 2017. Bottas or Hamilton: Haemitlon
6. Who will score more points in 2017. Grosjean or Magnussen: Groshan
7. Who will score more points in 2017. Vandoorne or Alonso ("none of them" is an valid answer): Lonso
8. What is the best race finishing result for Stroll in 2017: 9th
9. Do you think Raikkonen will win at least one race in 2017: Nope
10. First driver you think will lose his drive during 2017 (miss at least one race): Wehrlinn
11. Will Sauber score points in 2017: Yes
12. Which driver will have the most wins in the 2017 season: Haemitlon
13. How many times will Stroll bin it in the race session (hit the wall and retire as a direct consequence) during the season: 5
14. How many retirements for McLaren will be caused directly by power unit failure: 27 (including both drivers)
15: Will Jolyon Palmer retain his seat until the end of the season: Yes
16: Will Sauber lock out the back row in qualifying more frequently than Mercedes lock out the front row: Yes
17. Winner of Monaco GP: Rizzardo
18. How many points will the DWC winning driver have at the end of the season: 352
19. Will Alonso, the Lord of the F1 Memes, perform another mischievous offtrack adventure during his car breakdown? Yes
20. In how many race sessions will Sebastian Vettel use profane language (swear words), which will be broadcasted during the live event (until he gets to the pits after race). 0 (radio messages are censored)
21. In how many race sessions will Fernando Alonso complain about Honda power unit performance, which will be broadcasted during the live event (until he gets to the pits after race). 20

Some of these will take a lot of work for you check later in the season

Well the whole thing reads like a fbi criminal profiling thing. Throw enough generic adjectives towards the test taker and then because some of it kinda matches it all sounds like it fits. Agreed with forbin 100%. It is kinda nice test to do just for the lols though.

Quote from zeugnimod :

Same here, only with a T at the end.

Haha you are boring too

ISTJ-A (boring). What does the A mean?

Yes. Better remember to move your license to steam if you have not played rf2 for some years!

Looks like this thing is moving to the right direction finally:
https://www.studio-397.com/2016/12/roadmap-update-december-2016/
(no online fees anymore!)

Just in case you did not know ISI has sold rf2 to studio 397. 397 is a team that has been doing stuff for automobilista previously.

My money is on ocon. Although lots of finns like the idea of bottas in the merc

Dem elevations and road cambers:
https://www.autobahn.eu/2480/formule-1-in-2019-terug-in-nederland/