Generic Weekly Hotlap Challenge #115 – Blowout in Northamptonshire

Welcome to the thread for the Weekly Hotlap Challenge #115 - Blowout in Northamptonshire. It's Round Two of the Weekly Hotlap Championship League and Round 2 of the mini-series, Formula 1 in February.

The Challenge:
Hotlap
Car: Ferrari F138
Track: Silverstone GP Circuit


The second week of our new W.H.C.C. (Weekly Hotlap Championship) League, everyone who enters will win points and be included in the W.H.C.C.L . Those who missed last week will be awarded 3 points retrospectively. The details are repeated below.

The challenge: The F138 is the fifty ninth car built by Ferrari specifically to take part in the Formula 1 World Championship. It was designed and built for 2013 season and driven by Fernando Alonso and Filipe Massa. It wasn’t a good season for Ferrari by their standards, with only 2 wins from 19 races, they were beaten into 3rd.
The car weights only 640kg and features a screaming 2.4 litre V8, giving around 760hp which is boosted by a fixed Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), there is no adjustment available for recovery and deployment.
There is also the Drag Reduction System (DRS)for the Wellington and Hanger straights, which I presume one would use in combination with the KERS.

Silverstone GP has not featured since WHC#60 and it’s one of the classic F1 circuits. The fastest ever lap is a 1:25.892 recorded in qualifying for the 2018 British Grand Prix by Lewis Hamilton. There’s a great read on the Wikipedia page for the Silverstone Circuit, “A lap in a Formula One car” which you may find useful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverstone_Circuit

At Silverstone in 2013 track temp was 23DegC. Lewis Hamilton qualified on pole with an impressive 1:29.607. Massa was knocked out in Q2 with a 1:31.779. Alonso qualified down in 9th place but finished on the podium in 3rd, behind Mark Webber and winner Nico Rosberg.

Fernando qualified with a 1:30.979. Can you beat him?

In 2013 the Pirelli tyres were a huge issue. Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez all suffered blowouts during the race. Pirelli argued under-inflation, aggressive camber settings and sharp kerbs were to blame, but from the next race they reinforced the tyres with a Kevlar band.
Here are the recommended tyre pressures:
slick supersoft fronts = 19psi rears = 18psi
slick softs = 20psi all round
slick mediums = 21psi all round
slick hards = 22psi all round

How to take part - Hot lap:
To enter, select Drive > Hotlap, choose the Ferrari F138 and the Silverstone GP circuit. Please setup the session using the settings below:

Mode: Hotlap Silverstone GP circuit
Time of day: Free
Ambient Temp: 26 Degrees
Setup: Free
Controller: Free
Assists: Factory
Stability: Free
To qualify for WHC you must have the ambient temp set to 26 DegC.

Deadline: Sunday 17th February 2019 - 21:00 GMT.

You can run as many laps as you like and update your times as often as you like. It is all about taking part, testing yourself and enjoying Assetto Corsa. All Platforms are welcome.
To submit a time, pause the game and select 'session' from the menu and screenshot this page or take a photo of your screen and post it in this thread - Note all the information from the screen is required including temperature, mode heading and of course the car being used!
Please post video clips and share information in here as well, but without the session screen your time will not be included (placing the session screen in a video clip is acceptable).

Please use the following format to post your times:
Your time, to be shown as x.xx.xxx.
Your platform (PC Xb1 PS4)
The image or screen shot showing your time.
Your thoughts and comment

Please mark updated times with Improvement.

A leader board is collated regularly. Unfortunately editing of posts gets locked on this forum so this post cannot be updated.

From now on: Weekly Hotlap Challenge Championship League
How it works:
1. Enter the Weekly Hotlap Challenge as posted every Sunday evening and you will be automatically entered into the league table.
2. Your ranking in the final standings, posted on Sunday evening, will earn you points, as follows:
Place Points: 1st 14 2nd 13 3rd 12 4th 11 5th 10 6th 9 7th 8 8th 7 9th 6 10th 5
3. Every player taking part in a WHC, but finishing outside the top 10 will get 4 points.
4. Every player who is in the table, (ie has entered a previous WHC) but does not play that week will get three points each week.
5. Players that join WHC after next week's WHC#114 will be awarded 3 points retrospectively for every WHC missed. For example, if you enter WHC for the first time at WHC#124, your name will be added to the table, with 27 points, plus whatever you score in WHC#124.
6. Each week 5 bonus points may be awarded at "the judges' discretion". Criteria for earning the Bonus Points are not fixed but will include:
*An amusing pic or amusing post
* Any "very excellent" contribution to the forum/ group
*Significant effort and improvement (so either lots of times submitted, or a big improvement between the first time submitted and final time)
*Posting a brilliant set-up
*Continuous participation - loyalty to WHC
* Correcting mistakes by the administrator OR anything else the judges decide worthy.

The updated Championship league table will be displayed in a new post in the Console Lounge each week.

