PGR F1 World Championship 2015 [HL/Race] [Login] - AWARD

[boblopette]

(have to agree with maclape, superb Benetton!)

[RobertRacer]

Well, let's see, if I can get my 1st points...

[majortom]

Tracks are ready.

Download your Track for practice here: Sepang Grid

Login for race is ready - Good Luck!

[happy412]

I think You need an 150 or higher to get points

[Mszostus]

17 lap and dreams of the podium shattered ((( wrrr

160kph will be broken?

[Buka]

I think You need an 150 or higher to get points

Either I did something wrong with the setup or 157-158 is needed for points.

[maclape]

This round, man...

Damage lapping a car 3 laps before my 1st pit-stop. Stick with the strategy but had awful tyres at the end due to the longer final stint. Also had the worst luck ever with every freaking AI. So much for repeating that 161.5 I did in practice. Meh.

[Fiołek]

s**t

[GR Driver]

As it seems, others have problems as well.
But I think, my login was the worse attempt, I have ever had here in Malaysia.
But a big surprise indeed, that Maclape struggles that much.

Greetz Eric

[majortom]

Results PGR F1 2015 Round 02
Malaysian GP - Sepang - Race

One or two pit stops?
First eight racers with the same strategy.
But which one is the best?

Congrats to the Winner

Some Racer want to look replays first, so you find all results by link:

Replays: link
Result Race: link
Drivers WM: link
Teams WM: link

Replay contains needed track and new car file including Benetton.
Replay with Benetton may crash with old car file.

Warning: ElGran please use AIs from Pack AI70 - AI90

Login for Qualifying Bahrain is ready - Good Luck

[RudyOosterndijk]

Podium Ceremony:

And here we go again! Please download the track update, followed by the big update at the end of the week (including small adjustments for all tracks, a sound pack, all cars and other improvements):


Track Update

[mariospiniello]

I'm very disappointed for my result, but I think I've made a good race. After a P6 in qualy (only .19 slower than the pole), only a p14.

But, Majortom, I've some doubts. Since in qualy i've lost only 0.19 in a lap, even if I calculate 1 second in a lap in the race, the result is 20 seconds from the first place...

I've made a clean race, without any error.

My question is:

Is there a chance to check if drivers modify cars?

I repeat, It's impossible that in race cars of first 5-6 drivers are only little bit slower than qualifying session.

With 100 kg of fuel mass, the car must be slower.

Try to check and reply me, I repeat it's very strange...

Thank you

[Buka]

Actually, I've found the results kind of strange, too. My race wasn't that good, but still I'm more than 20 sec faster than Shuher, Boblopette and XYY whom I consider as more or less equal to me.

Haven't seen the replays yet, though.

[Trigger Happy]

Well done, Buka!

Good strategy, with 2 stops I was barely on 152. BTW my Q times are usually almost a "surprise login" (taking a part to avoid starts from pit lane), I seriously practice only before race.

[Buka]

Well done, Buka!

Good strategy, with 2 stops I was barely on 152. BTW my Q times are usually almost a "surprise login" (taking a part to avoid starts from pit lane), I seriously practice only before race.

Thanks. I wonder why someone would even try two pits. These tires have such low impact on my personal driving style, that I never considered changing them twice. Speed of the car - that's the real challenge, because I've slow reaction.

[RudyOosterndijk]

These tires have such low impact on my personal driving style, that I never considered changing them twice. Speed of the car - that's the real challenge, because I've slow reaction.

For me, personally, this was right between 1 and 2 stops. I don't exactly hate how the tyres degrade at the end of a long stint but I seem to be quite useless with them.
Lots of you seem to cope with them quite well. Our coming update will respect that (a bit).

Is there a chance to check if drivers modify cars?

Yes, we do so. There is no evidence at all. I double-checked Australia myself, which is quite pointless because majortom does that as well every time.

