Complete Guide/Rewards - Lewis Hamilton Time Attack Challenge

[Harsk100]

No no, I mean I haven't seen you on the forum for quite a long time. I was wondering where you went in that time.

Ah well. I was busy doing some personal things...

By the way, here's my personal difficulty ranking... (Easy to Hard)
1- Nordschleife;
2- Monza;
3- Dragon Trail;
4- Lago Maggiore;
5- Interlagos;
6- Willow Springs;
7- Nurburgring GP;
8- Suzuka;
9- Brands Hatch;
10- Mount Panorama.

 

[AlanH49]

Ah well. I was busy doing some personal things...

By the way, here's my personal difficulty ranking... (Easy to Hard)
1- Nordschleife;
2- Monza;
3- Dragon Trail;
4- Lago Maggiore;
5- Interlagos;
6- Willow Springs;
7- Nurburgring GP;
8- Suzuka;
9- Brands Hatch;
10- Mount Panorama.

Nurburgring GP and Willow Springs most difficult for me. Doesn’t help I’m on a pad and prefer high downforce cars.

This DLC has been a great addition for me. A lasting challenge although I won’t better Gold on most tracks. Hopefully Hamilton does times for more tracks. I see he’s been playing GT Sport over the Christmas period. So you never know. Would also like to see more Time Trial Challenges from other well known drivers.

 

[Pearl Jam]

The word ‘bugger’ leaps to mind

 

[seadog777]

This DLC has been a great addition for me. A lasting challenge although I won’t better Gold on most tracks.

I 100% agree, absolutely brilliant addition. I will be very lucky to get gold - presently 4 silvers, 6 bronze and blimey, the Ring was really hard for me to even get bronze!
What's great about this is that it forces you to be a better driver. Campaign races are great but you can tip the advantage in your favour by upgrading. Here, you can't. All you can change is traction control, that's it! If you want to improve, better git gud!!

Brilliant, hope they add more. Will pay (a reasonable amount, obviously!)!

 

[Pearl Jam]

Damn that was good fun, of all the tracks on offer I’m absolutely staggered to have gotten gold at the Ring, the diamonds are way outta my league but 6 golds so far and the rest silvers ( for now) funnily enough the one I found the easiest was Bathurst which is often quoted here as one of the most difficult

 

[O_Maverick_O]

I also was able to Diamond Brands Hatch a few days ago. The real game changer that gained me the most time was trail braking into the corners at the back of the track. It helped so much lightly touching the brakes and letting the car coast into the fast/sweeping corners. I put my lap below, hope it helps people, I spent a good 5 or 6 hours on this one... so hard.

 

[Manuelos]

Managed to get all the diamond times today. In the beginning I struggled a lot with car. Once I got the hang of it, everything started to get together and I got my last diamond times much faster than expected. I loved the challenge (A LOT), it brought back some good old Gran Turismo license test memories. Hope to see more of these kind of challenges in the future!
My personal difficulty ranking (easy-hard):

1. Nordschleife
2. Monza
3. Mount Panorama
4. Interlagos
5. Dragon Trail
6. Lake Maggiore
7. Nürburgring GP
8. Willow Springs
9. Brands Hatch
10. Suzuka

 

[O_Maverick_O]

So I was finally able to Diamond Suzaka after probably 10 hours of trying (at least it felt like that long...). I thought Suzuka was harder than Brands Hatch considering the lap is longer and there are more turns that you can screw up on. Lewis is fast on almost all the turns aside from Turns 1 and 2, the hairpain and 130R; it's critical to come out ahead on these to gain time on him.

My lap was far from perfect, I was down about 2 tenths before 130R but I took it really well, and took the chicane pretty well, and finally diamonded the lap! Hopefully this replay can help out others struggling with Suzuka, It's been the toughest lap to beat for me so far (haven't done Willow Springs yet).

 

[psychoazubi]

Finally made all diamonds too! After golding all tracks and diamond on Dragon Trail I got used to the car. 8 Diamonds took about 5-6 hours, even Nürburgring and Bathurst were possible within an hour each. Then I went on to Suzuka. Suzuka was also the hardest for me in terms of getting a lap together. Took me 8h to get there after missing the diamond time by 0,002 and 0,004 seconds.
After I made Suzuka I was kinda worried about Willow because I hardly ever drove this track and gold took me already an hour. But after all those hours getting to know the car, I made it in just under 2 hours and with over a tenth to spare.

What really helped me was to take it easy. Don't overdrive the car, less steering input is better in most of the cases.