7. Specialist Challenges will also feature throughout the season. These will be as monthly mini-series, for example Formula 1 February or Muscle Car Month, or nominated car types, for example the best driver in road cars. These events will be announced in the WHC Thread. The winner of each Specialist Challenge will receive 5 bonus points.


At the end of the year, the WHC before Xmas week, the winners will be declared -
* Championship podium
* Specialist Challenge Winners
* 1st place Contributor (the most Bonus points)
* 1st place Loyal Lapper (who has entered most regularly, most often, if there is a draw, Bonus points count, then Champ points)


Weekly Hotlap Challenge History

1. Mugello - Praga R1 Posted by John Gordon 3rd Oct, 2016 (Console Lounge P55)
2. Imola - Mercedes SLS GT3
3. Brands Hatch GP - RUF RT12 Posted by GravelTrap 19th Oct 2016 (Console Lounge P54)
4. Magione - Lotus 2 Eleven
5. Silverstone International - Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
6. Zandvoort - Pagani Huayra
7. Nurburgring GP (GT) - Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
8. Spa - BMW M3 GT2
9. Vallelunga Club - KTM X-Bow R
10. Barcelona - Moto - Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
11. Silverstone 1967 - Lotus 72D
12. Nordschleife - Porsche 911 Carrera S
13. Black Cat County - Ferrari LaFerrari
14. Monza Junior 1966 - Alfa Romeo GTA
15. Redbull Ring GP - Lamborghini Gallardo Sl
16. Zandvoort - Ford Escort RS1600
17. Imola - Mazda Rx-7 Spirit R
18. Brands Hatch GP - Lotus Exige V6 Cup
19. Monza - Ferrari FXX K
20. Barcelona - Moto - Ferrari 488 GT3
21. Mugello - Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV
22. Silverstone GP - Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2017
23. Nurburgring Sprint GT - Toyota AE86 Tuned
24. Magione - Maserati Levante S
25. Spa - Lotus 98T
26. Vallelunga - Classic - Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick"
27. Nordschleife Endurance Cup - M235i Racing
28. Silverstone 1967 - Maserati 250F T2 12C
29. Red Bull Ring National - BMW 1M Posted by HavanaB0B, 1st May 2017 (Console Lounge p28)
30. Zandvoort - Lotus Evora GX
31. Barcelona GP - Lotus Exos 125 Stage 1
32. Brands Hatch Indy - Toyota Supra MKIV Time Attack Posted by by Graveltrap 21st May 2017 (Console Lounge p25)
33. Black Cat County Long - Lamborghini Countach
34. Imola - Mercedes Benz 190E Evo II
35. Monza - Chevrolet Corvette C7R
36. Nurburgring Sprint GT - BMW M3 E30
37. Magione - Mercedes SLS AMG
38. Spa - Porsche 917/30 Spyder
39. Silverstone GP - Nissan GT-R Nismo Posted by Hugo Catarino,9th July 2017 (Console Lounge p21)
40. RedBull Ring GP - Alfa Romeo 4c
41. Brands Hatch GP - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
42. Highlands Long - Ford GT40
43. Vallelunga - Lotus GTE Carbon
44. Zandvoort - Porsche 911 Turbo S Posted by Graveltrap 13th Aug 2017 (Console Lounge p19)
45. Nordschleife - Ferrari 312T
46. Mugello - BMW M3 E92
47. Black Cat County - Short - Ford Mustang 2015
48. Imola - Maserati MC12 GT1
49. Silverstone 1967 - Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
50. Barcelona Moto - McLaren 570S
51. Magione - Mazda Miata NA
52. Spa - Ferrari F40
53. Vallelunga - Corvette C7 Stingray Posted by Moodyryder 23rd Oct 2017 (Console Lounge p14)
54. Brands Hatch GP - Tatuus FA01
55. Highlands - Lotus 3 eleven
56. Nurburgring GP (GT) - Toyota Celica ST185 4WD Turbo
57. Monza 1966 Full Course - Ferrari 312/67
58. Nordschleife - Porsche 962 C Short Tail
59. Zandvoort- Nissan 370Z Nismo
60. Silverstone GP - McLaren F1
61. Vallelunga Classic - Ferrari 250GTO
62. Imola - Lotus 98T
63. Highlands Drift - P4/5 Competizione
64. Mugello - Lamborghini Aventador SV
65. Spa - Porsche 911R
66. Black Cat County - Lotus 2-Eleven GT4
67. Barcelona GP - Ferrari SF70H
68. Nordschleife Endurance & Highlands - Porsche 917k
69. Zandvoort - Lotus Exige Scura Posted by Hugo Catarino 25th Feb 25 (Console Lounge p7)
70. RedBull Ring National - Maserati Alfieri
71. Laguna Seca - Audi Sport quattro S1 E2
72. Brands Hatch - Mclaren P1
73. Imola - Porsche 911 RSR
74. Nurburgring GP - Ferrari F2004
75. Barcelona Moto - Lamborghini Huracan Performante
76. Silverstone 1967 - Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
77. Magione - BMW 1M Stage 3
78. Highlands Long - Mazda 787b
79. Black Cat County - Toyota GT86
80. Spa - Toyota TS040 Hybrid
81. Vallelunga Classic - Nissan Skyline R34 V-Spec
82. Mugello - Ferrari 458 GT2
83. Silverstone International - RUF R12 R AWD
84. Highlands Long - Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2014
85. Monza - Pagani Zonda R
86. Nordschleife - Lotus 3-eleven
87. Zandvoort - Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4
88. Redbull Ring GP - Mercedes Sauber C9
89. Brands Hatch - Lotus 25
90. Highlands Short - Abarth 595 SS
91. Nurburgring GP (GT) - Audi TT Cup
92. Monza 1966 - Road Course - Porsche 908 LH
93. Vallelunga - BMW M3 E30 Gr.A 92
94. Laguna Seca - Alfa Romeo Mito QV
95. Nordschleife - RUF Yellowbird & Ferrari F40
96. Barcelona GP - BMW Z4 GT3
97. Highlands Drift - Ferrari 458 Italia
98. Spa - Lotus Type 49
99. Zandvoort - Porsche 911 GT1-98
100. Silverstone - Nissan GT-R GT3; Brands Hatch - Lotus Exige V6; Vallelunga - free car
101. Mugello - Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
102. Silverstone National - Mazda MX5 Cup or Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
103. Highlands Short – Ford Escort RS1600 Posted by Totall Wrytoff 11th Nov 2018 (Console Lounge p2)
104. Black Cat Short – Porsche 917/30
105. Monza 66 Junior Course – Ferrari F40 S3
106. Magione – Toyota Supra MkIV
107. Brands Hatch Indy 5 lap - Porsche 911 GT3 RS
107. Nurburgring Sprint - Porsche 911 GT3 RS
108. Nordschleife - Abarth 595SS
108 Laguna Seca 5 lap - McLaren F1 GTR
109. Brands Hatch - Ferrari FXX K
110. Highlands – Lamborghini Muira P400 SV
111. Imola - Scuderia Glickenhaus SCG 003C
112. Vallelunga Club – Lotus Exos T125
113. Highlands Drift - Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport
114. Barcleona Moto - Maserati 250F 6 cylinder
115. Silverstone GP - Ferrari F138

