Mclaren p1 vs the ferrari

Now that both cars are in the game, and Top Gear's test is obviously postponed for now, which of these 2 cars do you like driving more? I personally really like the P1, it has a very nice grunt and feels less nervous than the The Ferrari.

 

Haven't done any laptime comparisons and am still getting used to the P1, but it feels like the P1 is more 'on rails', while the Ferrari is a bit more involving and characterful(and sounds better).

 

IMO LaFerrari is great fun to drive but suspension is too soft and its all over the track also dont like brakes...
P1 has much better handling,brakes,grip and its planted IMO thay should update LaFerrari & Huyra a little I think they cannot compete with P1...

 

this isnt need for speed!

 

Remember that P1 in race mode lowers the suspension to the point it's not even road legal in most countries. Quite possibly it's the best handling car of the three, at least on track.

 

In my opinion, the 918 spyder is the real P1 competitor

 

LOL I dont think a power upgrade but chasis,suspension etc..I just I can't beleve P1 handles,brakes,grips so much better then LaFerrari in real life!P1 feels like supercar to me LaFerrari in term of handling not

 

P1 has much better handling and ffb is involving unlike LaFerrari. LaFerrari is floaty and wiggles the tail everythere everytime, P1 is planted and drives a bit more like a race car, love it.
What's interesting that P1 is very hard to spin in the corners with TC disabled(default setup). Obviously choosing road tires and lower track grip makes easier but still very controllable considering the power car has.

 

..But the funny thing is that the Laferrari AI beats the P1 AI .

 

I am not really good with roadcars, but the Laferrari understeers so much on coast, i was really surprised by this last time i have tried it! (maybe @Hany can comment this better)

 

Indeed, not sure if its to do with the EDL which you cant disable, i find you have to really aggressively throw it in to a drift and then it feels like the electronics give up and let you play (its amazing how controllable it is when sideways!), some setup changes help too but it does seem very reluctant to step the back end out at first

 

Did the P1 last night and i liked it very much. The sound is indeed great and i had good control with it. At least after i had got the YIIIHAAA out of my body just driving it like a mad man, but later on i started to really feel the car and it felt pretty damn awesome. I think(!) i had better control of it than the LaFerrari. Have to test them both today to know for sure.

 

P1 all the way. It also sounds better both in the car and from tv cam. My opinion.

 

I found the P1 instantly driveable, much like the GT3 cars. It feels much grippier, with a sense of a real downforce. In terms of power, the LaF seems a tad more accelerative, but that might just be the noise.

I managed a 6:39 with the P1 with just a couple test laps, and obviously i wasnt pushing the limits at all.

With the LaF, i manged a 6:40, again still a lot of time to be found, but i felt as though as i had to try a lot harder (and made lots of mistakes).

I think with a consistantly fast driver, the P1 would be a considerable amount quicker.

 

P1 atleast in my hands when on normal hypercar road tyres is more easier to drive at high speeds. Haven't driven it much using trofeos, they seemed way too grippy for some reason and the car felt like some GT car with more power with those tyres. LaFerrari however is a hoon-mobile, much easier to go sideways on normal road tyres than in the P1 but when it comes to high speed corners you really gotta manage your speed. And I like the noise of the P1 better than the LaFerrari, if you have a good set of headphones you can hear the turbos making all sorts of noises and it is just glorious. The only thing that strikes me weird about P1 is that the rear wing is supposed to retract at high speeds because if the wing was in action after a certain speed the aero load will break the rear suspension or so they say in the myths... but in AC the wing stays up all the way to top speed. Either I saw it wrong due to my general blind nature or the wing animation is stuffed.

 

Use the DRS button in the P1, it'll stall the wing. The DRS is automatic on the LaFerrari, though.

 

Maybe Italians should update the real cars first

 

There is a DRS button????!?!?!!?!?!!! Gawd I'm such an idiot, I have been driving it normally all this time. xD

 

If it wasn't illusion I think it moves, but by a really small amount.

 

I've been doing some interesting comparisons against some of my Pbs of either Laferrari or Zonda R. Remember Zonda R is a race car.

At Monza by best in both LaFerrari and Zonda R is only a 1.42 yet in P1 haven't managed to get below 1.44 yet (it also doesn't replenish it battery well there and after 2 laps, recharging by half throttling and braking a few times is needed).

Bare in mind next results are a little screwed as my Zonda R and LaFerrari times are with a controller, purchased a wheel a week ago:
At Spa (not done much in LaFerrari so best only 2.20) Zonda R done a 2.14...P1 after 10 laps of practice 2.17 (no problems with battery charge)
At Imola Zonda R 1.42 and LaFerrari a 1.45...tested today P1 1.41 (no problem with battery)
At Mugello with P1 late last night managed a 1.47 both my Zonda R and LaFerrari are 1.50

While nothing conclusive, one thing I have noticed is tyre temps really effect all these cars, once the P1 gets tyres nice and warm, you can literally throw it into a corner and press the gas and it happily grins back at you and warping starts to happen. Laferrari you have to wait and feed then it launches, and Zonda R hates curbs but just sticks, as while not fastest in straight line, is certainly no slouch.