Well I was enjoying that until I ran out of fuel on lap 4... Guess I've been playing F1 2011 too long Can someone give me some tips on what to do with pitting etc please?
Well I was enjoying that until I ran out of fuel on lap 4... Guess I've been playing F1 2011 too long Can someone give me some tips on what to do with pitting etc please?
Reik did a very good pit stop explanation for me several weeks ago but I couldn't find it now. And yeah just like me, you've played F1 2011 for too long and you're used to 4-5 secs pit stopWell I was enjoying that until I ran out of fuel on lap 4... Guess I've been playing F1 2011 too long Can someone give me some tips on what to do with pitting etc please?
Well I was enjoying that until I ran out of fuel on lap 4... Guess I've been playing F1 2011 too long Can someone give me some tips on what to do with pitting etc please?
In addition to the tips from Sean and Nico I like to show you the pit stop procedure wich sums it all up. I made this vid some month ago at Silverstone...
This is the setp by step procedure:
1.
Being on track you press the asigned button for pit request.
2.
Crossing the pit entry the game automatically engages the limiter, so you have to disengage it immediately with an asigned button. Some times your spot is so close to the pit entry you have to brake before crossing the entry line (so you can disengage the limiter when being refilled). Otherwise you go flat out through the pits to brake as late as possible to hit your spot.
3.
When crossing the entry line the presets window pops up (you have to create those presets in the options before entering the grid). If you are in sync with your scheduled strategy you should already have selected the rigth preset, so you have to press "confirm" before you reach your spot to get your crew working immediately. Otherwise you may want to make changes to the settings when standing at your spot - the crew will wait that time. (I some times change presets or make small adjustments when driving on a longer straight but I also had bad trouble when doing so. So I better make bigger adjustments in the pits to be safe).
4.
The engine gets automatically turned off under refilling. Once the crew starts changing tyres you should engage it manually again (asign a button for "starter" or "ignition" I think). This should save you ~ 5 seconds because otherwise the engine would get started after dropping you down.
5.
Leave the pit as quick as possible but without crossing the white pit exit line with any wheel (like real F1). If there's incoming traffic from behind and you are in a defending position on the inside line like at Hungaroring, of course you are allowed to defend but you should be able to hold a tight line through the corner.
Last and important thing:
When you enter the server on race day, you receive your pit spot for the whole event. So you should find out in this practise session where it is and when to brake for it. But the general pit in/pit out should be practised prior each event to be safe for yourself and for others.
I wrote it so detailed in the hope that every new comer gets the best idea of our pit stop system. A short click on "like" would let all others know you read and understood the procedure.
Dino, that was a very nice performance in general but especially for a new comer. Having done so at Hungaroring even increases that value because I noticed myself that it is a very tough race on that twisty track.
And yeah just like me, you've played F1 2011 for too long and you're used to 4-5 secs pit stop
In F1 2011 you too have the time as the pit stops are absolutely automatic and you have like 30 seconds time to relax a littleGood thing about our pit stops is that there is time to take a few sips of water and stretch arms and legs + wipe forhead free of sweat pearls
Thanks, but Hungaroring is one of my best tracks in the game, so that isn't really an indicator for the rest, it's more an exception.
Although I had nine 360 to 840 spins and 10 times off track and once in the barriers - I really enjoyed myself.
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Need much training on the pit stops.
I'll get practicing on the pitstops for this weekend