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.

Pozdrav, hvala na smjernicama, pokušao sam tako da vozim, ali mi neide nešto 😵‍💫. Auto mi proklizuje kao da nemam grip uopce. Zanima me trening sa tobom, ono sa 4 modula i 37 lekcija. Pa ako mi možeš reci koliko to traje vremenski, i tako neke pojedinosti. Hvala i srdacan pozdrav.

Hopefully I didn't misunderstand the assignment, but I tagged my two examples #DGEDGE in game and I shared a brief description either B8 Master or Suzuka B8 (GT7 was being weird about "master" in the title). 

For anyone following, the B8 Master License asks for taking two consecutive turns, the first which carries speed through the corner. Thing is, I either understeer into the sand or oversteer into the grass and I can't quite figure out where I'm going wrong. After Friction Circle masterclass, I feel like its something I need feedback on to get a handle of grip, especially low-grip scenarios like this one. 

Thanks in advance for any advice or pointers! 

Alright, let’s go over both examples.

In the first one, you're carrying way too much speed into the corner. You’re passing the apex, which is usually the slowest point in the turn, while still on the brakes. This should be the moment you start to accelerate, but instead, you're exceeding the ideal speed.

If you look at the photo I included, you can clearly see the front tires beginning to lose grip. That's classic understeer. Too much speed, too much steering angle, and still braking past the apex, this all leads to front-end grip loss.

Now, the second example is a different issue (oversteer). Your braking point was actually fine, but the problem is you turned in while still at 100% brake pressure. You can see this in the oversteer photo. The car lost rear grip because there was no transition, you went straight from full braking into turning, causing a sudden snap.

So, in short:

In the first case, you passed the apex while still braking. That suggests your braking started too late and you didn’t trail brake effectively.

In the second case, you did all your braking too early and too hard, and didn’t ease off as you turned in. That caused the rear to step out.

To fix both issues, I’d recommend watching the lesson on minimal corner speed. With road cars especially, focus on braking harder in a straight line, then gradually releasing brake pressure as you begin to turn.

Stick to the same braking point, but experiment by slightly reducing brake pressure each lap. That’ll help you carry more speed through the corner while staying on the limit. And if you go over the limit, you’ll feel it and learn exactly where that line is.

Hopefully, this clears things up.

Super helpful advice. I had been obsessing over steering, brake, and throttle inputs, and I was overlooking the apex speed entirely. Will keep at it! 

Good afternoon Mihael,

I have shared the vid for you. 
keen to hear your analyse. 

Hope I did it correctly. 

Kind Regards Scott. 

Alright, let’s start with this section. The car is actually going beyond the apex while still decelerating. One thing I always highlight in my videos is this: when you reach the apex of the corner, you shouldn't immediately jump on the throttle at 20 percent. That usually causes the car to drift slightly wider than intended. And you can see exactly that happening here.

Now, the second point I want to bring up is the turning input. It’s being done too quickly. Instead, the turn-in should be more controlled and subtle, allowing the car to settle as it enters the corner. Fast, aggressive steering inputs put too much pressure on the front tires, and that’s what leads to understeer. So when you turn the wheel too hard, too fast, the front of the car starts to wash out, and you lose grip.

That’s exactly what we’re seeing here. There’s also just too much steering input overall. Every car has a limit to how much cornering it can handle. And unfortunately, especially in these high-speed turns, I’m seeing a lot of momentum being lost. The car is scrubbing speed because the front tires are overloaded.

If you watch replays of the best drivers in the world, you’ll notice they rarely steer past 90 degrees, even in tighter corners. In high-speed turns, that kind of excessive input just slows you down. The tires can't handle that much load, and you end up compromising the entire corner.

That said, the driving overall is really solid. There’s a lot of potential here.

If you do i just shared my lap of my daily C - Interlagos qualy time... Thanks in advance!

I looked at your lap time and noticed a couple of potential issues. On top of that, I think you have delta available, which would actually make it much clearer where the problems are and explain them better. It is quite simple to load my lap and compare, so you can see how it flows. From what I can tell, everything looks fine overall, but you are not pushing the car enough. You tend to shift too early. I recommend checking how other players handle their shifts to get a sense of where you can improve.

I also pointed out a few sections where you can gain a lot of time. You made some mistakes there, and I suggest using more track in those spots, as shown in the reference pictures. That will let you cut in more effectively and carry more speed into the next section. As I mentioned, delta is very useful to identify exactly where you lost the most time. Analyze the replay in detail and you will see the key areas for improvement. I hope this helps.

Hvala za pomoc kazem ako popravim vrijeme isto cu pogledati na delti di steka👍