F1 races

[sgtstix]

what F1 car should i use in the F1 races?

i just wanted to get some expert opinions on which F1 car is the best?

 

[04Nissan350Z]

the easiest one to get is the F090/S (slowest but easiest to get) which is in the Superspeedway enduro, which I recomment the 787B or Escudo for, but the best one is the F094/S (fastest but harder to get) which is a little harder to obtain, forget which enduro you get it from but use the 787B unless it specifies no race car then use the GT-One Road car or the r390 Road car. Thats my opinion.

 

[sgtstix]

i have the Fo94H i havent realy raced it i tried the first race in the series and got my ass handed to me by all the drivers it was all i could do to stay in 4th place so i stopped and left it alone but its all i have to do to finish the game.

i could use some insight on tires and pit strategy like the AI and when they pit and how often so maby i dont have to try so hard and loose control

if u want to message me on aim im usually on all the time

 

[Touge Master]

The fastest F1 car is the FO94/s use that if you have it.

 

[jamaican]

yea i also tried doing the F1 race.....but after about 4 races or so the oil light turns on and the car start to lose speed noticeably and dramatically cuz the oil needs to be changed...but you know you can't exit it or you'll have to start over....so can you change the oil during a series/challenge/cup???

 

[Touge Master]

yea i also tried doing the F1 race.....but after about 4 races or so the oil light turns on and the car start to lose speed noticeably and dramatically cuz the oil needs to be changed...but you know you can't exit it or you'll have to start over....so can you change the oil during a series/challenge/cup???

No you can't change the oil...

 

[Minnesota01R6]

i have the Fo94H i havent realy raced it i tried the first race in the series and got my ass handed to me by all the drivers it was all i could do to stay in 4th place so i stopped and left it alone but its all i have to do to finish the game.

i could use some insight on tires and pit strategy like the AI and when they pit and how often so maby i dont have to try so hard and loose control

if u want to message me on aim im usually on all the time

Get a good setup for the car from www.gtvault.com (Fumes has really good setups). Make sure to set the toe in/out to Zero for the front and back (less turning ability, but tires will last longer). Try to be as smooth as possible. You are often a lot faster trying to run smooth lines than trying to run fast lines. You cannot choose different compound tires for the F1 cars, so don't worry about it. Give yourself an oil change right before entering the series. Make sure to set your downforce to maximum (like in Fumes' setup) on all courses except the test course (any maybe the super speedway) - set it to minumum there.

Other than that, I can't think of too much. Don't downshift into 1st gear ever, and wait untill you are through a corner and back on the throttle to downshift into 2nd in order to avoid the rear tires locking up in the corner.

 

[NoQuarter]

One should be able to win the FGTC with any Formula car, even the F090/s...you'd need to use drafting to win the Test Course race with that car, but you should be able to lap the field in all the other races.

Tire wear is really not an issue. Even though you'll pit more frequently than the AI, the fact is they drive terrible racing lines and you should be well ahead of them by the time you have to pit.

As far as the downforce, maximize the front everywhere, except the Test Course, and back off the rear everywhere just a bit...max downforce on the rear doesn't gain that much grip and only increases tire wear on the rear tires.

Don't slam the ride height to the lowest setting...the suspensions on these cars are very good, but give them some "play" to take advantage of the dynamics.

Once you have a suspension setting that works well for your driving style, leave it alone (except for the Test Course) and adjust only the transmission for each track. Côte d'Azur will be a very short tranny setting, but the rest should be fairly similar with just some minor changes to the Final drive.

For the Test Course...

Minimize downforce
Set Camber to 0/0
Toe to 0/0
If you run the F090/s, stretch your tranny so that you won't redline while getting a draft assist. If you pop into the front before the last turn, you should actually start to slightly drop speed in 6th gear.

If your driving skills are up to it, you can sweep this series with the R390 and GT-One. You can win the series with the 787b, but won't beat the AI at Seattle or GVS...2nd is the best the 787b can do at those courses.

 

[wildcard]

The F094/S is the best F1 car, but the F686/M is also a good one to choose. Make sure you don't use an F1 car that has below 800 HP, I'd say, because then you're pretty sure to lose. You'll also need to change the gearing of your F1 car in most of the races to keep up with the comp(just be careful on Test Course, though, if you make the gearing too good you'll annihilate the competition).

