F1 2012 Austin - United States (Dry)

[Travis Austin]

Car
McLaren Mercedes

Circuit
Circuit of the Americas

Condition
Dry

Distance
TT

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 6
Rear Wing Angle: 4

Braking
Balance: F50% - R50%
Pressure: High
Brake Size: Large

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 6
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 4

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 1
Front Spring Stiffness: 4
Rear Spring Stiffness: 4

Gearbox
Gear 1: 125 kph
Gear 2: 157 kph
Gear 3: 188 kph
Gear 4: 213 kph
Gear 5: 238 kph
Gear 6: 277 kph
Gear 7: 328 kph

Engine
Fuel Map: Mix 3

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.50
Camber Rear: -1.40
Toe Front: 0.05
Toe Rear: 0.23

Tyres
option

Notes
Time Trial
1:36.215
No assists/no osd(hud)/cockpit cam
Can oversteer a tad bit exiting turn 5/entering turn 6 but i think thats just normal. Can easily control the car though. Either downshift one gear or let off the throttle a tad.

 

[Hyperdix]

| Career and Multiplayer setup! |

Hey guys,
I saw some other setups of you guys, very nice!
This one is for the Multiplayer and the race in career of USA. (Dry)
- I play always on Legend. 25% races.

Every single detail can better. But this is not a TT setup. so everyone knows that your tires wear out, so maybe is this really fine for people who are don't know how to make a good setup for multiplayer and career.
So I know every car in career is different but if you have some trouble with this setup you can improve with some of the settings. Much oversteer? Change your rear anti roll bar. Trouble with top speed? Change your front and rear wing and your gearbox of course. etc.. etc..
So good luck! And hope you like the setup.
Car: McLaren.

Aerodynamics:
Front Wing Angle: 11
Rear Wing Angle: 5

Braking:
Balance: F 49% - R 51%
Pressure: High
Brake Size: Small (You can change this only in TT And in multiplayer. (Not Co-op.)

Balance:
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 9
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 1

Suspension:
Front Ride Height: 2
Rear Ride Height: 3
Front Spring Stiffness: 8
Rear Spring Stiffness: 9

Gearbox:
Gear 1: 124 kph
Gear 2: 153 kph
Gear 3: 181 kph
Gear 4: 210 kph
Gear 5: 241 kph
Gear 6: 277 kph
Gear 7: 320 kph

Engine:
Fuel Map: Mix x
Fuel: 5-6 laps for in the Qualifying.

Alignment:
Camber Front: -3.30
Camber Rear: -1.50
Toe Front: 0.15
Toe Rear: 0.50

Qualifying 1: 1:38.808 (Primes)
Qualifying 2: 1:37.822 (Options)
Qualifying 3: 1:37.923 (Options)
Race (fastest lap): 1:40.245 (Primes)

THIS IS ONLY FOR RACES AND FOR MULTIPLAYER.
I Know if your using a TT setup you will just get stuck with the gearbox, which not give you enough top speed without DRS

 

[R4z0r]

Car: Red Bull

Game Mode: Career qualifying + race (Legend difficulty)

Game version: 1.01 (PS3), but should be an ok setup for game version 1.02 (i.e., post-patch).

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 7
Rear Wing Angle: 8

Braking
Balance: F50-R50
Pressure: High
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 4
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 9

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 2
Front Spring Stiffness: 10
Rear Spring Stiffness: 7

Gearbox
Gear 1: 125 kph
Gear 2: 155 kph
Gear 3: 184 kph
Gear 4: 214 kph
Gear 5: 246 kph
Gear 6: 283 kph
Gear 7: 315 kph

Engine
Fuel Map: Mix 3

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.50
Camber Rear: -1.50
Toe Front: 0.15
Toe Rear: 0.38

Notes
Assists: ABS and TC = Full, no other assists
Controller: PS3 pad
Q1: 1:40.643 (Primes) (P1 by 0.447secs)
Q2: 1:40.120 (Options) (P1 by 0.592secs)
Q3: 1:39.699 (Options) (P2, 0.581secs behind P1)

I am certain you can get pole with this on Legend, because the game generated an incredible Q3 lap for Hamilton (I've noticed it just generates an amazing AI lap in qualifying every now and then). I also only did 2 laps in Q3 and both of them were really bad so there is an extra 2-3 tenths to be found by doing a good lap. Then you can probably get an extra 2-3 tenths by increasing 7th gear to max (318 in the Red Bull; I set it to 315 to get a compromise between qualifying and race speed). And you can probably get even more time if using a car with a higher top speed (e.g., McLaren or Ferrari).

