Tuning Tips?

[<_Spike_>]

Anyone have any hints when it comes to tuning? I can't seem to extract any pace out of the cars. I've got AI on hard, and with the exception of the pole I got at Bahrain on my first outing I struggle to get the McLaren into the top 16. Same with the Williams, I mean I'm not expecting top 4 starts every time but to start higher than 18th in a McLaren and higher than 10th in a Williams would be nice...

I tweak downforce, suspension, camber and toe...anything that's likely to give me some change of pace but I just can't get any real increases out of them and I tend to finish Practice and qualifying some 1-2 seconds off the top runners.

 

[icelt]

Anyone have any hints when it comes to tuning? I can't seem to extract any pace out of the cars. I've got AI on hard, and with the exception of the pole I got at Bahrain on my first outing I struggle to get the McLaren into the top 16. Same with the Williams, I mean I'm not expecting top 4 starts every time but to start higher than 18th in a McLaren and higher than 10th in a Williams would be nice...

I tweak downforce, suspension, camber and toe...anything that's likely to give me some change of pace but I just can't get any real increases out of them and I tend to finish Practice and qualifying some 1-2 seconds off the top runners.

Well for general F1 car setup techniques you may want to check out this thread:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=98029&referrerid=88926

With regard to F1:CE specifically, you might benefit from spending some time taking advantage of the "evolution" feature. Although it requires some patience and dedication, I've really found that it can be quite helpful in finding a setup that works for my driving style. Then once I'm happy with the suspension setup as a result of the evolution, I can fine tune wing and gear ratios to shave a few extra tenths off my lap times.

After that it all comes down to improving your technique and that just takes track time. Lots and lots of track time. And realistically if you are staying within 1-2 seconds of the fast lap times on hard you're doing pretty darn good. So I'd guess you'll find more gains from practice than you will from suspension fiddling. Another technique you can use to see where you might be losing time relative to the AI is run some races on hard in GP Weekend and see how long you can keep up. And since you can setup the grid in any order you like, you can put yourself right behind the front row, in 3rd or 4th let's say, and then watch the lines the front runners take and note where you must be losing time.

Good luck 👍

 

[GT4 genius]

I never use evolution, i dont like it at all. Generally i focus on the gear ratios once i've set the suspension and wings up. Dont mess with toe too much just find a level ur happy with, i'm usually +1 or +2 and i have as much - camber as my tyres will allow before loosing to much grip before the first stop.
With regard to the gears i try to set them up so as i'm not in any too long compared to the others and make sure that you almost max out the engine at the end of the longest straight, though not fully so as you can take full advantage of a slip stream.
With this i got a 4th in qualy in Bahrain and finished 2nd, in a Super Aguri.
But remember the most important thing is your driving skill. Think missing an apex, by more than a metre, is a sin!!

 

[<_Spike_>]

All right well I'll give Evolution another go then...I used to rely on Evolution actually, but for some odd reason I decided that fine tuning from the off was better, probably a bad mistake lol. Ah well, we'll see, thanks guys

 

[un_peacekeeper]

Spike, I think I have the same problem. haha

When I am on medium AI difficulty, all aids off (except TC), i can get 3secs faster per lap in an MF1 than 248, R26, or MP4-21. But when I turn the AI difficulty to hard, I can't even get a test driver seat.