Rfactor 2 top gear test track2/18/2024 ![]() ![]() While at your most vulnerable at this point as the car tries to settle down and fall back under control, the driver will need to be searching for the very important point of where to hit the throttle pedal hard, as it’s a long and uphill run from here into the Corkscrew section of corners.Īlex Zanardi. Positioning the car well in advance of turn in, drivers have to take a leap of faith that their calculations are correct as you charge toward the apex, complicated somewhat as the track falls away from you not unlike a rollercoaster at corner apex. Approached blind thanks to the gradient in which it sits, this is a corner that should be attacked with nothing short of full commitment. ![]() T6Ĭertainly not as well known as the famous Corkscrew, but arguably more challenging overall, T6 is where a lot of your lap time can be won or lost here at Laguna. As is often the case here at Laguna Seca, carry too much speed, and run the risk of putting your car out of track bounds and into the loose on corner exit, which will both hurt the tyres, and really punish your momentum and thus overall lap time. Turn 5 is a peculiar right-hand corner, as it features a moderate amount of banking that allows committed drivers to really push hard and late into the turn, giving you the opportunity to really finely balance the car throughout the corner and prepare yourself adequately for the uphill run into Turn six and the Corkscrew that follows.īecause of the nature of the banking and corner layout here, a driver must use the full width of the road on the run into T5, and it is advisable to hit a late apex to help maintain as much momentum as possible for the following uphill section. Be cautious not to let this corner fool you into taking too many risks, as although it requires high speed and driver commitment, it is far easier to get things wrong than doing it right. Enough grip and downforce underneath you, and this can be a pretty straightforward event, however if you are lacking that bit of road holding from the tyres, it may well be the case that here a driver has to be slightly cautious with their approach speed, potentially scrubbing a little speed on entry to ensure mid and corner exit have been maximized for the following run down into T5. Similar to T3 but much, much faster, the fourth corner at Laguna Seca is very much car dependant. Here, the open nature of the turn and lack of significant trackside reference points often encourage drivers to commit too much speed into the apex, which inevitably forces the car to transition quickly to mid to exit corner understeer that can easily push you out onto the rough surface on corner exit, and giveaway significant portions of lap time along the short following straight. Launch cleanly out of Andretti, and the next challenge faced by a driver at Laguna Seca will be the rapidly approaching right-hander of T3. Hard on the brakes and easing off into the apex, here drivers have multiple choices of racing line through what is more of a double turn than a traditional hairpin – go for mid-corner speed, defend the inside line, or carry as much pace out of the turn and up into T3 – difficult choices, with no real correct answer. Thanks to its placement at the bottom of the steep hill running from the start/finish line and through T1, the Andretti Hairpin is approached at high speed, with the car just beginning to settle down on the racetrack before the long braking zone approaching the corner. Andretti HairpinĪ famous corner with a famous name, the Andretti Hairpin is probably the easiest opportunity for drivers to effect a successful overtake here at Laguna Seca, as well as being a key opportunity to win or lose lap time. ![]() In isolation, T1 is but a simple full throttle curve to the left, however the placement at the very start of the steep descent into Andretti, and the fact that drivers here will find themselves partially unsighted as they begin to drop downhill and search out the braking point for T2, make this a corner that works very well in the context of the wider lap, whilst also providing an element of jeopardy when all a driver really needs at this point is to build confidence before hitting that middle pedal in anger for the first time further down the road. More of a gentle kink than a corner of any real significance, Turn 1 nevertheless provides an interesting obstacle for drivers to overcome on the run down into the Andretti Hairpin. ![]()
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