Penalties Under Yellow Flags
Hi Everybody,
Long Version
I've noticed a bit of an issue whilst I've been playing F1 2011 on the PC. It seems this year, Codemasters have slightly raised the bar as to what counts for a "yellow flag". And it looks like they've raised it a little too far. I'm currently at the qaulifying stage for Montreal, Canada, so it's fair to say I'm definately making progress through the game, and I've already encountered a few aggrievating situations - Some of which so stupid I completely restart the session.
My issue is that during a lot of situations, I've crashed out (I'm not a brilliant driver), then been given penalties for illegal blocking, causing a collision or dangerous driving (Once got Black Flagged for corner cutting), regardless of whether yellow flags were out or not.
Surely if you spin out on the track, you're sitting on the racing line, yellow flags are out, you cant be penalised for illegal blocking, right? Apparently not. If you don't move, you're blocking. If you DO move and hit somebody else, it's causing a collision. If you're face first in a wall, and the only way you can go is backwards, that counts as dangerous driving for driving backwards!
I feel that when you're involved in a yellow flag, you shouldn't be warned or penalised for any race incidents - The yellow flags are shown for a reason, to let OTHER drivers know that there's been an accident, they need to slow down and possibly prepare to stop - so why is it my fault if I'm crashed into as I lay on the non-racing side of track with a couple of punctures?
Another incident was during Monte Carlo, and the infamous hairpin turn outside the Casino. As I approached this turn, yellow flags were waved, as I blindly turned around it, I saw a couple of cars smashed on the racing line. I carefully turned off the racing line (Not an easy thing to do on this corner!) and weaved past - And got a drive through penalty for ignoring a yellow flag! Turns out, one of the crashed cars hadn't counted as yellow flagged, was still "racing" and I was punished for overtaking. This would seem to be a result of Codemasters "raised bar" for what counts as a yellow flag condition - Apparently laying on the racing line with parts of your car missing doesn't.
Short Version
Oh I do wish they'd stop giving me penaltys for spinning out! D:
If anybody knows as to how somehow I can lower what counts as a yellow flag (Not to mention I also haven't seen a safety car deployed in Career Mode, and the only way I got it in Grand Prix was intentionally smashing everybody in the first corner), I think that'd turn my F1 2011 experience into a more enjoyable, less hair pulling one - Everything else apart from the Yellow Flag situations has been spot on, and I'm thouroughly enjoying this more than F1 2010!
Take Care,
Josh
Hi Everybody,
Long Version
I've noticed a bit of an issue whilst I've been playing F1 2011 on the PC. It seems this year, Codemasters have slightly raised the bar as to what counts for a "yellow flag". And it looks like they've raised it a little too far. I'm currently at the qaulifying stage for Montreal, Canada, so it's fair to say I'm definately making progress through the game, and I've already encountered a few aggrievating situations - Some of which so stupid I completely restart the session.
My issue is that during a lot of situations, I've crashed out (I'm not a brilliant driver), then been given penalties for illegal blocking, causing a collision or dangerous driving (Once got Black Flagged for corner cutting), regardless of whether yellow flags were out or not.
Surely if you spin out on the track, you're sitting on the racing line, yellow flags are out, you cant be penalised for illegal blocking, right? Apparently not. If you don't move, you're blocking. If you DO move and hit somebody else, it's causing a collision. If you're face first in a wall, and the only way you can go is backwards, that counts as dangerous driving for driving backwards!
I feel that when you're involved in a yellow flag, you shouldn't be warned or penalised for any race incidents - The yellow flags are shown for a reason, to let OTHER drivers know that there's been an accident, they need to slow down and possibly prepare to stop - so why is it my fault if I'm crashed into as I lay on the non-racing side of track with a couple of punctures?
Another incident was during Monte Carlo, and the infamous hairpin turn outside the Casino. As I approached this turn, yellow flags were waved, as I blindly turned around it, I saw a couple of cars smashed on the racing line. I carefully turned off the racing line (Not an easy thing to do on this corner!) and weaved past - And got a drive through penalty for ignoring a yellow flag! Turns out, one of the crashed cars hadn't counted as yellow flagged, was still "racing" and I was punished for overtaking. This would seem to be a result of Codemasters "raised bar" for what counts as a yellow flag condition - Apparently laying on the racing line with parts of your car missing doesn't.
Short Version
Oh I do wish they'd stop giving me penaltys for spinning out! D:
If anybody knows as to how somehow I can lower what counts as a yellow flag (Not to mention I also haven't seen a safety car deployed in Career Mode, and the only way I got it in Grand Prix was intentionally smashing everybody in the first corner), I think that'd turn my F1 2011 experience into a more enjoyable, less hair pulling one - Everything else apart from the Yellow Flag situations has been spot on, and I'm thouroughly enjoying this more than F1 2010!
Take Care,
Josh