Driving in FormulaAbarth

Yeah, it's just a case of figuring out the terminology and how to show traces in the way you want. It'll even do damper histograms (although it shows two front dampers, one of which is nearly the inverse of the other).

Am sure you'll get the hang of it!!

 

My best so far (Abarth at Vallelunga) is a 1:32.3 with increased aero, shorter gear ratios to compensate and default everything else. I don't really have a clue what I'm doing past very basic setup but I tried the setup from the previous page and I couldn't even drive the car let alone do a fast laptime, so just went back to default and to be honest I think it feels really good.

I find the car can't touch the curbs at all, it loses so much speed when you touch a curb. I'd be interested in driving a nice neutral setup better suited to the track, but I think with some more laps I can probably do the 1:31's with the default.

 

My best lap is 31.0, so 30s should be doable for skilled people. Here I attach my onboard lap and setup. Still not entirely happy with it, as I'd like to have more bite but without messing the balance.

 

Thanks a lot! Though I found your setup harder to drive I managed a 1:31.8 on my first flying lap with it, cornering speeds and turn in with this is much better, though when the back end starts to go there is no saving it, doesn't suit my driving but I suppose faster is faster, no arguing with the clock!

Thanks again.

 

Someone knows the best time for fAbarth at Vallelunga IRL?

P.S.
Impressive driving (as usual) David!


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Yup, I liked that. Haven't really found fault with it, but needed a smidgen more rear brake bias for me. I don't use auto-blip, and I don't heel and toe - because I don't in real life either. I am left foot braking though, which is naughty as I can't in my own car. Down to 31.74 (and have done about 10 laps in the 31.7-31.8s virtually in a row), with a theoretical best of 31.3. Quite pleased with that, as I've found sims hard to re-adjust to.

 

the car has autoblip enabled as designed weather you ike it or not, i wish it could be disabled it, at least in previous build it could not be disabled, is it diferent in this new build?

 

LOL don't be silly. No auto-blip in a formula car = disaster

you would not, can not, disable it in the real car, therefore you shouldn't be able to in the sim. I am not sure how to explain why you shouldn't and can't do it...maybe someone else can.

 

Left foot braking in a car such as this is not naughty dude! it's the right way to do it!

 

Damn, that's fast Did you compare his game - real life telemetry ?

 

What was his opinion on AC?

 

No multi-quote.

I don't left food brake because my feet are too big to fit under the steering column. I can just about squeeze it under for green flag laps to build some brake temp, but I can't race like that. The Tatuus tub is pretty much a copy of a Dallara tub, and the steering column layout is the same.

The real Formula Abarth doesn't have autoblip. Just a cable going to the throttle. Checked my datalogging, and you're right, you can't turn it off in game - that's a bug.

 

Damn, nice info Aristotelis.

Motivation to try this car track combo again

 

OK my bad, I thought it did, but it does make sense since it's not a paddle shift. It's a sequential though right?

P.S. Finally got my first sub 1m32 lap - just. 1m31.928

 

Just found how to multiquote I think.

Yes, it's a mechanical sequential. Suspect the car will have an ignition cut system - probably a load sensor on the shift cable, but possibly a paddle behind the steering wheel - to allow flatshifting up the gears.

 

So theoretically we should be blipping without the clutch on downshifts right? If that's how they do it in real life then we need it to be like this

 

No, clutchless downshifts, without throttle blipping. It's not an issue (although some heel and toe recommended in the wet into slower corners). Clutch is only used from a standstill.