These are my thoughts on the conditions. There were two big factors in Suzuka, the tires and the tack. First off the current wet Perelli tires need to be scrapped and redone. The compound is too hard to provide proper traction, evidenced by how quickly most teams swapped at the restart. No team will voluntarily run the wet tire in a race, making them useless. Something like a softer intermediate that can provide more wet weather traction but may not last as long is what is needed. Now before the start of the race, there should have have been about 3-5 laps to help clear the water off the track and allow the drivers to get a better feel for the track conditions. Like what happened for the restart. One formation lap is not enough in the rain. I did enjoy what little racing there was and other than the first 3 laps, there were no incidents for the rest of the race. So Perelli needs to completely redesign the wet tire, and we need more that just a formation lap on a wet track.
I would say this fairly representative of conditions yesterday. I think that the visibility issue is far more difficult than what your video can simulate, the spray is at least the double of what your sim could show. Thanks for your video mate, great as usual!
@@boostedmedia The point you mentioned about the tractor being on the track is still so important to not forget. FIA should never ever let it happen again!
Thank you Will for demonstrating how bad conditions were at Suzuka to even make the race possible. So, in hindsight, I would agree with you that the sim did not give reference to actually how bad the conditions were. The conditions when I raced at Suzuka were incredibly bad, and I was there in 2014. It was incredibly bad. The rains were extremely heavy and they thought about canceling our race there, The Super Formula race. I was also running F3 at the same time, and it was bad, it was so bad, I couldn’t even see about maybe 3 meters in front of my face. As far as the race went, yes Pierre was going way too fast, but here is the caveat, why did the wrecker deploy before the red flag conditions? This is the scary part. The double yellows waved, and usually there is an accident ahead or in that turn, but never a vehicle on the circuit. Usually, they wait for a red flag, let cars clear, then go. So, it’s on everyone to learn from this incident. That could have been bad. Jules crash should have never been. There should have been a red flag, race suspended, then tows, construction vehicles or whatever come onto the circuit, but not before. The double yellows does not satisfy the need for red flag, but let the group pack up before the recovery vehicles are on track. So both F1 and Alpha Tauri share the blame here. Too bad Pierre is going to Alpine, I still think he has a ton of talent.
I remember karting one time many years ago, had full face motorcycle helmets on, suddenly a huge downpour and instant no see anything, the water coming off those little slick tyres of the Kart in front at 40mph, was incredible, like someone was hosing you down. You could not see the kart infront (no rain lights) there was so much water hitting the visor. I don't know if you heard the Pirelli chap talking, he said something like 85litres of water per second coming off each tyre of an F1 car at 100mph.
West Coast of the US. We got home late from a concert a couple hours after the race and figured, eh, might as well put it on but probably go to bed before watching whole thing. Well…we had to fast forward all the way to real time but that got us to the restart and then because it was only 30 min we managed to watch the whole thing before bed.
@@boostedmedia Spot on it is funny how we have to watch all the northern hemisphere (read Europe and America) majority of races and rarely does an Aussie complain about the lopsided time difference we live with, in "world" motor sport
I believe Gasly said it was showing his delta was still like 4 seconds too slow, but regardless of whether he was going too fast or not under double yellow, the tractor should never be there when the cars are not bunched up before the safety car yet, even red flag, otherwise what's the point of SC, might as well just do VSC - also FIA should have seen where every car is on the track at that point and would know Gasly is not caught up yet. If Sainz went off there, that means Gasly had the same probability and it might happen even at lower speed. It is absolutely unacceptable from FIA. In short, Gasly's pace probably increased the chance of accident, but doesn't mean he would 100% be safe if he drove slower while the tractor is out and certainly doesn't justify the tractor coming into the track. Great content btw Will!
I was frustrating that I woke up at 10 to six then had a 2 hour delay but I tell you what. Being british you already know that brew powered me through it
AMS2 storm conditions are bloody intense with the puddles and water streams...would have been real tough for visibility on the weekend...Gomez wheel looks sick too
A lot of drivers in radio clips said the grip was completely fine, so even in that state the intermediates were fine. The problem was purely visibility, so if they then put on wet tyres that shift even more water than the inters it's going to get even worse, and even slower cos the inters had enough grip as is. For once the FIA was right with the postponement, they need to get drainage sorted on that track before next race cos it's ridiculous.
