Week 23 Daily B: Yas Marina Circuit GR.3

I'm generally what I think most would consider a moderately skilled player and I haven't had any problems with limits that I would not put down to anything other than me exceeding those limits. A few times I've watched my replays, and yes - over the limits. Just about every other time I've been able to correctly predict an incoming penalty.  

I think what makes this trickier for some is the fact that we’ve just come off a week at Watkins where the track limits are arguably more forgiving (in the corners certainly - limits are the outside of the kerb/rumble strip, not the inside), and that Watkins is generally a fast track with a higher count of long sweeping corners that may be easier for some to navigate. That’s how I interpret it anyway.

Also, not that I have checked, but I don’t remember the hard tyre element of the race last week at Watkins being quite so slippy. I imagine there might be ambient/track temp differences that could be playing into the slippiness this week?

But yeah, pretty sure Kaz is rage baiting everyone this week. 

Alright, no worries. I agree with some of what you’re saying. However, I do still believe the track limits here are inconsistent.

There are multiple videos from top split replays where drivers take a wide line into Turn 1, hit the braking-point meter board, and do not receive a penalty for exceeding track limits. Then, in my own replays, I clearly have two tires still on the track, yet I get a 1-second penalty.

I’ve never really had an issue with track limits before, so at first I honestly thought it was something I was doing wrong. But after coming here, seeing the Discord discussions, and comparing other replays, it made me think, “Okay, maybe this isn’t just me. Something doesn’t seem right here.”

Anyways, glad some of you are having fun!

Wasn't aimed at you or anyone specifically mate. "Sorts the men from the boys" is just a saying, it means the track is demanding and rewards precision which is what tight track limits do. Hard tyres and strict white line limits make the track punishing for everyone regardless of how much time you have to practice.

As for the track limits themselves, staying inside the white lines with two tyres is the standard real world rule at Yas Marina. It's not broken or random, it's how the track is supposed to be driven. The penalties might feel harsh but they're consistent, if you put two tyres beyond the white line you get penalised. That's not a coin flip that's a clear boundary.

I get that 30 to 45 minutes a week makes it harder to learn where those limits are compared to someone who can run 50 laps. That's a genuine disadvantage and nobody would argue otherwise. But the limits themselves aren't the problem, they're the same for everyone. The challenge is finding clean lap time within them and that's what makes this week interesting regardless of how many laps you can put in.

That’s definitely it. It couldn’t possibly be that this “boy” only gets a very generous 30–45 minutes a week to play.

And sure, the track limits being a mess and the time penalties being handed out like they’re decided by a coin flip clearly have nothing to do with it. That system definitely doesn’t need fixing at all.

Maybe if I had unlimited free time like a real man who can play every single day, I could sit there and figure out how to work around all this nonsense. Unfortunately, I actually have a life. 

i'm not the only one struggling with the track limits i'm glad to see lol

yea idk what the obession with hard tires is but they are trash. its a shitty week imo

i refuse to race that track untill they fix track limits its just ridiculous.