Already down to 30 mio Credits again after buying all those nice cars...

Really appreciated the difficulty of this challenge. Hope we get more of that in the future.

My rating from easy to hard:

1. Nordschleife
2. Monza
3. Interlagos
4. Brands Hatch
5. Dragon Trail
6. Lake Maggiore
7. Nürburgring GP
8. Mount Panorama
9. Willow Springs
10. Suzuka

 

[Walter_Start]

Completed all golds in few hours, on pad. This DLC is a really, really great addition. It's really great to keep you improving your racing skills, especially when you didn't drive for a long time. I didn't drive seriously for six months, and now i'm fully focus to get him.

Now, i'm trying to get the Diamonds with my G29, and already got Monza. But damn, Interlagos and Willow are so hard for me.

 

[wtrain77]

Finding time to drive between work, wife, and kids is not easy, but I finally managed to get all diamonds. Overall, this was a fantastic addition and I really enjoyed myself.

I normally set a qualifying time I am satisfied with and stop. However, this add-on pushed me to improve my skills to find the extra tenths I was missing on tracks like Suzuka, Willow, and Brands. It also forced me to learn Nordschleife, which I hardly ever drive.

Now that all diamonds have been accomplished, a part of me is sad there are no more challenges available. A second add-on with Spa, Laguna, Catalunya, etc would be awesome. Hopefully, next time we can try to beat Lewis using identical game physics.

 

[Ande3200]

I can only manage silver, unless i can lay down gold lap times this Challenge won’t be worth it

 

[Alex p.]

Did anyone here manage diamond at Willow with a wheel, because I certainly can not do it with the T-GT and it is VERY obvious that there are hidden driving aids when using the DS4, much more grip.

 

[Tomiroquai]

Did anyone here manage diamond at Willow with a wheel, because I certainly can not do it with the T-GT and it is VERY obvious that there are hidden driving aids when using the DS4, much more grip.

Of course, I'd say a majority did it with a wheel. There is surely hidden aids with the DS4 but it would only apply to the steering.

Willow Springs is the toughest challenge in my opinion due to differences between Hamilton's physics and ours. We have much more understeer than he has, and it's particularly more difficult for us on WS. But doable for sure.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

Did anyone here manage diamond at Willow with a wheel, because I certainly can not do it with the T-GT and it is VERY obvious that there are hidden driving aids when using the DS4, much more grip.

If there are VERY obvious hidden driving aids with a DS4 to make it easier, then use a DS4 to Diamond Willow and come back and tell us how easy you found it with a DS4.

I'll wait.

 

[Alex p.]

If there are VERY obvious hidden driving aids with a DS4 to make it easier, then use a DS4 to Diamond Willow and come back and tell us how easy you found it with a DS4.

I'll wait.

You sound offended. I will btw.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

You sound offended. I will btw.

I use a wheel. I got Diamond on Willow even without the VERY obvious DS4 advantages you talk about, as did so many others in this thread.

I will await your video of your Diamond time Willow Springs lap using a DS4

 

[Alex p.]

I use a wheel. I got Diamond on Willow even without the VERY obvious DS4 advantages you talk about, as did so many others in this thread.

I will await your video of your Diamond time Willow Springs lap using a DS4

Good for you. And I still find it undoable for me. You act as if I owe you an apoligy or sth. Get the twist out of your panties...

Oh btw.: which wheel did you all use?

 

[VeeDoubleU]

Good for you. And I still find it undoable for me. You act as if I owe you an apoligy or sth. Get the twist out of your panties...

Oh btw.: which wheel did you all use?

Personally, a G29. It must be very unfortunate for you that your Thrustmaster TGT, the wheel specifically made for GTSport, doesn't benefit from the VERY obvious hidden aids.

I await your DS4 Diamond lap video

 

[Alex p.]

Personally, a G29. It must be very unfortunate for you that your Thrustmaster TGT, the wheel specifically made for GTSport, doesn't benefit from the VERY obvious hidden aids.

I await your DS4 Diamond lap video

I am simply not as talented as you and some others here. And still there are hidden aids when using a DS4. It is just very obvious when using both. I just hope my talent will be enough to do it with the DS4. Gonna take some weeks I guess.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

And still there are hidden aids when using a DS4. It is just very obvious when using both.

You know, if a game wanted to sell their official licensed wheels, they probably wouldn't make their game so a basic controller is faster than the expensive licensed wheel.

But yeah sure, you continue to post your ridiculous statements and blame these hidden aids for why you can't beat a specific laptime using your wheel.