So overall I think there is half a second to a full 1 second extra to be found from this setup. Maybe even more because most people who post here regularly are way better drivers than I am

Great setup I do 1:39:563 in career Q3 with gamepad logitech Dualshock

 

[Tom]

Car
McLaren

Circuit
Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

Condition
Dry

Distance
100%

Lap Time (Practice)
1:39.000

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 9
Rear Wing Angle: 5

Braking
Balance: F 47% - R 53%
Pressure: High
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 11
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 10

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 1
Front Spring Stiffness: 9
Rear Spring Stiffness: 8

Gearbox
Gear 1: 125 kph
Gear 2: 154 kph
Gear 3: 182 kph
Gear 4: 210 kph
Gear 5: 241 kph
Gear 6: 280 kph
Gear 7: 328 kph

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.50
Camber Rear: -1.50
Toe Front: 0.09
Toe Rear: 0.29

Fun track but I definitely need more practice. ​

 

[Chris]

Car
Red Bull RB8

Time: 1:38.571

Circuit
Circuit of the Americas

Condition
Dry

Distance
TT

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 11
Rear Wing Angle: 5

Braking
Balance: F54% - R46%
Pressure: Medium
Brake Size: Normal

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 7
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 8

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 2
Rear Ride Height: 2
Front Spring Stiffness: 8
Rear Spring Stiffness: 8

Gearbox
Gear 1: 127 kph
Gear 2: 157 kph
Gear 3: 186 kph
Gear 4: 216 kph
Gear 5: 248 kph
Gear 6: 284 kph
Gear 7: 315 kph

Engine
Fuel Map: Mix 3 (Rich)

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.20
Camber Rear: -1.00
Toe Front: 0.11
Toe Rear: 0.35

Tyres
Option (Medium)

Notes
Man, this track if so tricky!

I spent at least a good 40-50 laps on it from my previous personal best, of a 1:38.606, only to improve by 34 thousandths of a second. Getting a good exit out of T1 and a good balance through the rest of the first sector is the ultimate key to a fast lap.

I could probably shave at least .500 a second off my time if I were to use the yellow banded softs, but instead im sticking true to life with the Medium (Option) and Hard (Prime) compounds.

 

[Kartik Sri Harsha]

A TT Setup for Redbull
Car
Red Bull RB8

Time: 1:37.984(#548 in PC) S1 - 20.365 S2 - 40.499 S3 - 37.120

Circuit
Circuit of the Americas

Condition
Dry

Distance
TT

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 1
Rear Wing Angle: 1

Braking
Balance: F48% - R52%
Pressure: High
Brake Size: Small

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 11
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 11

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 1
Front Spring Stiffness: 2
Rear Spring Stiffness: 11

Gearbox
Gear 1: 124 kph
Gear 2: 154 kph
Gear 3: 183 kph
Gear 4: 213 kph
Gear 5: 244 kph
Gear 6: 281 kph
Gear 7: 313 kph

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.50
Camber Rear: -1.50
Toe Front: 0.05
Toe Rear: 0.20

No Assists
I believe there is around 5 or 6 tenths to gain.
Break Bias : Front Bias for T 11 and T 12 , Rear for Remaining.

 

[James Hemp]

I have a personal best of 1:38:915 with the Ferrari but unfortunately I don't have the setup anymore (maybe due to a corrupt save game).

Anyway, I'm really trying to go under 1:39 with the Toro Rosso (i like to try the racenet events) but it's impossible to beat me In the first 2 sectors I beat my old times preety badly but I loose everything I gain in the last sector. I have to say that the best lap time with the Ferrari is preety lame but I can't manage to beat it no matter what I try.

 

[samletigre]

Car
Ferrari F2012

Circuit
Austin

Condition
Dry

Distance
TT

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle:4
Rear Wing Angle:2

Braking
Balance: F 48% - R52%
Pressure: Medium
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 6
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 4
Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 1
Front Spring Stiffness: 6
Rear Spring Stiffness: 4
Gearbox
Gear 1: 124 kph / mph
Gear 2: 150 kph / mph
Gear 3: 181 kph / mph
Gear 4: 210 kph / mph
Gear 5: 241 kph / mph
Gear 6: 277 kph / mph
Gear 7: 325 kph / mph

Engine
Fuel Map: Mix Fast

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.00
Camber Rear: -1.00
Toe Front: 0.10
Toe Rear: 0.35

Tyres
option

TIME: 1.35.676
I AM ACTUALLY 76E ON THE LEADERBOARD

 

[Vettel#1]

Has anyone got a good fast set-up for Red Bull in Austin on Xbox ?...I have tried one of the Red Bull set-ups up along the forums and got a 1.38.019 but want to get better...Anyone any help

 

[Willie NoBueno]

As the pure been in the crowd...im using your sauber settings...ps3 controller in cockpit...and so ready for my lotus...you all may have forgotten the immensity of this game...but rolling over from gt5...seeing your times...you're monsters...monsters other thing...using gt5 set up on controller...love this game!
Just saying
I will keep reading and watching vids...this 54 year old child is hooked

 

[Willie NoBueno]

Using sauber set up for my Sahara car...the newbie can't miss...the section 3 sweeper...bye bye...thanks for all the info...who wants to buy a gt5 disc? Real cheap

 

[Vettel#1]

Anyone got a Lotus set-up ?

