Starts - losing 6-9 places every time
I cannot figure out how to do starts. In My Team I am winning pole by a 1-1.5 seconds. Every start I am losing at least six places - usually closer to nine. In the races I can generally comeback and ...
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@Monzstar83 Still having huge problems. I am racing at a low AI level - so winning pole by wide margins - and generally pass a slew of cars during the race - but if at the start if I try and focus on doing just one start for a race I lose still more like 8-10 positions. If I do maybe 10 starts - I can get a start that I only lose to 5-6 places. It seems with my accelerator pedal that either I am at a low level or maxed out. I have no idea the revs I am at as it us not on the screen in the cockpit view. There is nothing under my MPH on the wheel. Additionally, in the first corner seem like I have no grip and usually a get a couple of more cars pass me.
Since you replied to me last I have probably done a hundred or more starts - always from pole - and my best result has been to get through the first corner in fourth place (twice).
Help!!
Hey @dwin20, I’m still struggling with this tbh, but I’ve found a consistent way to lose less places, and sometimes hold position going into the first corner.
Around 9k revs, accelerator bar in between the m&p of MPH (or k&p of KPH) on the HUD (see below) and hold. Lights out, hold. Car moves forward a bit and you can hear and feel (if you got a wheel setup), when the grip is about will give out. Quickly change to 2nd, and apply a bit more and increasing throttle. Again you can hear when grip is beginning to give out, quickly change to 3rd. This 2nd to 3rd is fairly quick. Start applying more throttle in 3rd but not all the way - up to around 80%. Again you can hear when the grip will give, quickly change to 4th. From here I can get to full throttle relatively easy.
Hope this is helpful. I also wonder if starts are impacted by r&d in MyTeam, which is what I play. As I’ve developed the car it’s been easier to hold places, but then again, It might just be me doing the above more consistently.
I also think (if you have formation lap as immersive) that tyre temps and getting purple when parking in the box make a massive difference.
@Monzstar83You just need to keep the rpm low when launching, and throttle control to reduce as much wheelspin as possible until the momentum built enough, then you use ERS because the AI use ERS at around the same time too.
I guess it could be difficult for wheel user because there might be no paddle feedback, for pad it's very easy to at least match the AI.@Monzstar83 First - thanks for taking the time to help me out - much appreciated!
The graphic you have below is not the view I have been using - and I have not seen that display that shows the rpm. Not sure how I would display that in the cockpit view - and then be able to get rid of it after the start.
What I have been trying to use is the lights across the top of the wheel (on the screen).
Two questions - not sure what I should be "feeling" for in terms of the grip giving out (I have a wheel - G29) - is there a specific setting I need to be using?
...and what should I be listening for in terms the grip beginning to give out?
Last item - I have not been using the formation lap at all - sounds like you are saying that is essential. In looking at my tyres at the start they are blue (70C and 60C).
Thanks again!
@dwin20Am away from my console atm, but if I recall correctly, there is an option in display settings, called show HUD in cockpit view. If you enable that, you should be able to see the HUD in cockpit.
In terms of hearing/ feeling, I really can’t explain it but the sound of the revs change. Feeling wise the wheel will get light/ move a little off your direction you’ve got the wheel going.
@Monzstar83 Made some progress - I figured out the HUD in cockpit view - and it took a little practice but could settle in at 7500-9000rpm. Thanks!
I was still struggling a bit because my tyres were cold in the one race I was working through this problem. I ended up fourth through the first turn in just a few tries - much better.
For the next race I am going to do the immersive version of the formation lap (although I do hope EA gets the cold tyres not using the formation lap problem corrected in the next patch). Hopefully that will significantly help.
Still working through the sound and feel - what do you have the FFB set at?
BTW - the HUD is quite helpful.
One last question - and this might be to everyone - My speed pedal seems to be quite sensitive or is that me not being careful enough.