 

[wtrain77]

Did anyone here manage diamond at Willow with a wheel, because I certainly can not do it with the T-GT and it is VERY obvious that there are hidden driving aids when using the DS4, much more grip.

I did it with a wheel, Fanatec CSL Elite. The margin for error on this track is extremely small which is why it is generally regarded as the hardest track to achieve diamond.

 

[wtrain77]

I can only manage silver, unless i can lay down gold lap times this Challenge won’t be worth it

Embrace the challenge and see it as an opportunity to get better. The gold times in the Lewis challenge are definitely harder than the times required for gold in the "Circuit Experience." I would imagine most drivers would find achieving all golds somewhat difficult.

 

[Ande3200]

I am simply not as talented as you and some others here. And still there are hidden aids when using a DS4. It is just very obvious when using both. I just hope my talent will be enough to do it with the DS4. Gonna take some weeks I guess.

trust me it won’t be any easier on the ds4 than a wheel, you can be way more consistant on a wheel. Of course it takes some time to adapt to a wheel. But i can gurantee that the fastest drivers is on a wheel rather than a controller, you Will never beat a decent wheel user

Embrace the challenge and see it as an opportunity to get better. The gold times in the Lewis challenge are definitely harder than the times required for gold in the "Circuit Experience." I would imagine most drivers would find achieving all golds somewhat difficult.

Yes i take some practice manage gold on
Monza, sazuka and brands hatch, Monza was much easier than the other 2. Sazuka was pretty hard, playing on a controller. I am
0,3 sec of gold on willow. 0,5 sec on nurburgring gp and on the full course i have no clue what i am going to do to get gold on that one

 

[superwally]

Did anyone here manage diamond at Willow with a wheel, because I certainly can not do it with the T-GT and it is VERY obvious that there are hidden driving aids when using the DS4, much more grip.

I did it with a T-GT. You may want to try different FFB/Sensitivity (not the controller one) settings. For me, the sensitivity is like changing the steering rotation rate. In some cars I have it on 10, some way down to 2 or 3 (usually road cars). If you are loading the front tires too fast/understeering by turning the wheel too quick, you may find reducing it helps.

 

[Alex p.]

@Ande3200 While I agree on being more consistent with a wheel and it not being really easier with a DS4, the more grip the DS4 gives makes it the better option for me now. I'm gonna invest a few hours this week on the DS4 and see how it goes. All I can say is that I beat my wheel time (12.4 sec after 5? hours) with the DS4 after less than 2 hours not too concentrated driving. My talent with the wheel simply isn't enough and it really pisses me off how much less grip there is when using a wheel.

I did it with a T-GT. You may want to try different FFB/Sensitivity (not the controller one) settings. For me, the sensitivity is like changing the steering rotation rate. In some cars I have it on 10, some way down to 2 or 3 (usually road cars). If you are loading the front tires too fast/understeering by turning the wheel too quick, you may find reducing it helps.

HUGE respect to you. Thank you so much for the tips! Should I not be able do beat the time with a DS4, I will definatly try your tips.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

@Ande3200My talent with the wheel simply isn't enough and it really pisses me off how much less grip there is when using a wheel.

Wow imagine how quick TRL_Lightning would be if he used a DS4!!. He'd have have more grip and be even quicker!!! Why has he never thought of doing this!!

 

[Hygrade B]

Funny I purchased it when it 1st came out & forgot about it due to practicing for the FIA I best out it to use.

 

[TJC_69]

It takes a while to get used to and faster on a wheel. I guess some people lack the talent and revert back to joypad as it's their safety net. There are tracks more suited to a wheel and there are tracks more suited to a pad. However a wheel will always grant you smoother inputs, more consistency, and overall a better laptime. I would've thought this was obvious, given the more precise and wider degree of steering inputs that can be made quicker. In terms of the DLC, it can be diamonded on both.

 

[NoonenF1]

I was playing with the Peugeot Gr.3 road car at Laguna Seca and impressed myself with a 1:35.9 with my g29, then yesterday I didn’t feel like setting the wheel up so just ran some laps with a controller and ran a 1:35.4 with the same car/track/setup without really trying.

But, I don’t believe I would have ever got diamond at Dragon Trail with a controller. I did get it with the wheel because the chicane of death is so tricky with a controller. I was consistently much smoother and could run through with little fear of clipping a barrier.

Anyways just spent 2 hours at Brands Hatch & my laps are only getting worse now. Put down a 1:23.3 & thought I was getting somewhere but I have now been stuck at 1:23.6 super frustrated. I’m either too fast on entry or too slow mid-corner.