Assetto Corsa's best open-wheel, F1-type experience?

Billy Pilgrim · Feb 5, 2016

Hi
I've been enjoying that recently released Ferrari F1 2002 mod. It's my favourite right now. I also enjoy the Formula Renault 3.5 one a lot too.

Are there any other must-have, open-wheel, F1-like mods or Kunos originals?

Which is your favourite?

Bram Hengeveld · Feb 5, 2016

Formula Abarth for me

LazyBug · Feb 5, 2016

Where to download this Formula Renault 3.5 ?? Or its the RSR Formula 3 2.0 ??

Billy Pilgrim · Feb 5, 2016

Bram said:
Formula Abarth for me

Really? I've hardly tried it. I'll give it another go as you say it's good.

Billy Pilgrim · Feb 5, 2016

LazyBug said:
Where to download this Formula Renault 3.5 ?? Or its the RSR Formula 3 2.0 ??

http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/formula-renault-3-5-2014-season.6951/

Different to RSR

F_B · Feb 5, 2016

If you’re in oldschool F1 then I’d suggest the Lotus 72 or Lotus 25. Also the McLaren M23 mod is a joy to drive.

Bram Hengeveld · Feb 5, 2016

Billy Pilgrim said:
Really? I've hardly tried it.

By default in the game. Overlooked by many

But it might be personal preference of course. I really love the lower powered open wheelers. They provide for super close racing.

ouvert · Feb 5, 2016

Lotus 49 and on suitable track Lotus 25 .. Lotus 79D for more casual experience is great too and from mods it is Renault 3.5 (much better than original modern openwhellers content)

Billy Pilgrim · Feb 5, 2016

Which would be a suitable track for the Lotus 25?

SakL · Feb 5, 2016

Billy Pilgrim said:
Which would be a suitable track for the Lotus 25?

Brands Hatch or Zandvoort. Any tight and twisty track more or less

ouvert · Feb 5, 2016

Billy Pilgrim said:
Which would be a suitable track for the Lotus 25?

As said .. more curves, less long straight, you can make it work on any track but gearchange and cornering is what makes those cars fun ...

Glaurung · Feb 5, 2016

For me Lotus 72D and Ferrari 312T give the greatest experience in AC.
Then Lotus 98T when it's time for powaaa

Turk · Feb 5, 2016

Sometimes I find the likes of the formula abarth (and F3) a bit dull. They're a certain type of race car, you have to be precise and clean, it severely punishes mistakes.

But why no love for the lotus T125? I know it's not technically a F1 car but it's close enough. I remember spending a week with the F40 in the early days of AC, then moving to the Lotus and the difference was incredible. It was clear the T125 was a car designed to be raced. It was compliant, progressive, and seemed like it was trying to help me go faster rather than kill me, like the F40.

The older F1 cars with downforce are great though, they're like the best of both worlds.

Ernest Aubert · Feb 5, 2016

"Best" is kind of ambiguous, I think... "fastest" are probably the modern Ferrari, Mercedes, or Williams cars. But my favorites for fun to drive are the McLaren M23, Tautus Formula Master, and Lotus 49. From the next level of speed, it would be the Formula Renault 3.5.

razzor13bt · Feb 5, 2016

the F3 is awesome and enjoyable while challenging. we have started a championship for this year using RSR Formula 3. http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/rsr-formula-3.8040/
try it and judge for your self.

ears · Feb 7, 2016

The ASR F1SR team are developing some exciting F1 cars of the 90s. There's currently the 1991 Ferrari 643 and the 1996 Ferrari F310 available as betas to donators, but the final releases will be free.

Glaurung · Feb 8, 2016

ears said:
The ASR F1SR team are developing some exciting F1 cars of the 90s. There's currently the 1991 Ferrari 643 and the 1996 Ferrari F310 available as betas to donators, but the final releases will be free.

Also the B192?

ears · Feb 8, 2016

B191, if I was going to be pedantic! It's there on the WIP page on their website so hopefully will appear eventually. These things tend to take a long time to come to fruition, a lot of work involved.

That reminds me though, another team are working on the B194. The people who did the F1 2015 all cars mod that's in RD's downloads section.

http://acfligue.com/benetton-b194-m-schumacher-1994/

seamount · Feb 9, 2016

lotus 72 and ferrari 312

Moxley6969 · Feb 9, 2016

Turk said:
But why no love for the lotus T125? I know it's not technically a F1 car but it's close enough. I remember spending a week with the F40 in the early days of AC, then moving to the Lotus and the difference was incredible. It was clear the T125 was a car designed to be raced. It was compliant, progressive, and seemed like it was trying to help me go faster rather than kill me, like the F40.

The older F1 cars with downforce are great though, they're like the best of both worlds.

Go crank up the damper's on that 125 and see how "close enough" it is...Lol