Absolutely. This is far from a scientific analysis but still I found it pretty interesting compared to sitting on twitter getting all cranky that they red flagged the race on inters. 😂
I think pirelli needs to improve the full wet tire as it was useless. Hamilton said its extreme wets conditions and then vettle and Latifi pit for inters and are 4 seconds a lap faster on new inters. The full wets couldn't keep keep pace with the guys that were on 7+ lap old inters that were loosing time and grip and the rubber wore down. The full wets have no use in f1 at the moment because the tire is useless
Doesn’t matter how fast Pierre was going, there shouldn’t have been a tractor or crane on the track. Race hadn’t been red flagged at that point so it was out on track too soon Edit: when the race is red flagged, all drivers should be accounted for in the pit lane before anything is sent out on track. That should just be mandatory and common sense
Yeah, like when the teacher accounts for every child when going to the park. Seriously though, they are not children, it was a red flag he shouldn't have been gunning it. Also, the tractor shouldn't have been there.
@@RO_dude Slight difference. F1 has had fatalities due to instances like this and has safety protocols in place. They are clearly not good enough. Also, it was a yellow flag when the tractor came out. Only changed to red flag as Pierre got to the tractor. But it was a yellow flag when the tractor entered the race circuit. He had literally just gone through the pits to change his front wing under a yellow flag. If its going to be a red flag and you need to go on the track for maintenance or recovery, then you have to make sure all the cars are off the track. To do so with cars on the track is idiotic and dangerous Tractor shouldnt have been there. End of. Doesnt matter how fast Pierre was going. It shouldnt have been on the track while cars were on it
I like the uncertainty of a wet race. However, I do not believe they should race when there is standing water on track. That's too dangerous in my opinion. Fun video sir. Keep up the good work!
Hey Will, would you be able to do a review of all the different Bass Shaker Haptic Software? SimVibe vs Sim Hub vs Hapticonnect vs iRacing in game software?
Super Formula runs in wet races far more than F1 owing to the Japanese climate, and they never really seem to have much issues running in the wet. I wonder if its because Pirelli can't really get much heavy rain testing done at all, whereas bridgestone has the advantage of being both US and Japan based (firestone in the US). F1 cars should theoretically be much better in the wet due to the cars being heavier this year - but they're not.
the probleme in suzuka wasn't the grip, it was the visibility, with the new f1 the grip comes from the ground effect and that cause a huge spray behind the car
The Pierre Gasly incident was his fault but the majority of the fault was on the tractor, because when the caution came out he was already on the power, and as a racing driver you understand that you’re racing until you are done racing, and for that condition having any sudden movement it can cause the car to become unstable so what I believe is that the tractor should’ve not been on the track at that time, and that Pierre was just doing what any other racers would’ve done in that position.
Would it be possible for you to list the sim/car/setup for this and future races. It would be great to be able to replicate the experience after watching your vid. THX.
If they had the option to use wets and didn’t, the race should have continued. Stewards aren’t renowned for making good decisions, they had to come out on wets as mandated then everyone immediately changed to inters since they were so much faster. Crashing at much slower speeds in the wet is safer than plowing into a wall at higher speeds
The track actually wasn't all that wet. The problem was the spray. This was made very clear after 1 racing lap when Max wanted to come in for inters but couldn't because he'd be stuck in the field, losing too much time to Leclerc. Vettel did pit and was fastest. It was inters, no standing water...just spray being the issue.
Gasly was going WAY TOO fast for double waved yellows. We certainly dont want a repeat of past events, but that discussion cannot and should not overshadow Pierre's aggregious disregard for double waved yellows.
It took long for me to realize you weren't in the car and just using hood view, absolutely bonkers that setup compared to my logitech wheel. Yes I know, very sad
Haha I was just thinking about ways I could simulate the rain actually hitting the visor..... hmmmm... Would theoretically be possible to use a transparent LCD panel displaying rain effects in front of the lens.
Regards the tractor incident. I think that’s a failure on the process of being under a double waved yellow in f1. When under a double waved yellow the guys should be going to a delta for their spilts and no faster. His splits for around the section where the tractor is can be made much slower to control his speed. At the moment in order to succeed you have to not really respect the yellow or double yellow and go as fast as you think you will get away with if the stewards are to look at it. F1 drivers and teams will always do that then complain about safety after. F1 races in the rain really annoy me. In some ways I’d just like to see them continue even only if 6 cars make it to the line. If that’s safe. Sometimes I think f1 needs to be to safe when compared to rally our other forms of Motorsport but they also go at higher speeds so it’s a tough one.
