Where do you go to get "Hard" F1 tires?

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Hello fellow GTP members.
Just won the 24-hour race on the Ring' to win the F1 car...Now, where do you go to get tires for it? I've looked all over the different options in the game and couldn't find anything! I can't believe you're only to use 'Racing Mediums' for this car regardless of the race(s)...

If someone could point me in the right direction, I'd be extremely grateful!


Thx-

SRD
PS: First tried searching for this info but came back with zero information!
 
You can only change the tyres on the F1 car in Arcade mode, you can't change them in Gran Turismo mode. Not great, but sadly that's the way it is.

You can also change the power and weight of the car in Arcade mode but, again, not in GT mode
 
It was the same way already in GT3. It really doesn't matter as your opponents are using that same compound too.
 
amp88
You can only change the tyres on the F1 car in Arcade mode, you can't change them in Gran Turismo mode. Not great, but sadly that's the way it is.

You can also change the power and weight of the car in Arcade mode but, again, not in GT mode
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Hey Amp88....& everyone else...thanks for the heads up! What a bummer that one can't change tires in GT mode! Oh well, at least now I know!

NOTE: Since I've not placed GT3 in quite some time, I had forgotten that it was like that as well!

Much appreciate the responses!


SRD:
 
Greycap
It was the same way already in GT3. It really doesn't matter as your opponents are using that same compound too.
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If they use the same tyre how come the almost never pit!
 
Because you're either driving faster (increased wear rate) or crashing more (increased wear rate).

The trick is to drive either SO fast that you can pit in and get out before they pass you, or to only pull 0.5s a lap out, matching their wear rate, but pulling away incessantly.
 
Famine
Because you're either driving faster (increased wear rate) or crashing more (increased wear rate).

The trick is to drive either SO fast that you can pit in and get out before they pass you, or to only pull 0.5s a lap out, matching their wear rate, but pulling away incessantly.
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so agreed, you never notice how the AI ease up on straights too?
 
The AI F1 drivers are easier on their tyres in general, although I suspect this is largely because they don't go as fast round the corners. Anyway the AI are not always better at conserving tyres; at Le Mans in Formula GT I found that the other F1 cars were absolutely chewing up their tyres - they could run 3 laps before their front tyres were totally worn and they had to pit, while I could run 4 laps before pitting with orange rear tyres. My B-spec driver could also only run 3 laps, despite driving far slower than me with an identical setup.

I also noticed with the F1 cars, the AI wore the front tyres more, while I wore the rear tyres more. I didn't use traction control, but I doubt that was a great factor because I was only squeezing the throttle very gently exiting the corners. I guess the computers just drive weirdly.

On another note, the AI almost always use up more fuel than I do, in *any* car - I'm not sure why this is. I left foot brake a lot and the AI never seems to left foot brake, which gives them a head start in terms of fuel consumption. I can only come to the conclusion that the AI are simply rubbish at conserving fuel!

Anyway, I would conclude that the AI conserve tyres well most of the time, but conserve fuel poorly all the time.
 
F310B
The AI F1 drivers are easier on their tyres in general, although I suspect this is largely because they don't go as fast round the corners. Anyway the AI are not always better at conserving tyres; at Le Mans in Formula GT I found that the other F1 cars were absolutely chewing up their tyres - they could run 3 laps before their front tyres were totally worn and they had to pit, while I could run 4 laps before pitting with orange rear tyres. My B-spec driver could also only run 3 laps, despite driving far slower than me with an identical setup.

I also noticed with the F1 cars, the AI wore the front tyres more, while I wore the rear tyres more. I didn't use traction control, but I doubt that was a great factor because I was only squeezing the throttle very gently exiting the corners. I guess the computers just drive weirdly.

On another note, the AI almost always use up more fuel than I do, in *any* car - I'm not sure why this is. I left foot brake a lot and the AI never seems to left foot brake, which gives them a head start in terms of fuel consumption. I can only come to the conclusion that the AI are simply rubbish at conserving fuel!

Anyway, I would conclude that the AI conserve tyres well most of the time, but conserve fuel poorly all the time.
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would u happen to know why this happens?
 
I'd guess it's because they don't go full throttle into, around or out of a corner so the front tyres are being stressed more. Wit the fuel I don't know, maybe the rev higher on averagethan you would, like before changing gears ect, I'd have to check it out.
 
The AI driver will know exactly how much throttle to give without breaking traction on the rear tyres. That's an invaluable bit of knowledge.
 
daan
The AI driver will know exactly how much throttle to give without breaking traction on the rear tyres. That's an invaluable bit of knowledge.
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Yup, noticed that, too. So I wasn't surprised to be chewing up rears much faster than them when I did the F1 races. They chew up front tires badly because they don't vary their cornering strategies enough to account for cold or worn tires.

I set my TCS a bit high when running F1 cars (which is realistic... watch F1 qualifying, and you'll note a lot of engine-stuttering as the TCS kicks in during low-traction tight corners), so I don't get much more tire wear in the back than the AI, anyway. I can usually stay out one or two laps later than them.
 
niky
Yup, noticed that, too. So I wasn't surprised to be chewing up rears much faster than them when I did the F1 races. They chew up front tires badly because they don't vary their cornering strategies enough to account for cold or worn tires.

I set my TCS a bit high when running F1 cars (which is realistic... watch F1 qualifying, and you'll note a lot of engine-stuttering as the TCS kicks in during low-traction tight corners), so I don't get much more tire wear in the back than the AI, anyway. I can usually stay out one or two laps later than them.
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I thought TCS was illegal in F1.
 
un_peacekeeper
would u happen to know why this happens?
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Because of previously stated reasons, and the fact that AI steering is, at times, extremely twitchy.

A lot of times, you'll notice AI F1 cars just go spinning out of nowhere. That's due to the twitchiness.
 

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