PS4 Round 10 Italian Grand Prix [30/06/2016 20:00]

[Bcolt93]

Round 10 - Italian Grand Prix
F1 2015 Season 11

Race Information:

Date: Thursday 30th June 2016
Time: 8:00pm (UK time)
Circuit: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Laps: 27

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[Bcolt93]

As mentioned in the other thread @TyranoTigger can win the championship this week if @alexukr finishes outside the points and @Desimpele is 5th or lower.

In other championship news McLaren have overtaken Williams for 2nd in the Constructors.

 

[TyranoTigger]

As mentioned in the other thread @TyranoTigger can win the championship this week if @alexukr finishes outside the points and @Desimpele is 5th or lower.

In other championship news McLaren have overtaken Williams for 2nd in the Constructors.

That looks fairly unlikely. This track is fun though, hope we get a full grid

 

[BeMu]

In other championship news McLaren have overtaken Williams for 2nd in the Constructors.

I will have to take the blame for this one. Hoping to come back strong at Monza.

 

[TyranoTigger]

I'm expecting big things from @Bcolt93 here so we can get closer to the constructors title

 

[Bcolt93]

I'm expecting big things from @Bcolt93 here so we can get closer to the constructors title

Don't count on me, I got absolutely no luck in this damn championship

 

[HRacingGreen]

This was my favourite race from last season, not a great finish, but had to fight from the back with a stock setup and had some of the best battles I've ever experienced. Looking forward to this because the pace I had on stock setup was solid, so hopefully this can be an opportunity for some decent points with the car running properly.

 

[Bcolt93]

Seems everyone is rather quite this week, or are the English drivers just trying to drink away the pain?

 

[Andrei Codreanu]

Any idea about the top times here? Considering it's on strict, I am not sure what to expect without practicing yet.

 

[HRacingGreen]

Seems everyone is rather quite this week, or are the English drivers just trying to drink away the pain?

Its the motivation thing again I think. Well, and the drinking.

 

[alexukr]

Really looking forward to this one as this should be my best track alongside Austria, Malaysia and Singapore. Hopefully my string of unlucky races ends here as @Desimpele is hot on my heels

 

[Andrei Codreanu]

So nobody talks about possible quali-times, or didn't anyboyd practice yet, just like me?

 

[Bcolt93]

So nobody talks about possible quali-times, or didn't anyboyd practice yet, just like me?

I can do mid 20's, so pretty much the same as last season right now. Hoping to figure out the braking as I struggle into the heavy braking zones on a wheel, could hopefully get to a low 20. Did half a 50% race which didn't reveal anything new from last season. The track limits are slightly questionable around here, honestly feels the exact same as the old "strict" rules we raced with here, where you get 3 warnings for a wheel on the kerb as Parabolica but can cut and extend in a few other places.

 

[Andrei Codreanu]

I can do mid 20's, so pretty much the same as last season right now. Hoping to figure out the braking as I struggle into the heavy braking zones on a wheel, could hopefully get to a low 20. Did half a 50% race which didn't reveal anything new from last season. The track limits are slightly questionable around here, honestly feels the exact same as the old "strict" rules we raced with here, where you get 3 warnings for a wheel on the kerb as Parabolica but can cut and extend in a few other places.

Last season's race was quite the battle between us :nailbiting:

Monza should be a good track for me, but it's also a strange one, really depending if I can get into rhythm and hit the apex properly to avoid warnings/penalties, as who does brake too much, loses directly. I have in my memory also some crazy mid/high 19's from some PC practice sessions, but that was I think on 'normal' rules.

 

[Bcolt93]

Last season's race was quite the battle between us :nailbiting:

Monza should be a good track for me, but it's also a strange one, really depending if I can get into rhythm and hit the apex properly to avoid warnings/penalties, as who does brake too much, loses directly. I have in my memory also some crazy mid/high 19's from some PC practice sessions, but that was I think on 'normal' rules I think.

I enjoyed the battle between us last season, it was very close and a lot of good moves were pulled off. Unfortunately I also got into a battle with the penalty system here last season which caused me to lose my mind as the game had a funny view of what corner cutting was.

 

[Andrei Codreanu]

I enjoyed the battle between us last season, it was very close and a lot of good moves were pulled off. Unfortunately I also got into a battle with the penalty system here last season which caused me to lose my mind as the game had a funny view of what corner cutting was.

Yeah, ragging at it's best

 

[TyranoTigger]

No practice for me yet. I will probably do some laps tomorrow. I have seen an 18.8 online on youtube at this track from F1Italian_Prost but that included some extremely weird driving. I am aiming for a mid 19 I think.

 

[Bcolt93]

wow, we might actually get a real race this time for the lead

 

[TyranoTigger]

wow, we might actually get a real race this time for the lead

Well considering the slipstream here anyone within 1 second of pole should be able to keep up as long as they are in the front group. Doesn't always work out that way though as we saw at Spa. All the practice leading up 1st got swamped by 2nd and 3rd but in the actual race everyone made a mess of turn 1 and let me get away. Lets try to have a clean 1st lap this time :nailbiting:

 

[Andrei Codreanu]

Well considering the slipstream here anyone within 1 second of pole should be able to keep up as long as they are in the front group. Doesn't always work out that way though as we saw at Spa. All the practice leading up 1st got swamped by 2nd and 3rd but in the actual race everyone made a mess of turn 1 and let me get away. Lets try to have a clean 1st lap this time :nailbiting:

It's Monza mate, so turn 1 is just as nice for clean racing like in Monaco )
If everybody get's out of turn 1 alive without damage, that would be already awesome.