[zgr]

Wow, but I'm the best proof for login-compos: I didn't tried to make a fast race, I tried to make a "safe" race, means no crash and other things and boom P15 ---> P8

Congrats to Alonso and all the other drivers

BTW...here I see that Croatia Racing has a german flag...but shouldn't it be a croatian one?

[Trigger Happy]

These tires have such low impact on my personal driving style, that I never considered changing them twice. Speed of the car - that's the real challenge, because I've slow reaction.

For me, personally, this was right between 1 and 2 stops. I don't exactly hate how the tyres degrade at the end of a long stint but I seem to be quite useless with them.
Lots of you seem to cope with them quite well. Our coming update will respect that (a bit).

Also in Melbourne the pit lane is on inner side, so it costs there less time, also it's a shorter track (30 laps vs 20), which usually results in a bit more AIs overtaking and with 2 stops driver has fresher tyres, so the overtaking can be safer and smoother (=> faster), so I can imagine advantages of each strategy can variate from round to round, especially if somebody is good on freshest tyres (not my case).

[RudyOosterndijk]

Also in Melbourne the pit lane is on inner side, so it costs there less time, also it's a shorter track (30 laps vs 20), which usually results in a bit more AIs overtaking and with 2 stops driver has fresher tyres, so the overtaking can be safer and smoother (=> faster), so I can imagine advantages of each strategy can variate from round to round, especially if somebody is good on freshest tyres (not my case).

True, I always hope it pans out that way when I am done with testing before the season. But, especially this year, my own testing performance does not seem to be representative of what is possible. So I wouldn't be surprised if the 1-stopper is a little too "powerful" this time around.

[RudyOosterndijk]

Login is closed until further notice!

Edit: Not anymore.

[RobertRacer]

Login is closed until further notice!

Is there a sandstorm or did Maldonadosomeone crashed or why the Qualifying (login) is stopped?

[Mszostus]

yeah however top3 this time congrats to Alonso. Next time maybe me? .

[GR Driver]

GR Driver about his race in Malaysia...

The PGR F1 2015 Malaysia GP is over and the winner is Ferrari driver and World Champion Alonso.
As we know, his teammate GR Driver had his problems in qualifying.
He couldn´t set a single lap time and had to start from the begin of the pit lane.
Now we hear from GR Driver himself, what problems occured at the Malaysian race-weekend of PGR F1 and why he once again didn´t got near to Alonso´s pace, even through GR Driver had some very good results last season.
This season eveybody was expecting him to drive for wins after gaining his first PGR F1 podium in India in the 2012 season.

I: GR Driver, you were quite on a role last year, but in the new season you seem to struggle with the new Ferrari. Is the team-change an importnant point in this situation? Do you first need some races to get into rhythm with the new team?

GR Driver: I don´t think, I´ve ever lost the rhythm. But Australia was one of my worst races, I made many mistakes in race and lost time and importnant points there. I also didn´t manage to put on a single clean lap, that was good for the Top 5 in the starting-grid. In Australia I wasn´t fast enough overall. Now in Malaysia the bad luck continued for us and we weren´t able to set a lap in qualifying practice. All caused by a engine problem. A piston didn´t work properly and that was it for my qualifying. Till that moment we focused on the race day. But after I was forced to start from the pits, because I hadn´t set a lap time for starting-grid, I was stuck in traffic the whole race. To finish eleventh and not higher is even more bitter. I fought my way trough the field and in the end I gained nothing.

I: Do you see your chances on a World Championship fight with reigning and defending Alonso and Maclape increase after the first two races?

GR Driver: It´s the begin of the season, two races don´t mean that much. I want to make a big improvement in Bahrain. But as long as I´ve an oppurtunity to fight for the World Driver´s Championship, I´ll fight.

I: Thank you for the time!

GR Driver: Thank you, goodbye.

27.04.2015

[majortom]

Fixed

Login will work now !

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@ mariospiniello
I can assure that all cars and settings are proved right.

The key for winning is to be fast in login, be fast with worse tires
and taking the right pitstop strategy.

Here are some facts:

[Pablinho18]

Hi everybody!

I have a one question, can i join?


Greettins!