Why do I get penalized for "driving to fast"?

[Ascendancy]

Hey I'm a GT Sport noob, when qualifying for the daily online races why do I get penalized for driving to fast? I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

 

[Koutch_Pro]

Hey, and welcome btw!

I can understand that that is annoying.

Is it because you cut the corners a bit too much? The chicanes at Monza for instance, or the last chicane on Nurnburg gp. Thats the first what comes too mind. The track boundry rules in the daily's / FIA races tend to be set more strict then in the offline campaign. Happened too me also.

Or does the game actually gives you a warning "time penalty, driving to fast" ?

 

[Lord Protector]

Hey I'm a GT Sport noob, when qualifying for the daily online races why do I get penalized for driving to fast? I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

LOL! the penalty says "slow down" but that is not because you are too fast

you need to stop cutting corners

 

[Brn_Space]

...when you start getting better you can determine which corners can be cut and by how much w/o a penalty...

Then when you have that down which ones are worth the penelty because your racing line allows it to run off before the finish.

The way the track limits are designed it almost encourages cutting corners then finding the several easy parts of the track to run off the penelty because some tracks run off peneltys way to quick without losing much overall time, but you will take SR downs doing that but on some tracks it basically essential to keep pace.

 

[inri]

Hey I'm a GT Sport noob, when qualifying for the daily online races why do I get penalized for driving to fast? I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

Sounds to me like you're probably driving too fast

 

[Robben]

Hey I'm a GT Sport noob, when qualifying for the daily online races why do I get penalized for driving to fast? I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

What?

 

[Renrag39]

@Ascendancy You cut a corner, exceeded track limits or hit a wall hard and got a penalty. You have to slow down to 'burn off' the penalty before you start your next lap or it becomes invalid.

 

[Robben]

Surely this thread is a joke?

 

[JulesDennis]

Surely this thread is a joke?

I would not be so sure mate

 

[banDK]

To the defense of the OP it does simply say "Slow down" with no explanation of what you did wrong, so if he's unaware of doing something wrong then the info given by the game could definitely be more clear as to teach all levels of drivers about their errors.

 

[zzz_pt]

Maybe he's referring to getting worse grid positions with faster qualifying times?

No idea, as the thread is vague as hell.

 

[JulesDennis]

Maybe he's referring to getting worse grid positions with faster qualifying times?

No idea, as the thread is vague as hell.

It could very much be that but since the his problem is when he Q for daily races perhaps he is placed in a higher DR lobby that his DR rating?

 

[Scaff]

This part of the Posting Guidelines applies in this case:

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What is obvious to many is not obvious to all, keep that in mind.

 

[banckzy]

Maybe he's referring to getting worse grid positions with faster qualifying times?

No idea, as the thread is vague as hell.

maybe he watched your laps and is unsure why he's getting penalties for driving within 'track limits'

 

[zzz_pt]

It could very much be that but since the his problem is when he Q for daily races perhaps he is placed in a higher DR lobby that his DR rating?

It may well be the case. Which is understandable to anyone who's new to the game, being confronted with a tougher lobby when Q times improve.

@banckzy he wouldn't get penalties replicating my laps though.

 

[JacksHerer]

without wanting to read too much into peoples choice of user name... Getting a big red text on the screen saying SLOW DOWN, could be interpreted in many different ways

Edit : the first time I saw it in the game I thought omg what's happened ahead