 

[jamaican]

'wilcard' why shouldn't one use an F1 car with more than 800hp??? my F094/H has 813.....

 

[Famine]

He said "below", not "more than".

"Make sure you don't use an F1 car that has below 800 HP"

 

[sgtstix]

thanx for the input guys much appreciated

ill keep u posted on my progress 👍

u can message me on AIM anytime if u want to talk

 

[Minnesota01R6]

I finally got my 2nd memory card I bought off ebay 3 weeks ago, so I am starting a new game now. Today I golded the a,b,IB, and 1/2 the IA licenses. I'm gonna take a shot at joining Famine's 129 day club 👍

I remember the first time I did the formula GT series, I did it in a 687 completely stock, didn't even tune the gearing (because I was an idiot, not because I chose to). It all came down to the 78 laps at monaco. I was ahead of the F094/s by 2 points, and I did NOT want to start that whole series over. I ended up taking 1st place by 10 seconds.....I had to take a shower because I was sweating from concentrating so much.....good times

 

[F310B]

The F1 cars are kind of arcadish in this game. They aren't at all pointy, like they should be. You can't throw the steering from side to side to make the car spin on the straight, the grip is too high (at least with the DS2, maybe you can do it with a steering wheel).

 

[BlueRex]

well, i have raced shifter karts and Fomula Mazda's for a long time. If anything the grip levels are too low on GT-3, but the steering responce for the F1's are far from quick enough. Those things snap violently when asked to in real life.

 

[sgtstix]

well i finished the F1 races and i got all gold i used the Fo94s 👍

i did skip the last cote de zur race just because its 78 laps long

i appreciate your input guys thanx alot

 

[robofunc]

Aw man. The Cote d' Azure race is the most fun of them all.

 

[demon of speed]

I'm close to starting that event soon.

 

[LoudMusic]

I don't think I golded them all the first time through, but I did have the highest points so I won the series. Then I went back and golded them with full HP (after oil change) individually.

 

[mynameisbob28]

I just followed Der Alta's settings and pit schedule from his compendium online at http://www.deralta.net/compendium/ then find "formula one series" at the bottom of the list of races on the side. really helped out a lot.

I was finding myself being a second or two ahead of der alta's times for the entire races, so we were very close.

 

[LoudMusic]

In cars that fast, a second becomes a lot of distance (: Good Job!

 

[mynameisbob28]

In cars that fast, a second becomes a lot of distance (: Good Job!

yeah, i was a few seconds ahead of der alta's times, which were a lap or so ahead of all the AI's times...

 

[LoudMusic]

Oh I thought you meant a second or two ahead per lap. Yeah then you're about right on. Still impressive.

 

[mynameisbob28]

Oh I thought you meant a second or two ahead per lap. Yeah then you're about right on. Still impressive.

a few of the races my best lap was a second or two faster than his, but the total times leveled out to be pretty even... thanks tho I didnt think that I would be able to beat them, because back then I wasnt a very good racer, but i smoked all the AI, and now im a much better driver, so 2nd time thru (started a new game) should be cake...

 

[leo stotch]

I keep going back and re-doing the F1 series, and get just enough points to win the money and another car, but whether I use the F-090 or F686, all it will give me is another F090, I have 4 of them now. If I keep doing what I am doing will I eventually get the other F1 cars or do I need to do someother races to get the various F1 machines?

 

[mynameisbob28]

I keep going back and re-doing the F1 series, and get just enough points to win the money and another car, but whether I use the F-090 or F686, all it will give me is another F090, I have 4 of them now. If I keep doing what I am doing will I eventually get the other F1 cars or do I need to do someother races to get the various F1 machines?

save after the 9th race and if you dont get what you want, reload the game and keep trying until you get the F1 that you want...

 

[leo stotch]

O.K. Thanks. It only took me about 100 tries and 45 minutes to finally get something other than another 090. It finally gave me another 686, which I guess is much much better than another 090.

 

[sgtstix]

u could also do the trial mountain endurance or the polyphony digital cup and win a f094s or fo94h those r the best f1 cars in the game if u use the american version.

 

[Stinky Chicken]

You should type so people can understand you.

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[sennafreak]

yep the 94 one is the fastest by 3 seconds almost, but i prefer polyphony 002 because it's easier to drive, wonder why they call it F090 though, its the 88 mc-laren honda, or are you talking about another f1?