Warm-up lap

>In todays F-1 races they do a lap before they line up for the start of a >race which gives drivers the opportunity to get their tires heated up, >etc. Didn't they do this in '67? >I find that I'm fighting my cold tires at the beginning of a race in GPL >when it seems like the AI is sticking to the track pretty well. From what I can see from 1967 race reports at this website : http://www.i-way.co.uk/~isanski/home.htm (incredible website btw...) They formed a mini-grid a couple of hundred feet before the grid.. that's where they would do all the pre-race preparation. After I would think they don't do a full lap but just coast to their designed start place on the grid. Could you imagine a full warm-up lap at the 'Ring ? ;-) - Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> Good race at the Brickyard! - Official Mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. - Excuse me for my English (I'm French speaking) - Sponsored by http://www.awpss.com/ - "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."--

In todays F-1 races they do a lap before they line up for the start of a race which gives drivers the opportunity to get their tires heated up, etc. Didn't they do this in '67? I find that I'm fighting my cold tires at the beginning of a race in GPL when it seems like the AI is sticking to the track pretty well. Devon

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> >In todays F-1 races they do a lap before they line up for the start of a > >race which gives drivers the opportunity to get their tires heated up, > >etc. Didn't they do this in '67? > >I find that I'm fighting my cold tires at the beginning of a race in GPL > >when it seems like the AI is sticking to the track pretty well. > From what I can see from 1967 race reports at this website : > http://www.i-way.co.uk/~isanski/home.htm (incredible website btw...)

VERY cool website, indeed. Devon

I have not checked yet, but if like other Papy sims, you would have pre heated tyres anyway. Once again, if like other Papy sims, the AI don't seem to suffer from tyre heatup slowness - they just get faster as their fuel load lightens.

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> In todays F-1 races they do a lap before they line up for the start of a > race which gives drivers the opportunity to get their tires heated up, > etc. Didn't they do this in '67? > I find that I'm fighting my cold tires at the beginning of a race in GPL > when it seems like the AI is sticking to the track pretty well. > Devon

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