You know, I don't think it's a matter of if it was possible to race or not. They're the best 19 drivers in the world + Latifi, they'll make almost anything possible. This weekend proved that, BUT, like I said, I don't think its matter of if they can race or not, but if they should race or not. And bruh, yall saw the race. It was a lot better when they restarted the race though, gotta give in to that. But that some specially dangerous shit those drivers did this weekend.
lewis said that he really enjoyed the race and that it was fun to race in those conditions finally but had the same opinion as everyone else about the tractor incident
@@boostedmedia exactly. and you would thought FIA being the premier motorsport body would know a thing or two, but seeing these car go off around 70kph is incredible while our road cars can safely go through....
You aren't an F1 driver and paid millions t9 race as your job so of course they should be racing. It's pathetic that this is what F1 is becoming. Sanitized and not one hero driver out there anymore.
This is very unrealistic. No aquaplaning at all. You couldn't drive those speeds in F1 at all. AM2 physics are like mario kart's. If the rear goes even once in modern F1 car in the rain, you are not going to catch it. It's far more difficult in reality than here. You should have better immersion with someone throwing a bucket full of water into your face :D
Yeah I’m sure it’s WAY harder IRL. There was some aqua planning through standing water but I’m sure it’s far worse in reality. Visibility would have been much worse I’m sure.
I went for the same scenario right after the race, and there was quite a lot of aquaplaning involved in. Problem with AMS2 is its horrible performance in rain in VR. I have to go down with particles or it is stutterfest - which kills the immersion.
These are my thoughts on the conditions. There were two big factors in Suzuka, the tires and the tack. First off the current wet Perelli tires need to be scrapped and redone. The compound is too hard to provide proper traction, evidenced by how quickly most teams swapped at the restart. No team will voluntarily run the wet tire in a race, making them useless. Something like a softer intermediate that can provide more wet weather traction but may not last as long is what is needed.
Now before the start of the race, there should have have been about 3-5 laps to help clear the water off the track and allow the drivers to get a better feel for the track conditions. Like what happened for the restart. One formation lap is not enough in the rain. I did enjoy what little racing there was and other than the first 3 laps, there were no incidents for the rest of the race. So Perelli needs to completely redesign the wet tire, and we need more that just a formation lap on a wet track.
I would say this fairly representative of conditions yesterday. I think that the visibility issue is far more difficult than what your video can simulate, the spray is at least the double of what your sim could show. Thanks for your video mate, great as usual!
Yep at least double I think.
@@boostedmedia The point you mentioned about the tractor being on the track is still so important to not forget. FIA should never ever let it happen again!
Crazy race Will, but we realize how difficult and dangerous it is for the pilots to run in these conditions, greetings from Mexico
Thank you Will for demonstrating how bad conditions were at Suzuka to even make the race possible. So, in hindsight, I would agree with you that the sim did not give reference to actually how bad the conditions were.
The conditions when I raced at Suzuka were incredibly bad, and I was there in 2014. It was incredibly bad. The rains were extremely heavy and they thought about canceling our race there, The Super Formula race. I was also running F3 at the same time, and it was bad, it was so bad, I couldn’t even see about maybe 3 meters in front of my face.
As far as the race went, yes Pierre was going way too fast, but here is the caveat, why did the wrecker deploy before the red flag conditions? This is the scary part. The double yellows waved, and usually there is an accident ahead or in that turn, but never a vehicle on the circuit. Usually, they wait for a red flag, let cars clear, then go. So, it’s on everyone to learn from this incident. That could have been bad. Jules crash should have never been. There should have been a red flag, race suspended, then tows, construction vehicles or whatever come onto the circuit, but not before.
The double yellows does not satisfy the need for red flag, but let the group pack up before the recovery vehicles are on track. So both F1 and Alpha Tauri share the blame here.
Too bad Pierre is going to Alpine, I still think he has a ton of talent.
