F1 2011 Silverstone - Great Britain (Wet)

[F1Ace]

CarRB7

Circuit
Silverstone UK

Condition
Wet

Distance
P2

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle:11
Rear Wing Angle:11

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

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar:1
Rear Anti-Roll Bar:10

Suspension
Front Ride Height:3
Rear Ride Height:3
Front Spring Stiffness:8
Rear Spring Stiffness:7

Gearbox
Gear 1: 141 kph / xxx mph
Gear 2: 173 kph / xxx mph
Gear 3: 205 kph / xxx mph
Gear 4: 237 kph / xxx mph
Gear 5: 270 kph / xxx mph
Gear 6: 303 kph / xxx mph
Gear 7: 341 kph / xxx mph

Engine
Fuel Map: Mix 2
Fuel:6 Laps

Alignment
Camber Front:-3.50
Camber Rear:-1.40
Toe Front:0.12
Toe Rear:0.47

Tyres
inter

Notes
Got the fastest time in P2 did a 1:36:892 but im not good in the rain maybe you can probably do better. I race with no aids on AI on legend, please leave your feedback on the setup and tips for improving thanks cheers

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Game Mode
Race

Car
Mercedes GP

Circuit
Silverstone

Condition
Full Wet

Distance
100%

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 6
Rear Wing Angle: 8

Braking
Balance: F 46% - R 54%
Pressure: Low
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 2
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 6

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 2
Rear Ride Height: 2
Front Spring Stiffness: 6
Rear Spring Stiffness: 4

Gearbox
Gear 1: 147 kph / xxx mph
Gear 2: 181 kph / xxx mph
Gear 3: 212 kph / xxx mph
Gear 4: 244 kph / xxx mph
Gear 5: 278 kph / xxx mph
Gear 6: 313 kph / xxx mph
Gear 7: 352 kph / xxx mph

Engine
Fuel Map: Rich (Mix 3) (qual)
Fuel: 4 laps (qualy)

Alignment
Camber Front: -2.80
Camber Rear: -0.80
Toe Front: 0.10
Toe Rear: 0.20

Tyres
wet

Best Laptime
N/A

Notes
Long first gear, use it where you can

 

[Cheeba]

Thanks Bram, I was struggling to find a setup in the wet ...works well with the Lotus.

 

[Tom]

Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone​

Game version: 1.01
Car used: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-26
Weather: Heavy Rain
Qualifying time: 1:34.197

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 10
Rear Wing Angle: 11

Braking
Balance: F 49% - R 51%
Pressure: Medium
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-roll Bar: 10
Rear Anti-roll Bar: 9

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 3
Rear Ride Height: 3
Front Spring Stiffness: 10
Rear Spring Stiffness: 10

Gearbox
Gear 1: 138 kph
Gear 2: 172 kph
Gear 3: 199 kph
Gear 4: 232 kph
Gear 5: 271 kph
Gear 6: 303 kph
Gear 7: 330 kph

Alignment
Camber front: -3.40
Camber rear: -1.50
Toe front: 0.15
Toe rear: 0.38

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Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone​

Game version: 1.02
Car used: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-26
Weather: Heavy Rain
Qualifying time: 1:36.510

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 8
Rear Wing Angle: 10

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

Balance
Front Anti-roll Bar: 5
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: 135 kph
Gear 2: 167 kph
Gear 3: 197 kph
Gear 4: 228 kph
Gear 5: 261 kph
Gear 6: 295 kph
Gear 7: 333 kph

Alignment
Camber front: -3.30
Camber rear: -1.10
Toe front: 0.12
Toe rear: 0.32

 

[Fabio Mich]

Very good !
i did 1.37.121

 

[~cw]

Based loosely on Bram's setup, this is for all you grinders out there who are still driving the Lotus out of love...

Game Mode
FP / Race

Car
Lotus (Caterham)

Circuit
Silverstone

Condition
Full Wet, (session dried slowly, drove with FW, Inter & Options)

Distance
100%

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Angle: 6
Rear Wing Angle: 7

Braking
Balance: F 46% - R 54%
Pressure: Low
Brake Size: Standard

Balance
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 2
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 10

Suspension
Front Ride Height: 1
Rear Ride Height: 1
Front Spring Stiffness: 2
Rear Spring Stiffness: 3

Gearbox
Gear 1: 147 kph / 91 mph
Gear 2: 183 kph / 114 mph
Gear 3: 214 kph / 133 mph
Gear 4: 244 kph / 151 mph
Gear 5: 270 kph / 168 mph
Gear 6: 299 kph / 186 mph
Gear 7: 337 kph / 210 mph

Engine
Fuel Map: Rich (Mix 3) (qual)
Fuel: 4 laps (qualy)

Alignment
Camber Front: -3.10
Camber Rear: -1.00
Toe Front: 0.10
Toe Rear: 0.35

Tyres
Wet (then Inter, then Option through the session)

Best Laptime
1:37.830

Notes
As Bram said, Gear 1 is super long, with throttle modulation really helps through the tight final corner and round hairpins.

You should probably adjust the gear ratios very slightly downwards for 2, 3 and 4 -- 5 to 7 may also benefit from one click down but I prefer slightly longer gearing to avoid engine wear.




Whilst I geared this 'blind' -- most of the setups are in KPH and I use MPH (quaint Brit that I am) -- when I did the KPH -> MPH conversions, I was surprised how exactly my curve followed Bram's until 5th Gear. Obviously the Mercedes can run with lower DF so gets that extra top end speed benefit.

You'll find this car runs with moderate downforce and the front end *will* understeer in very wet conditions, but I thought it did so in a balanced way. The set up shouldn't burn through tyres too quickly - the main problem with the Lotus due to its low overall downforce - so although you'll go slower, you'll consistently go the same amount of slow. ;-)

I play (badly) with all Assists off but this setup is pleasing to drive for me. It breaks away predictably and you can even hold an unexpected slide as long as your tyres aren't 12 laps old. THROTTLE MODULATION IS CRITICAL FOR THIS TRACK, and nail your apexes. As I got used to the setup, particularly in the dry, I found I could put the power down out of faster corners sooner and sooner.


My best lap in FP2 was the 1:37, you can happily tonk round doing 1:38s and 1:39s on this setup. Very satisfying once you get the setup tweaked.