Do you guys also do it?
Has the game always been like this? It makes no sense to me, the car should perform better using lower gears out of slow corners. But top tier players never go below 3rd, generally 4th gear.
Even on Monaco I have seen them using 3rd gear out of the hairpin.
@Giuseppi_KaduraIt’s was changed in a update by design a patch or so ago. Apparently it’s better this way. 🤷♂️
Think it’s mainly been done to make managing the high amounts off torque when accelerating For better traction
Not a huge issue. Most people this year struggle with traction. It’s just doing the same as when you short shift without have to short shift
@ScarDuck14wasn't there even more reason to use higher gears to prevent wheelspin before the patch you're referring to? I believe the idea of the patch was to improve things in this regard.
@Giuseppi_Kadura it isn't just YouTubers. eSports drivers do the same. Check out some of the on-board footage from the race below if you don't normally watch this. Fundamentally the issue is that it's far too easy to spin without traction control in the lower gears, and this outweighs any potential upside that arguably should exist for using lower gears.
As for what I do, I try to follow the lead of the eSports drivers since it's clearly fastest, but that doesn't mean I don't still sometimes find myself switching down to second gear at hairpins. I just feels unnatural not to!
@Ultrasonic_77Yes.
When I start a long session and if my fingers don’t feel stiff. I’ll use manual gears. But because I’m used to auto gears and the sound off accelerating from 2nd - 8th. It is weird accelerating out off a slow corner to the sound off a low drone.
As for staying in high gears first I came across is was when the limited one first featured one off FRA Elite laps. I also think it was the first time he came across some one staying higher gears. And noticed he’s adapting how he drives.
I never use the 1st gear, except at the race start and only for a couple of seconds..
But that doesn't bother me - I know it might not be super realistic, but I like that there's a way to make the acceleration process (especially out of the slow corners) a bit easier, without penalizing the player too much (as what happens when you use Traction Control, for example - which I think it's a fair penalty, but I'm just saying that you lose too much speed and lap time, because it makes you a lot slower).
And even if you'd lose some time by using high(er) gears out of slow corners, it could still be a good compromise by losing some speed, but gaining stability and reducing the chances of spinning/crashing.
As @ScarDuck14 and @Ultrasonic_77 have both said it has to do with torque at lower gears.
When you keep higher gears, the engine delivers less torque to the wheels and this helps you avoiding spinning out of slow corners.
There's a technique called short-shift which comprises upshifiting before reaching optimum RPM aiming the same idea. Shifting earlier than ideal, to deliver less torque, avoiding spinning while allowing a harder acceleration rate - pretty usefull with cold tyres and wet conditions. In real life, Alonso is a master in doing it.
