AMS2 F1 2001 @ Interlagos, Tuesday 24th January

[Redvaliant]

Join us Tuesday for a 2001 Race Odyssey, where we take the awesome F1 V10s to Interlagos for two sprint races. These are the most modern 22 year old race cars we're ever likely to race in our Tuesday race club. They are just the right blend of sopshisticated electronics and raw power - featuring TC and 800+ hp in a very drivable package.

Whether you are a rookie racer or a seasoned veteran our casual club races are for everyone and every skill level. We combine fun events with discord chatter and a warm welcome to all our premium members.

Server Name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM #3 F1 2001
Server Password: PM will be sent on signup.
Server Settings: X2 fuel, X2 tyre wear, light cloud
Setups: Open
Assists: Auto Clutch, Factory Defaults
Track: Interlagos GP
Cars: Formula V10 Gen2

F1 2001 liveries

Discord: Join us on the #Automobilista-2 voice chat during the event. Join our Discord here and check out the #read-this-first how to setup and syncronize your premium account.

Time Table
Race 1.
Practice: 20:00 UTC (30minutes)
Qualifying: 20:30 UTC (10 minutes)
Race: 20:40 UTC (25 minutes)
Lobby Break
Race 2.
Qualifying: 21:10 UTC (10 minutes)
Race: 21:20 UTC (25 minutes)

Rules: Read or watch our racing club rules

1. Redvaliant
2. Bas Kriesels
3. Jimlaad43
4. Munkyboo
5. Reefabus
6. Axel Moebius
7. GeekyDeaks
8. ABOE UK
9. Enzo Fazzi
10. Free Spot
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20. Free Spot

 

[Bas Kriesels]

Hi Daniel, would like to give these a go! Save me a spot on the grid! Thanks!

 

[Jimlaad43]

F1 race!!!!!
Yes please. Jaguar if possible

 

[Munkyboo]

yes please

 

[Redvaliant]

Hi Daniel, would like to give these a go! Save me a spot on the grid! Thanks!

F1 race!!!!!
Yes please. Jaguar if possible

yes please

Hi guys, added. Yes, the jaguars are available. I'll be in a Benetton, just as God intended.

 

[Reefabus]

I'm in Daniel. Thanks

 

[Redvaliant]

Hi Tom, added.
Practice server is up. RD#1

 

[Axel Moebius]

I'm in

 

[Redvaliant]

Hey Axel, added

 

[Jimlaad43]

I had a lot of fun on the practice server doing laps.
With the traction control adjustment, is a higher number more TC or less?

 

[Redvaliant]

Yeah, these cars are amazing, I can't believe we haven't used them before - I always looked at those stupid grooved tyres and the narrow chassis and thought NO! But these may be better than the ealier 90s V10s. And the higher TC # relates to higher TC interaction. It works, as I tried 0 - to 10 and it's quite noticable how much you can lean on the TC out of the medium speed corners. You can hear the engine cut too as well as the TC icon flashing on the large speedo hud. I settled on 2-5 during my practice time.

 

[Jimlaad43]

F1 cars are massively underused in club racing in general. They just don't seem popular even when it's the most followed Motorsport and most recognisable. Perhaps the many setup options or supposed "difficulty" of driving them scare people off, but a good old-fashioned long pit stop strategy race at 200mph is really what we should all be striving for. I'd absolutely love to do a race with the 2022 F1 clones, or these 2001 ones around the contemporary Silverstone layout of the time for example.
That, or use Simracing to give us a chance to try F1 cars on non-F1 tracks. We tried the 2012 cars around the Thai Buriram Circuit on rFactor 2 Club and it was great because everyone fell in love with the circuit and would all pretty much support it entering the F1 calendar.

Drive some of the F1 cars from this century on some non-F1 tracks and see if there's something you think might work. I know Goiania was a particularly thrilling option on AMS1 for example, and maybe you'll find that F1 at Daytona for example ends up as a super popular club race evening!

 

[Redvaliant]

I need to get over my own bias in regards modern open wheelers. As most would know from racing with us on Tuesdays, I much prefer older, non-assist cars with H pattern gears and period correct handling. I thought the modern cars - GT3s & F1 - would get used on the Thursday and Sunday AMS2 sessions, but that never proved the case. With Guido giving up hosting on Thursdays, we are now down to me & Bram on Fridays. I may put something up on the following Thursdays - that I wont attend - just to have it continue, so maybe a modern F1 race can be hosted then?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Honestly, if Guido is going, I'd suggest if you want his day of races to continue to move it to Wednesdays, as there seems to be less crossover between AMS2 and AC racers than AMS2 and rF2 racers. But it's up to you of course.

 

[Redvaliant]

Hmmm, I'll post in his thread after their Thrs race and see what ppl want to do. The clash with Thrs rf2 has really been about two historic content races on the same night. If I continue the Thrs AMS2 races it'll only be modern cars and probably fixed setups.

 

[GeekyDeaks]

can I grab a spot please @Redvaliant? - sorry for the late signup - I totally forgot....

 

[ABOE UK]

Hi there @Redvaliant

I'd like a spot for tonight's races please. Just seen this post... hope it's not too late to sign up.

Any car would be fine...

Thanks.

 

[Enzo Fazzi]

Sign me up please!

 

[Redvaliant]

can I grab a spot please @Redvaliant? - sorry for the late signup - I totally forgot....

Hi there @Redvaliant

I'd like a spot for tonight's races please. Just seen this post... hope it's not too late to sign up.

Any car would be fine...

Thanks.

+ Enzo


Hi guys, added.

 

[Munkyboo]

Nice race, i enjoy F1 cars a lot generally, and seem to do better in them compared to older cars that dont have much downforce


@Jimlaad43
Sorry if you got damage here in T1 when you caught me, I dont believe i felt an impact in game so i looked at replay and sure enough Im nowhere near you and am slowing down to make the turn as made a too tight inside line, but you received a disproportionately hard knock as in the screenshots from Daniel's perspective below. (the first screenshot is at the moment of impact) While im unaffected.

Usually with my 400 ping or so i can have close racing with you guys across the world without issues like this. Theres only some jerky movements sometimes which others have said but something like this rarely happens and could also be to do with the AMS2 multiplayer issues with or without higher ping as ive seen it happen to others too.