I don't consider myself to slow when it comes to racing games, but it seems I can't get it with F1 2011. I currently race with a DFGT and no aids on so its as realistic as I can get it. I don't really do many of the races; mainly just the time attacks. It is tough for me to even get bronze in any of the challenges. My best is the Monza challenge with a silver and its only a 1:22.xxx All my friends are in the 1:20's or lower on this challenge. What gives? Am I missing something? I know they are not doing the 11/11 because in time attack you can't tune. Anyone got any tips for getting faster? Is it faster to use the assists? Thanks!
How do I get faster?F1 2010-2016
- Thread starter wills2084
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- 4,978
- Paris
TCS and ABS are always faster in F1 2011. I don't know if you're doing that but you need to minimize "idle times", so always either break or accelerate - I've seen a lot of people letting the car roll into corners instead of really pushing the car around it.
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- danardif1
A good tip is to concentrate on braking. If you want to get the car pointed better into the corners with good rear stability, I would suggest moving the brake balance backwards to about 52-54%. You lose ultimate power, but it allows you to minimize idle times a bit more and also get your car on the apex in better 'condition' (ie. more stable and better for corner exit).
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- toyotsupra
- Jame3sBoy
Mr S how often do you play F1 2011?
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- ScottNX
Locking up your brakes slow you down too. Try to get a feel for the abilities of the car and focus on throttle control.
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- Paris
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- toyotsupra
- Jame3sBoy
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- Paris
Not as much anymore - too much work atm. Not even through the second season in career mode...well...race day in Singapore atm.
I played a lot during the first 4-5 weeks, night shift made it easy.
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- GTP_BlacqueJack
Also play with the car's set up to in order to improve your times. I use no driver aids except racing line on unfamiliar tracks
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- Shaggy_Alonso
My tips:
1. Watch the onboards from the official F1 website and try to copy them. You'd be surprised how relevant they are to this game, the lines used are usually the same.
2. Race without aids and with manual gears - very tough at the start but teaches you the core values of driving a flat out lap. If you can get the hang of this, should you still be obsessed with ultimate speed, switch the aids back on and witness how ridiculously easy it now seems to drive.
3. 11/11 suspension is a well known exploit but another tip is that on all but a couple of tracks you need to be running lots and lots of wing for best lap time. Try always making the rear wing one step higher than the front wing in downforce. You can make them equal too, but never have more front than rear because you cant carry the same speed through the corners without enough rear wing to balance out the front.
1. Watch the onboards from the official F1 website and try to copy them. You'd be surprised how relevant they are to this game, the lines used are usually the same.
2. Race without aids and with manual gears - very tough at the start but teaches you the core values of driving a flat out lap. If you can get the hang of this, should you still be obsessed with ultimate speed, switch the aids back on and witness how ridiculously easy it now seems to drive.
3. 11/11 suspension is a well known exploit but another tip is that on all but a couple of tracks you need to be running lots and lots of wing for best lap time. Try always making the rear wing one step higher than the front wing in downforce. You can make them equal too, but never have more front than rear because you cant carry the same speed through the corners without enough rear wing to balance out the front.
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- Paris
I'm just curious: did you memorize the gear for each corner or are you still trying to "listen to your engine"?
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- toyotsupra
- Jame3sBoy
You need a wheel for Manual gears which i have but dont have a mount for the wheel but i would use it if i had a mount for the wheel...
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- Shaggy_Alonso
Mr. S
It's a combination of things, the engine pitch is v important but in the really slow corners the engine always sounds very deep anyway so it isn't so much of an indicator, in which case I'll choose the gear based on how the car feels in the corner - too high a gear and it understeers, too low and theres not enough lateral loading so you know you can take more speed through it than you're doing in that low gear.
I don't memorise the gears as such, it just becomes second nature, like playing an instrument once you get the hang of it - you don't usually have to think in order to do it properly. And like playing an instrument, it's very rhythmic and you pick up on these rhythms which help you lap the circuit consistently - you get used to the sound of the gear shifts in each corner and it seems to just happen automatically. Maybe I'm decent at f1 because I also happen to be a drummer? Who knows!
A certain amount of experimentation is necessary with gears on occasion though, it doesn't come to you instantly. Sometimes you can afford to take a corner in a higher gear to what you thought you could and then you have to get used to that slight alteration in the rhythm of the lap.
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- SuperAguri__PKJJ
Watch more Onboard Video 
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- kidovey