I remember karting one time many years ago, had full face motorcycle helmets on, suddenly a huge downpour and instant no see anything, the water coming off those little slick tyres of the Kart in front at 40mph, was incredible, like someone was hosing you down. You could not see the kart infront (no rain lights) there was so much water hitting the visor. I don't know if you heard the Pirelli chap talking, he said something like 85litres of water per second coming off each tyre of an F1 car at 100mph.
Was really frustrating for us Europeans waking up early and then having to wait so long, nonetheless, the race was great and decided in the last lap!
I'd feel sorry for you, except I have to stay up late or wake up early EVERY RACE here in Australia. 🤣
West Coast of the US. We got home late from a concert a couple hours after the race and figured, eh, might as well put it on but probably go to bed before watching whole thing. Well…we had to fast forward all the way to real time but that got us to the restart and then because it was only 30 min we managed to watch the whole thing before bed.
So funny seeing Europeans complaining while us North Americans have messed up sleep schedules following 😴
@@boostedmedia Spot on it is funny how we have to watch all the northern hemisphere (read Europe and America) majority of races and rarely does an Aussie complain about the lopsided time difference we live with, in "world" motor sport
Exactly what Will said. Feel our pain? Lol
In F1 22 the A.I would not make a single mistake and they would drive like they were on slicks in the dry 😂
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I believe Gasly said it was showing his delta was still like 4 seconds too slow, but regardless of whether he was going too fast or not under double yellow, the tractor should never be there when the cars are not bunched up before the safety car yet, even red flag, otherwise what's the point of SC, might as well just do VSC - also FIA should have seen where every car is on the track at that point and would know Gasly is not caught up yet. If Sainz went off there, that means Gasly had the same probability and it might happen even at lower speed. It is absolutely unacceptable from FIA.
In short, Gasly's pace probably increased the chance of accident, but doesn't mean he would 100% be safe if he drove slower while the tractor is out and certainly doesn't justify the tractor coming into the track.
Great content btw Will!
I was frustrating that I woke up at 10 to six then had a 2 hour delay but I tell you what. Being british you already know that brew powered me through it
AMS2 storm conditions are bloody intense with the puddles and water streams...would have been real tough for visibility on the weekend...Gomez wheel looks sick too
Sick set up I had to watch the vid on it to realise that we weren't watching the game but actually a go pro on your head
A lot of drivers in radio clips said the grip was completely fine, so even in that state the intermediates were fine. The problem was purely visibility, so if they then put on wet tyres that shift even more water than the inters it's going to get even worse, and even slower cos the inters had enough grip as is. For once the FIA was right with the postponement, they need to get drainage sorted on that track before next race cos it's ridiculous.
Usually have to wake up at 7am to watch races. This time it started at 1am, didn’t go to bed until 5:30 😅 I still really enjoyed it.
Nice video mate. Obviosuly the drivers can feel the cars beneath them which is a big advantge vs a sim racer especially in the wet.
Absolutely. This is far from a scientific analysis but still I found it pretty interesting compared to sitting on twitter getting all cranky that they red flagged the race on inters. 😂
@@boostedmedia They should simply change the rules so a race can be declared "full wet" and force all teams to run full wets until declared otherwise.
@@rchatte100 Agreed, although pirelli should also make the gap between the wet and inter smaller.
I think pirelli needs to improve the full wet tire as it was useless. Hamilton said its extreme wets conditions and then vettle and Latifi pit for inters and are 4 seconds a lap faster on new inters. The full wets couldn't keep keep pace with the guys that were on 7+ lap old inters that were loosing time and grip and the rubber wore down. The full wets have no use in f1 at the moment because the tire is useless
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wow! this game looks amazing!
Doesn’t matter how fast Pierre was going, there shouldn’t have been a tractor or crane on the track. Race hadn’t been red flagged at that point so it was out on track too soon
Edit: when the race is red flagged, all drivers should be accounted for in the pit lane before anything is sent out on track. That should just be mandatory and common sense
Yeah, like when the teacher accounts for every child when going to the park.
Seriously though, they are not children, it was a red flag he shouldn't have been gunning it. Also, the tractor shouldn't have been there.
