Singapore in the rain rant

[Portwills]

Hi I am doing relatively good this first season at intermediate difficulty, usually I can qualify high (couple times qualifying first as well), went from Williams to Sauber constructor at a mid-season contract. I got to admit I retired from Monaco Grand Prix (will try to get my head into it next season), but now I'm struggling at Singapore Grand Prix in heavy rain weather. So damn hard, I'm going easy on brakes, gas and wheel, but the AI are just flying through it. I can hardly finish above 18 in practice! Gonna keep trying and trying until I feel more comfortable on the circuit but is there anyone out there to kick some sense back into my head or just share the mood? thx

[Mikey]

Singapore in the wet is bloody tough mate, don't feel bad. it took me a couple of seasons to get a feel for the wet weather in this game. i still struggle to keep up with them. But at least it's much better than 2012.
Anyway, the most important thing is the car setup. i think its crucial in the wet. it would be a good idea to do some time trial outside of career with the (wet) track to yourself and play with the setup. there's no 'perfect' setup, at least I dont think so. it depends on your driving style and skill level.
If you need any help with learning how to set up your car just add me
I'm no expert, but I race on legend so i have a pretty good idea at least.

This might not work for you but it does for me: in the wet, you have to go slow to go fast. lol. if you ignore the sector splits and just concentrate on being smooth - even if it feels slow - after a few laps you'll be getting faster.

[Portwills]

Thanks for the tip, I'm busy with work often lately but in my free time I just do practice laps over and over and starting to make more competitive times. That race is probably gonna be the hardest, probably because of 100% heavy rain and maybe because I haven't done Monaco (I just retired from it). Cheers !!!! keep on making laps folks
if anyone feel like doing a rant on something then just go ahead ;-0

[Portwills]

ps I might be doing some feedbacks on the race itself soon. Probably gonna go on a rant again

[Mikey]

haha yea bud, i just did about 6 hours of practice on Malaysia trying to figure out the car setup for a McLaren. even after playing the game for months im still able to improve, and i thought I couldn't get any faster.
My advice, just finish the race, retire if you have to. 100% rain on Singapore is a TOUGH place to learn the game. just accept defeat and go to the next race.

[Portwills]

Well I'm not totally new codemaster f1 games as I played 2009 but I found 2013 difficulty more steep than the previous one. I'm loving it so far, just my first season but I'm hooked. It sure is hard but I'll try and I keep telling myself that it's like a training session, if I get comfortable on it after that other circuits (in the rain especially) will feel more like a breeze. By 100% I meant the chance to rain, not the circuit's length :D I'm playing on 25% races right now

[Mikey]

oh right right. yea Ive only been playing F1 games for about 1 year. went through F1 2010, skipped 2011 (soooo ♥♥♥♥) and then 2012, now 2013. playing 2013 for a few months now.

You have the same mindset that I do... jump into the deep end. You will learn to swim much faster, and then the shallow end will be easy. (no pun intended with 100% rain lol) I didn't recommend that earlier because most people can't handle that...

I got you, I'm on 25% race at the moment. 50% is just a bit boring.

hey if you ever want to race or co-op just add me!

[Portwills]

would love too, unfortunately I'm working in another country right now and don't have any decent connection.. sucks!

[Portwills]

2.03.195 my fastest lap in heavy rain singapore, good time I think, my laps are getting smooth
knowing the circuit perfectly helps a lot too + tip toeing the fuel most of the way :p

[Mikey]

Originally posted by Portwills:

2.03.195 my fastest lap in heavy rain singapore, good time I think, my laps are getting smooth :D:
knowing the circuit perfectly helps a lot too + tip toeing the fuel most of the way :p

is that during a career race or in time trial?
yea, if you're new, you really need to learn the track before trying to push too hard ;)

[Portwills]

career practice lap
finished 10th on that race which is satisfying since my teammate finished something like 15th, weirdest race i've had so far, most of the ai it seems went in the pit 2 or 3 times and the 9 people on the lead were posting laps 5-6 seconds faster than everyone else the whole race, no matter before or after they pit. everyone in the race started on intermediate tyres and I was the only one on wet tyres and flew right through the 9th first and everyone went to the pit after first lap to change to wet! qualifications were made on option since it was in the dry. practicing korean yeongam in the dry at the moment

[Mikey]

ah ok. it is hard to compare then. the car in career is different to the car in time trial.

hahha wow yea that sounds a bit crazy. ive never had anything like that in F1 2013.
If you can finish that far ahead of your teammate, good job. That is most important.

I love Yeongam. it's really fun, but it is a very difficult track. (which is why it's fun). i have done at least 100 laps on that track and I am only just now starting to feel confident.

[Mickey]

don't feel bad, ive been ragequitting on Monaco and Singapore since playing F-1 World Grand Prix on n64 when i was little. i played f1 2013 off steam for a long time, and I cant master this track either. Sector 2 is where i make up most of my time but singapore is one of the few that ive never finished top 3 in. especially wet, phew.