Lap Analysis

I'm still working on mistakes I can catch. Im so new! Hopefully Fanatec gets back to me quickly about my Replacement for my DD. Thank you for doing this for people! It's great and watching Luc and Digit, sharing knowledge feeely. Is all part of the reason I made and account! 

Hello digit, it's Curtis. 

I've tagged you in my attempted lap. 

You're doing pretty well overall, definitely not bad, but there's a small recurring issue. You're consistently making minor mistakes. Sometimes it’s costing you 0.05s, sometimes a tenth of a second. I’ve attached a few pictures to highlight what I mean.

First, you're not using as much of the track as you could. On the first standard, for example, you're too late on the power. You're carrying too much speed into the corner, which delays your acceleration on the exit.

In another section, you're not using enough of the track on the right side. As a result, you end up with a poor line and miss the apex. Missing the apex compromises the ideal racing line, which means you lose speed through the corner.

The most noticeable issue is when you get on the throttle. You’re still carrying too much speed into the middle of the corner, which ruins your exit. Ideally, you should be back on the power just after you hit the apex, when the car touches the tarmac, but you’re delaying that moment far too much. This could be costing you around two-tenths, maybe more, because you’re not carrying the speed through the next section.

Other than that, it’s just about using more of the track and refining your lines slightly. In the end, it all comes down to ironing out those small mistakes.

Thank you so much for your time and input and feedback on my lap. I'll try and use this to help me get better. 

Hello sir. Apologies for the delayed response here. I really appreciate you looking at my lap. Your feedback has carried over and I am seeing improvement already, especially in my consistency from lap to lap. My focus right now is under braking & carrying speed through the corners. See you on track! 

I have question/ need more explaination to this sentence: Ideally, you should be back on the power just after you hit the apex, when the car touches the tarmac, but you’re delaying that moment far too much

In this simple example should I be on full throttle in point A, B, or C?

Hey, sorry for the late reply. It really depends on the type of corner you're dealing with, we can't treat every turn the same. In this case, it comes down to how you approach the curb, especially that yellow one.

If you’re coming off a longer straight, I’d generally suggest beginning to apply light throttle around point A. But if the car is unstable, like some MR cars, you might want to avoid the curb altogether and wait until around point B to start accelerating.

Usually, for more stable cars, you'd begin to gently apply throttle when you're about halfway over the curb. Then, once the car settles back on the track, you can go full throttle. But again, this varies a lot depending on the specific situation, so this is more of a general guideline. I'd really need to see the exact scenario to give a precise answer.

Pozdrav, objavio sam jedan krug, nije najbrze vrijeme, hvala i cujemo se. 

Now, about the lap: there are a few key areas we need to look at, and the biggest one is using the full width of the track. That alone can make a huge difference right away. Maximizing track width directly affects your racing line, and you’ll be able to carry more speed through corners.

In the first two photos I attached, you can clearly see how much using the full width matters and what the outcome is in terms of speed and flow.

Heading into Variante della Roggia, you can also notice that quite a bit of curb is being used. This allows you to carry as much speed as possible through that section. I know it’s a tough part of the track, but just following that same line can easily gain you two to three tenths.

Then in Lesmo 1, pay close attention to your brake pressure. You’re losing too much speed on entry, so you’ll want to apply less pressure and let the car roll in more. This is compared to the world record line.

At Lesmo 2, again, the reference lap is using way more curb than you are, helping to maintain more momentum.

And finally, heading into Ascari, the biggest detail is how aggressively the entry is taken. By cutting that first part hard, you can set yourself up to carry much more speed through the rest of the complex and get a way better exit.

Overall, it’s all about fully using the track, hitting every curb you can, and dialing in your brake pressure. Just optimizing these fundamentals can really sharpen your lap. That said, your run wasn’t bad at all, there’s just a lot of potential to unlock here.