@@RO_dude Slight difference. F1 has had fatalities due to instances like this and has safety protocols in place. They are clearly not good enough. Also, it was a yellow flag when the tractor came out. Only changed to red flag as Pierre got to the tractor. But it was a yellow flag when the tractor entered the race circuit. He had literally just gone through the pits to change his front wing under a yellow flag. If its going to be a red flag and you need to go on the track for maintenance or recovery, then you have to make sure all the cars are off the track. To do so with cars on the track is idiotic and dangerous
Tractor shouldnt have been there. End of. Doesnt matter how fast Pierre was going. It shouldnt have been on the track while cars were on it
I like the uncertainty of a wet race. However, I do not believe they should race when there is standing water on track. That's too dangerous in my opinion. Fun video sir. Keep up the good work!
I think they made mostly right calls at Suzuka except for the crane incident
Hey Will, would you be able to do a review of all the different Bass Shaker Haptic Software? SimVibe vs Sim Hub vs Hapticonnect vs iRacing in game software?
Super Formula runs in wet races far more than F1 owing to the Japanese climate, and they never really seem to have much issues running in the wet.
I wonder if its because Pirelli can't really get much heavy rain testing done at all, whereas bridgestone has the advantage of being both US and Japan based (firestone in the US).
F1 cars should theoretically be much better in the wet due to the cars being heavier this year - but they're not.
the probleme in suzuka wasn't the grip, it was the visibility, with the new f1 the grip comes from the ground effect and that cause a huge spray behind the car
What an incredible piece of kit
Fantastic vid. =) Btw you must be 1 or 2 gears up in these conditions compare to dry. Especially in accelerating from low speeds.
The Pierre Gasly incident was his fault but the majority of the fault was on the tractor, because when the caution came out he was already on the power, and as a racing driver you understand that you’re racing until you are done racing, and for that condition having any sudden movement it can cause the car to become unstable so what I believe is that the tractor should’ve not been on the track at that time, and that Pierre was just doing what any other racers would’ve done in that position.
Would it be possible for you to list the sim/car/setup for this and future races. It would be great to be able to replicate the experience after watching your vid. THX.
Need to race on Bathurst with rain turned all the way up next hahaha
Haha pretty sure I've done that one before.
I never comment but always watch. Commented today be cause this was as close to reality as possible and really shows a different perspective on F1
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great video Will. i love those references to real world racing/situations in your videos. btw, how is CSX3 video coming?
Got a few more to get through before we get to the CSX3 video.
Can't wait to see the 4090 performance boost on your rig!
If they had the option to use wets and didn’t, the race should have continued. Stewards aren’t renowned for making good decisions, they had to come out on wets as mandated then everyone immediately changed to inters since they were so much faster. Crashing at much slower speeds in the wet is safer than plowing into a wall at higher speeds
The track actually wasn't all that wet. The problem was the spray. This was made very clear after 1 racing lap when Max wanted to come in for inters but couldn't because he'd be stuck in the field, losing too much time to Leclerc. Vettel did pit and was fastest. It was inters, no standing water...just spray being the issue.
Me, a brazilian, stayed up until 2:30 am just to see the race get postponed.
What sim is that ?? if F1 23 how did you get wheel an pedals to work ?
Are you going to make a review of the new cube control wheel?
How does that crane incident even happen; totally unacceptable. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~ George Santayana
1:17 …AH so this is a sim…my goodness
This happens to be the LFM track this week .
Boosted media I keep asking you about ACC and LFM what’s your thoughts on it
Gasly was going WAY TOO fast for double waved yellows. We certainly dont want a repeat of past events, but that discussion cannot and should not overshadow Pierre's aggregious disregard for double waved yellows.
RIP Jules, we truly miss you ❤️
It took long for me to realize you weren't in the car and just using hood view, absolutely bonkers that setup compared to my logitech wheel. Yes I know, very sad
He was probably speeding back to the pits after he passed the tractor so he could yell at someone
You need to wear a helmet with a camera inside the helmet and have a water demister aimed at your helmet to simulate rain lol
Haha I was just thinking about ways I could simulate the rain actually hitting the visor..... hmmmm... Would theoretically be possible to use a transparent LCD panel displaying rain effects in front of the lens.
@@boostedmedia please do it 😆 just have your brother standing there with a spray bottle
How far behind the back of your wheelbase is your monitor?
About an inch to allow for the motion rig
Totally insane...😱
"What on earth are you doing? This isnt bumper cars at the fairground"
This is way better than the actual F1 Helmet cam weird angle
man i wanna see jarno opmeer on a set up like this
Do you think that Automobilista 2 is the most realistic video game?
hey Bro Boosted Media can you send the file to your "preset" reshade?