 

1.37.978 pc



when the brain is 100m behind the car...


the free cam (overseen this feature...) is my new toy atm
love it so see the whole track from above
(here you can nearly see nothing, but on the triples its nice!



from a tv camera position on a crane



crazy aerodynamic details



countless details - and thats why overtaking is so difficult



how long does it take to master all the buttons while driving >250km/h and such g-forces????

 

Love the free cam shot

 

1.34.344 - X1X




First few laps to get my name on the board.
This feels unbelievably fast love it!!!

 

Improvement

1.33.389 - X1X

 

Improvement

1.32.384 - X1X

 

1.36.378
PC



What a great combo...lot of fun Last week's Maserati I missed because of work and instalation of my new PC. Now everything should work

BY the way Lewis you are a Beast. What a time

 

Thanks mate. I can’t believe there’s still another 4 seconds to be found somewhere.

 

Improvement
1.35.420
PC

 

Hey Lewis, just think, if you turned up for a testing day for Ferrari and on the first morning, got to within a second of Massa's quali time, you would be in the car on the next grid!

 

I think I would of got the sack before dinner though due to the amount of spin offs and nearly writing the car off half a dozen times

 

Another improvement
1.34.707
PC


Okey this lap was really scary on my new Super Ultrawide monitor. It feels like you sit in the car. So immersive. Everytime when my Brain wanna hit the brake the Foot stay on the throttle. Absolutely crazy car to drive and Silverstone is always fun especially in a F1 car from Ferrari

 

1.39.959 PS4

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

 

1.36.415
PS4

1st outing, the 4th lap felt like a beaut, but clearly there is plenty more time! Ouch!

 

What a big contrast to last week! I love it.
Silverstone is so good with really fast cars.

Current standings:

1- 1.32.384 Lewisxbone XB1
2- 1.34.707 DonZmeuheu PS4
3- 1.36.415 Total Wrytoff PS4
4- 1.37.978 Sissydriver PC
5- 1.39.959 Laughing Gravy PS4

 

1.38.326 Xbox one

This challenge was my ultimate dream but I find it so much more difficult than what I thought. AC is real stuff if I wasn't sure about. Anyway got myself a starting number.

 

1.36.064 improvement



i believe i can fly....

 

Small improvement

1.32.098 - X1X

 

Improvement ish

1.31.833 - X1X



Not much of an improvement but happy to get in the 31’s.

 

1.48.006 leBluem PC

Much room for improvement, as no lap was clean until now.

Btw, the auto shifting is so bad (simply for all kunos cars?), that I have to switch to manual, most downshifts are way too late on auto.