Super Formula - Fuji race difficulty

[sir_yash]

Posted my last run to the replay gallery

Completed on hard. 1 stop on rs.

Just like Lake Maggiore. The race is won or lost in the first half. Aim to be top 5 by lap 4 and in first before you pit on lap8.

Edit:

I was using priano's sf23 tune on sf19 with some modifications to suit my driving style.

Long 1st gear and 3rd gear lets you push the envelope.

 

[DanteRaiden]

I tried again with Priano SF23 tune. On Normal difficulty, it is a very close race, I'm able to maintain 12 sec gap through the entire race and can't catch up. When I switched to Easy Difficulty, the race became hilariously stupid easy and I won with 40 sec gap. The difficulty gap is here is crazy different.

On Normal difficulty, I think I can win the race when it rains. I can almost win any races when it rains, because the AI make poor choices when swapping tires for wet/inter.

 

[sir_yash]

I tried again with Priano SF23 tune. On Normal difficulty, it is a very close race, I'm able to maintain 12 sec gap through the entire race and can't catch up. When I switched to Easy Difficulty, the race became hilariously stupid easy and I won with 40 sec gap. The difficulty gap is here is crazy different.

On Normal difficulty, I think I can win the race when it rains. I can almost win any races when it rains, because the AI make poor choices when swapping tires for wet/inter.

You can beat it on hard. You have to kill the overtake in the first half. Once you pass them and pit in first place it's an easy win.

 

[cleanLX]

Thread resurrection - I know.
Only picked up GT7 on July 5 2024 (5 weeks ago?) and ran the first 2 - SF events first try (albeit with a fair bit of time trial practice)

Physics update included with 1.49 has been released since this thread was last responded... I watched a bunch of YouTube (all older content) and was very much afraid of this race.
So, to prepare I did a few custom races to judge tire wear and my potential (lack there-of)... and could come no where close to the 1:22 lap times seemingly required.
After several custom races - where I fine tuned the trans/diff and suspension, along with adding downforce I settled in on a setup that was easy on the tires and had great TQ recovery on upshifts , down the straights and in the tow... yet allowed options on corner entry/exit.

After all that I was pretty certain I could accomplish a decent (praying for a top 3) result without a pit stop on race mediums.

Entered the race... got the lead fairly early (forget, 3ish laps)...and, well, the rain down-pour thunder storm of a century arrived not too long there after... which I had not practiced for, but, thankfully had IM's (but should have had Wet's...).

I gambled the rain being short lived... stayed out on RM's - and lost, and after a couple meetings with the wall finally made it to pit lane... IM's please and thank you...

Not the savior I had hoped for... the rain was so heavy I longed for full Wets.

I went from a ~30second lead (prior rain), to chasing the 2 leaders (who jumped me with early/smart pit stops) during the massive rain... I chased relentlessly on my Inter's for several laps...
Eventually the weather cleared up and the 2 leaders pitted (3 laps remaining)... yet there was still a tonne of wet road available (wayyy off line), so I stayed out and ran in the wet-spots (no jokes) to preserve the tires... praying it would work out.

Ended the race ~8ish seconds out front...

What a roller-coaster.

ETA;
Car was the SF19 Honda... and I never once touched the overtake button.
Saved the replay, and could share (after I learn how) if anyone cares.

 

[cleanLX]

OK, having watched the replay...
I think it all boiled down to being able to run in the wet-and-drying conditions...

In the wet... slightly off- line is fine/will-work, but in the drying you have to adapt to a totally different (seemingly inefficient) line...
Might have to run it again... without spinning off 2-3 times and hitting the wall at least once... LOL!!!!

At any rate. once I learned to drive in the wet (and more importantly, drying)... was most enjoyable... took me a couple laps in-race to adjust... ya, lost some "time" learning, but once you get the rhythm...

Really should have practiced on wet/drying conditions.

 

[Veinz]

I did this race recently for the menu book and it was super difficult. I couldn’t get a top 3 unless there was rain involved. The mixed condition races make it much easier because the ai usually pit on the wrong lap.

This was on hard difficulty with a controller.

 

[TumeK5]

 

[sir_yash]

I did this race recently for the menu book and it was super difficult. I couldn’t get a top 3 unless there was rain involved. The mixed condition races make it much easier because the ai usually pit on the wrong lap.

This was on hard difficulty with a controller.

You have to try to reach top 5 in the first 5 laps. Use rs and kill.boost..pit first and win. Brake less, coast more. Use sf19