I’m not using any reshade
Wait AM2 actually looks insanely good
Regards the tractor incident. I think that’s a failure on the process of being under a double waved yellow in f1. When under a double waved yellow the guys should be going to a delta for their spilts and no faster. His splits for around the section where the tractor is can be made much slower to control his speed.
At the moment in order to succeed you have to not really respect the yellow or double yellow and go as fast as you think you will get away with if the stewards are to look at it. F1 drivers and teams will always do that then complain about safety after.
F1 races in the rain really annoy me. In some ways I’d just like to see them continue even only if 6 cars make it to the line. If that’s safe. Sometimes I think f1 needs to be to safe when compared to rally our other forms of Motorsport but they also go at higher speeds so it’s a tough one.
Hi, can someone tell me in which game he play to have this graphic???
Automobilista 2
@@boostedmedia Thanks for the answers, you play with graphic mod or you have juste all your setting on ultra ? (never play on the game so I'm curious
Most likely just everything turned up, not many mods for the game. this is probably the best looking and best feeling sim we have at the moment.
@@tayh600 OK I will try, thanks a lot
@@killian4559 Amazing in VR
You know, I don't think it's a matter of if it was possible to race or not. They're the best 19 drivers in the world + Latifi, they'll make almost anything possible. This weekend proved that, BUT, like I said, I don't think its matter of if they can race or not, but if they should race or not. And bruh, yall saw the race. It was a lot better when they restarted the race though, gotta give in to that. But that some specially dangerous shit those drivers did this weekend.
Sweet As !!!
what game are you playing in this video?
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lewis said that he really enjoyed the race and that it was fun to race in those conditions finally but had the same opinion as everyone else about the tractor incident
I think he was referring to the conditions after the restart rather than before the red flag.
@@boostedmedia yeah, thats what i meant to say
Is AMS2 F1 better than F122?
Wait, is this Automobilista 2 or Asseto Corsa?
Automobilista 2
Game dev will now add truck on the road with yellow flag to be more realistic ? joke outside I am still shocked by this
without the piloting aids it is much more complicated ;)
shouldn't they use narrower tyres,
just like in the snow?
Might cut through the water better. I remember my old BRZ was like skis in the wet after I put 10 inch wide tyres on the back 😂
@@boostedmedia exactly.
and you would thought FIA being the premier motorsport body would know a thing or two, but seeing these car go off around 70kph is incredible
while our road cars can safely go through....
bro i woke up at 5 am to watch red flag 🚩
You could have filmed this on bathroom with shower on, Best Authentic sim racing video ever, Just Saying :)
Sick!
Ir o f1 22?
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However much we might joke about it, Will, you're not a zero-talent guy... And then...
I feel wet...
That was unacceptable :/
I think these conditions were a bit heavier then real life
sweet!
Quédate en el F1 que es lo único que parece real los demás coches parecen camiones muy grande no es real
You are too far away from the steering wheel in my opinion
Why do you sound like Tiametmarduk? Sorry mate but I had to bring it up
You aren't an F1 driver and paid millions t9 race as your job so of course they should be racing. It's pathetic that this is what F1 is becoming. Sanitized and not one hero driver out there anymore.
I wonder what your heartrate was? XD
Not particularly high on this one. Couldn’t really push hard.
@@boostedmediaAhh, that makes sense! I've been tracking mine for awhile now and it's definitely over 130 on wet starts in f1. 🤣🤣
No lol
First
Which sim is this ? AC?
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FIA should take responsibility for there stupid actions
This is very unrealistic. No aquaplaning at all. You couldn't drive those speeds in F1 at all. AM2 physics are like mario kart's. If the rear goes even once in modern F1 car in the rain, you are not going to catch it. It's far more difficult in reality than here. You should have better immersion with someone throwing a bucket full of water into your face :D
Yeah I’m sure it’s WAY harder IRL. There was some aqua planning through standing water but I’m sure it’s far worse in reality. Visibility would have been much worse I’m sure.
I went for the same scenario right after the race, and there was quite a lot of aquaplaning involved in.
Problem with AMS2 is its horrible performance in rain in VR. I have to go down with particles or it is stutterfest - which kills the immersion.