Monaco Grand Prix Wet

[James 633]

[Jiraiya761 1]

Team/Mode
Manor (Career)

Conditions
Light Rain going to Heavy Rain

Aerodynamics
Front Wing: 11
Rear Wing: 6

Transmission
On Throttle: 80%
Off Throttle: 80%

Suspension Geometry
Front Camber: -3.50
Rear Camber: -2.00
Front Toe: 0.15
Rear Toe: 0.50

Suspension
Front Suspension: 6
Rear Suspension: 6
Front Anti-roll Bars: 8
Rear Anti-Roll Bars: 8
Front Ride Height: 6
Rear Ride Height: 6

Brakes
Brake Pressure: 78%
Brake Bias: 55%

Tyres
Front Tyre Pressure: 23.0
Rear Tyre Pressure: 21.5

Weight
Ballast: 8


This was actually designed with a dry setup in mind, and it was perfectly okay for dry setup (PB 1:17.055, which isn't terrible for a Manor in career mode), but i'm convinced the time was only as good at that partly because i'm just very quick around this track; it's one of my favourites. However, whilst the practice sessions and Q1 were dry sessions, Q2 and Q3 (and the race) were wet (light rain). And this setup actually got me pole. IN A MANOR! ON LEGEND AI!

However, there are a few things you should know about this setup:

GOOD:
- Very quick on a 'perfect lap'. I pulled away from the rest of the pack at a rate of around 0.2 seconds per lap.
- Great straight-line acceleration, and great grip in slow corners like Lowes Hairpin and Rascasse.
- Tons of front grip, giving you confidence in the sections you can commonly make up heaps of time (notably the Nouvelle Chicane and the turns 15-16 chicane)

BAD:
- There is zero grip in the run up the hill to Turn 2. The straight-line traction is fine, but the bumps and the slight strafing of left to right will make you dance like a rat on a hotplate. The good news is that if you survive that, after braking for Massinet you can get back onto the power earlier than you'd think.
- Watch yourself as you come out of the tunnel. Basically as soon as you see daylight (and get in a straight line), you need to be braking (if you run assists you can probably afford to brake later, obviously). Braking very early sounds bad, but it allows you to control the speed going into the Nouvelle Chicane. There's lots of front grip, so you can hop the kerbs and fly through the chicane faster than you perhaps should do.
- If you're gonna lose time anywhere on this track, i'd say it'd be through Tabac. There's not as much downforce as i'd like on this car for that corner, so I found I had to brake more for this corner than I wanted to.

[Kirbang89 0]

Top Dry Setup!!!

1:16:270 with Red Bull in Career Mode

[James 633]

27 minutes ago, Kirbang89 said:

Top Dry Setup!!!

1:16:270 with Red Bull in Career Mode

Dry?

[LilPeteMordino 4]

On 8/23/2016 at 7:31 PM, James said:

Dry?

Some people seem to find a wet setup on tracks like Monaco a lot better for them due to the setup's being easier to handle (As they are designed to be used on slippy conditions trying to find grip etc).

 

I on the other hand cannot do a lap of Monaco in any setup. The hairpin I can never get around. No matter what I try, my front wing is hitting the barrier on the outside... Annoying.

[James 633]

Team
McLaren

Lap Time
1:27.542

Race Mode
Time Trail

Weather
Wet

Format
PC

Controller Type
Wheel

Aerodynamics
Front Wing Aero: 11
Rear Wing Aero: 11

Transmission
Differential Adjustment On Throttle: 70%
Differential Adjustment Off throttle: 70%

Suspension Geometry
Front Camber: -3.00
Rear Camber: -1.50
Front Toe: 0.10
Rear Toe: 0.35

Suspension
Font Suspension: 11
Rear Suspension: 11
Front Anti-Roll Bar: 11
Rear Anti-Roll Bar: 3
Front Ride Height: 5
Rear Ride Height: 5

Brakes
Brake Pressure: 90%
Front Brake Bias: 60%

Tyres
Front Tyre Pressure: 23.0psi
Rear Tyre Pressure: 21.1psi

Weight Distribution
Ballast: 11