Grid penalty due to new engine after 1.6

[Tassie]

So as the title suggests, I bought my first new engine before the Qatar race,
Nothing more, simply the engine.
The game decided that that was worth a 19 place grid penalty.
Yay.
The best I can figure is that the game sees 'engine 4' and decides it's my 4th new engine (eg. I've now used 7)

[AoD_lexandro]

Buying any new power train parts and fitting them is an instant penalty.

[Zykotiq]

Unless you haven't put the engine into the car yet, then this isn't a bug, it's correct.

[Tassie]

The correct penalty for taking your first additional engine is a 5 place grid drop.

[Zykotiq]

Originally posted by Tassie:

The correct penalty for taking your first additional engine is a 5 place grid drop.

In real life yes
In game, engine is back of the grid (20 spots).
ERS is either 3 or 5 grid places
Gearbox is 10 I believe.

[Tassie]

Originally posted by Zykotiq:

Originally posted by Tassie:

The correct penalty for taking your first additional engine is a 5 place grid drop.

In real life yes
In game, engine is back of the grid (20 spots).
ERS is either 3 or 5 grid places
Gearbox is 10 I believe.

Seriously?
How ridiculous.
An appropriate warning wouldn't have gone astray.
If I'd known that I would have done something completely different.

Cheers.

[AoD_lexandro]

Originally posted by Tassie:

Originally posted by Zykotiq:

In real life yes
In game, engine is back of the grid (20 spots).
ERS is either 3 or 5 grid places
Gearbox is 10 I believe.

Seriously?
How ridiculous.
An appropriate warning wouldn't have gone astray.
If I'd known that I would have done something completely different.

Cheers.

It specifically warns you that using the part will give you a grid penalty. Its a regulation designed to stop big teams taking new power units whenever they want, at the expense of smaller teams.

[Dreagon]

Originally posted by Tassie:

The correct penalty for taking your first additional engine is a 5 place grid drop.

I'm pretty sure the first additional extra component you take is 10 places. Every extra one you take after that is 5. Not that it works properly in this game either way.

[glocktor house]

Originally posted by AoD_lexandro:

Originally posted by Tassie:

Seriously?
How ridiculous.
An appropriate warning wouldn't have gone astray.
If I'd known that I would have done something completely different.

Cheers.

It specifically warns you that using the part will give you a grid penalty. Its a regulation designed to stop big teams taking new power units whenever they want, at the expense of smaller teams.

Yes, the game warns you... but never HOW MANY PLACES YOU'LL LOSE. That's the actually important part.

[WhattyWhatWhat81]

Not wanting to steal the thread, but yes this is part of the game which handles grid penalties poorly in general. The regulations should state what penalty will apply IF you fit additional parts (btw if I buy a new powertrain then I usually buy a new gearbox and ERS too... fit them at the same time and you still only go to the back of the grid)

However, when other teams get grid penalties for additional parts you have no idea what penalty will apply. Basically the game could do with providing a little more, very simple to gather, information to help our strategies.

Same applies to red flag scenarios when you can't view your weather forecast facility to see anything other than the immediate conditions when the race re-starts. E.g. if there is 1.2mm of water, is that pending heavy rain (wets within a few laps), more rain (Inters) or a drying lap (slicks as that track will be dry in a lap or 2)

[ツPappeツ #P!T]

Hmm

[Drysyn]

Originally posted by Zykotiq:

Originally posted by Tassie:

The correct penalty for taking your first additional engine is a 5 place grid drop.

In real life yes
In game, engine is back of the grid (20 spots).
ERS is either 3 or 5 grid places
Gearbox is 10 I believe.

ERS is 10 grid penalty...