 

[Adam Ginns]

dude the wheel is not an assist.. is just better feeling of the car

If we are of equal skill level and you use a wheel and I use a controller I'd 100% back you to beat me because they bottom line is that when the wheel is mastered it's far superior than a controller. I am saying indirectly it is an assist.

I agree with your sentiment though, we do all love racing and I am glad you responded in a positive manner rather than just abuse me for my opinion.

 

[David Kirk]

Car
McLaren

Circuit
Austin

Condition
Dry

Distance
Race

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle:8
Rear Wing Angle:6

Braking
Balance: F 48% - R 52%
Pressure: Medium
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 9
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 3

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 2
Rear Ride Height: 3
Front Spring Stiffness: 7
Rear Spring Stiffness: 6

Gearbox
Gear 1: 126 kph / mph
Gear 2: 154 kph / mph
Gear 3: 181 kph / mph
Gear 4: 207 kph / mph
Gear 5: 237 kph / mph
Gear 6: 272 kph / mph
Gear 7: 312 kph / mph

Engine
Fuel Map: Standard

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.5
Camber Rear: -1.5
Toe Front: 0.10
Toe Rear: 0.35

Tyres
option

Notes
This isn't the most aggressive setup but its REALLY stable, pretty good on tyres and easy to drive with all assists off/cockpit cam with game pad. On legend got pole with high 1.38 and fastest race lap on prime, at very end, 1.41 and 1st place. There's more time to be found without changing the setup, I just cant get consistent fast laps with game pad lol.

FYI gearbox is setup so every corner is taken in exact same gear as real pole lap by seb so anyone who wants a head start on how to drive this go watch that lap on board

 

[Sjoerd]

@dimitry fantastic setup modified downforce to 10/6 and got 3rd in a 100% career race (after patch 6) pro ai in a toro rosso

 

[Julyan Vanburen]

Car
Ferrari F2012

Circuit
Austin

Condition
Dry

Distance
TT

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle:4
Rear Wing Angle:2

Braking
Balance: F 48% - R52%
Pressure: Medium
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 6
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 4
Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 1
Front Spring Stiffness: 6
Rear Spring Stiffness: 4
Gearbox
Gear 1: 124 kph / mph
Gear 2: 150 kph / mph
Gear 3: 181 kph / mph
Gear 4: 210 kph / mph
Gear 5: 241 kph / mph
Gear 6: 277 kph / mph
Gear 7: 325 kph / mph

Engine
Fuel Map: Mix Fast

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.00
Camber Rear: -1.00
Toe Front: 0.10
Toe Rear: 0.35

Tyres
option

TIME: 1.35.676
I AM ACTUALLY 76E ON THE LEADERBOARD

Do you run with steering wheel or controller

 

[samletigre]

steering wheel Logitech Driving GT

 

[Jason Harry]

Timetrail set up using standard xbox controller/Automatic gearbox/ABS on/Traction control full
Car - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Condition - Dry
Distance - TT
Aerodynamics
FW 2
RW 1
Braking
F47%-R53%
Pressure - High
Brake size - small
Balance
Front Anti roll bar - 11
Rear Anti roll bar - 11
Suspension
Front ride height 1
Rear ride height 1
Front spring stiffness 11
Rear spring stiffness 11
Gearbox - All gears as far to the right as possible
Fuel mix - Rich
Alignment
camber front -3.50
camber rear -1.50
toe front 0.05
toe rear 0.20

Notes - If you find while under heavy braking into corners you are losing the front end try FW 11 RW 1 on Aerodynamics and try that setting until you get more confident going into corners. This happened to me and i found it helped until i got used to the track and braking distances then i dropped the wings back down to FW 2 RW 1.

Time Trail time - 1.35.122 Ranked 47 on Global leaderboard (Xbox360). Unofficially i did a 1.34.809 last night but due to my haste i got a corner cut on the second to last corner by my right front only just running over the red/white kerb
Note - I used exactly the same set up on Monza in Time trail and did a late 1.19. xx on my first lap.

 

[David Zoidberg Holder]

1.34.792.

16th Ps3

Can we please ban this moron?

I use these forums extensively for setting up my car in the game, and getting tired of seeing his poss with just times and positions and no actual contributions to the forums.

 

[Tom]

1.34.792.

16th Ps3

Doesn't matter. Either post your setup or mention which one you've used. Anything else: don't bother to post.