I... I honestly don't even know where to start with this. I've had a long think but the best I can come up with is four lines.
The FIA has nothing whatsoever to do with the development of Gran Turismo 7.
The FIA had nothing whatsoever to do with the fictional tracks of Gran Turismo Sport.
The FIA had nothing whatsoever to do with the penalty system of Gran Turismo Sport.
The FIA had nothing whatsoever to do with the track limits of Gran Turismo Sport.
I don't know where this whole idea has come from. Maybe it's a misunderstanding of the FIA certifying (some of) the real circuits in GT6/Sport - where it was basically PR about the accuracy of the layouts - or that the FIA partnered with Gran Turismo in GT Sport for the WS and MG events on the basis of recognising the fact that the penalty system was a matrix with decisions rather than a prescriptive system.
Amid all the bustle of the spectacular FIA Regional Finals events, GTPlanet was able to sit down with the FIA's Stephane Fillastre. Fillastre is the association's head of brand, licensing and retail, and probably the person at the FIA most directly involved with GT Sport and the online championships
www.gtplanet.net
Either way though... the FIA isn't partnered with GT for GT7, and I don't know what they're supposed to do about whatever this complaint about track limits is.
Aside from anything else, the notion of "correct" track limits is... fundamentally broken. There's no such thing: track limits are different from corner to corner, from series to series, from race to race, and from session to session, at the same circuit on the same weekend.
They're determined by the race stewards and communicated to the drivers in the briefing - and may be amended over the course of the event, depending on how whiny the drivers are and how fighty the stewards are. Now, while we don't get the communication part (the only way to know is trial and error; I wish it was made more clear: CE would be ideal for AR overlays to show you, although not every track has a CE, or a toggled optional under driving assists), the fact is track limits in real life are highly mutable and not a fixed, correct thing.
There's this ridiculous notion, often presented by motorsport fans who can read a rulebook but have no familiarity with how a race weekend actually works, that the white lines are the de jure track limits. They are not. The white lines only mark the track limits if you don't know or it hasn't been stated where they are. This is what the oft-quoted "for the avoidance of doubt" actually means: if you have any doubt about the track limits at a particular point, it's the white lines.
Petitioning the FIA, on the basis of a misunderstanding of its regulations, to look at something it doesn't handle, in a subset of things it doesn't handle, about a circuit it has nothing to do with, in a game it doesn't endorse and force - force - a change, is truly, truly baffling. It's like complaining to TAG Heuer about the obviously incorrect electronic lap counter at Goodwood.
A bit of inside info is always useful.
I guess you missed the fun of it.
Petitioning the FIA is fun and it's already been done. Not much to say beyond the video other than, yes I am aware this is likely a fruitless exercise, but what the hell?
The problem with the irl stewarding overriding the FIA default definition, is that GT7 doesn't have any stewards. Which makes all that a moot point. The game has to take over. And an algorithm has the potential to be much more consistent than a human steward.
The screenshot I have at then end of the video explicitly says that the FIA have approved the tracks. Their regs are for them, for everyone else and for consistency. If they're not going to enforce them, then what's the point (Abu Dhabi 2021 ho-hum)?
Their regs imply that if an FIA race is to be held at a circuit then the circuit needs to be approved and their regs applied. And no mention of SIM or real. The FIA ESports championships were FIA races. Their own regs imply the regs have to be enforced.
Let's face it, the track limits are inconsistent and some of the kerbs are laughable. GT seems to be a running joke among real world commentators and drivers.
Why should it be when it's fixable?
(Not you) but suggesting avoiding the kerbs to avoid a bouce lottery is not a solution when everyone else can use them and you want to compete.
What would be nice would be a more realistic track limits implementation - warnings before a (large) penalty. Granted, probably a bit hard for a 3 lap race... But iracing manages it.
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