Improve race technique enough to be confident in league races.
So we are up and running! Time to find these errors and practice hard to improve on them. Consistency is something that is important and is the balance of wanting to go faster but also not making too many mistakes.
To get you analysing and thinking about your corner strategy. We are going to do a number of smallish sessions to start with. Take your favourite track and just drive 3 laps, fast but not 100%. Have a clear image in your head of the errors you are making from the list below and try to consciously think about improving on them. Am I in the correct gear? where is my braking point? etc. etc. After the 3 laps, look back at the analysis and see where your errors are. Repeat this a few times until you have remembered the track and how the reference lap is driving in. This week just turn off racing line, it'll be hard but it is the only true way to start thinking and concentrating about making the decisions for your cornering based on real life options. i.e. braking distance markers, kerbs, engine sounds etc. Remember refer back to the analyse to see if you kept a good line or not.
As you brake through the corner and then turn your thoughts to the exit, there is a tendency to feel the lower gear will give you a faster exit. This can be counterproductive when pushing the upper limits of the engine
29% of your errors are from too low a gear.
Segment 4 shows how using 4th gear whilst the reference lap stays in 7th. There is a lot of time lost because of this.
If the car is feeling sluggish or is revving too high, this is a good indication that you are in too low a gear. If you feel this might be the case, start a new session and drive two laps, first in the suspected wrong gear and then one gear higher. Check out your live delta, it'll give you your answer. Double check which gera choices the reference lap driver makes to understand where you are dropping too low
A good mistake to make since it's easy to fix! You simply need to find a slightly later braking point to maximize your lap time potential.
With approximately 18% of all of your mistakes being this one, it is still a very common mistake and easily fixed with more practice and lap consistency.
Look at where you brake on segment 6, as a whole, the chicane is well handled. There are a number of factors that cost you a few of tenths but mainly it is the braking point.
It can be a fine balance between too early and too late on the brakes. Sometimes, depending on the corner, 5cms difference in braking point can lose you a tenth of a second. Even though you got on the brakes earlier than the reference lap, they managed to get to full throttle more aggressively and quicker than your first half of the corner.
You often reduce your corner speed more than you have to by staying on the brakes for too long. If this is to affect the car's balance, please apply way less pressure.
12% of your errors are related to being on the brakes for too long
Segment 7 is a good example of how you apply your throttle. You top out at 100% and stay there a lot longer than necessary. Instead this needs to be the start of your trail braking training!
Even though it'll feel unnatural, attempt to create this fading off of the brakes on the corner entry. Depending on your sim rig setup, you might find you can just gently lift your foot's ball and toe area. Otherwise you might find that, to practice, a more exaggerated rising of the foot is necessary. Persist with this until you start to develop a muscle memory for the trail braking technique. Check out this video to get your started.
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