![]() | Dave Robjohns I am, for the purpose of testing, going to try a Medium-Soft strategy. |
![]() | Trevor Potts Excellent, the true spirit of testing. It's up to you how you want to time your pit-stop in that case, and I won't normally give recommendations outside of the default strategy but on this one occasion I would recommend maybe lap 12 or 13 for your pit stop.
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![]() | Dave Robjohns 12/13 was my plan!
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![]() | Trevor Potts I forgot to post the weather forecast on here too but that will be normal for the races (yes I will be using real weather forecasts for the track location to determine weather!)
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![]() | Dave Kempshall I will also go for Medium-Soft, Trevor :) |
![]() | Trevor Potts Good point Dave. The way the spreadsheet is set up is that it will make you change tyres on any 20+ second solve so had you solved them after 20s you would have changed tyres.
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![]() | Trevor Potts go for it*
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![]() | Andy SC I'll just be Lance Stroll and drive into the gravel on the formation lap when I clearly didn't need to. |
![]() | Andy SC Just to be different i'll go for a tyre strategy of Hard-Soft |
![]() | Fi Thorne Question! As someone who will probably only get around 50% of the conundrums, is it better to make the pit stop later so that it's half way through the ones I get correct rather than in lap 8? I have already played so this is how I did it but just wondering for future games! |
![]() | Trevor Potts No, it's still best to time your pit stop around the recommended lap. If you're on soft tyres as the default strategy and don't stop until late in the game this soft tyres will be very worn around the midgame so a high multiplier will be on your lap times.
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![]() | Trevor Potts Okay folks given we're going to have two grids I've split the pre-season test into two races. The highest-ranking (as of this week's Pro Ranks) 20 players to have completed both test games have been chucked into the simulator, and you can see the results here:
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![]() | Trevor Potts As it turns out Cappleman's pace was good enough to have won anyway as he claimed a dominant victory.
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![]() | Trevor Potts Shoutout also to Elwin Carlos for finishing 7th despite driving much of the race with floor damage after an early crash.
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![]() | Andy SC What's your rules on swearing? Will it be punishable by a race ban? |
![]() | Ian Volante I think these days it's hands chopped off. |
Notes from the organizer: Everyone who signs up for the 2025 season as either a full-time or reserve driver will be given a test game here. This scores no championship points but allows you to practise the gameplay and me to demonstrate how the scoring will work via some spreadsheets which I will share in the comments when ready.
Race mechanism:
Players will be lined up in order of their qualifying performance in the previous test round. Your solve times will act as a base time and be subjected to a series of multipliers based on tyre wear and, if applicable, damange and weather.
To gain places in the race you must rack up faster lap times than your opponents ahead of you such that you catch up to them and pass them. Details of overtaking mechanics and exactly how lap times are calculated will be updated in the Regulations document once confirmed but it's not realistic that you're going to calculate that manually so just play as quickly as possible while focusing on accuracy.
If you get a conundrum wrong you could crash! Depending on the severity of the crash you could sustain damage that will slow down your lap times or even retire from the race altogether. The quicker your buzz on an incorrect guess, the more likely your crash is to be severe.
IMPORTANT: You MUST solve at least one conundrum in this game in 20s or more. This will be your pit stop and change your tyres. As you will get slower the older your tyres get, it is wise to time your pit stop to maximise the pace of your tyres, rather than letting them get too old and slow. Failure to complete a pit stop in the race will result in disqualification from the race.
The pre-season test takes place at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. This is a track favourable for overtaking so it should be easier to gain positions if you are getting faster lap times than your competitors. The FIA are recommending a pit stop strategy of Soft-Medium with a pit stop on lap 8. If you wish to use a different tyre strategy, please inform me BEFORE you play your game. Otherwise I will assume you are following Soft-Medium.
Anyone who makes more than one pit stop in the race will be fitted with the more durable, but slower, Hard tyres on the second stop and beyond.
Runs from: 28 January – 28 February 2025. Format: Conundrum Attack. Matches: One-off. Approved.
Fixtures: 33. Completed: 32.
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)
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