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[bonjon1979a]

Thought I'd start this thread because it would appear we have a whole load of very strange performance on F1 Access and wondered what people made of it.

 

The most interesting aspect to me was the throttle score. It's very, very strange - the website says it's a measurement of  how much throttle a driver is uses relative to their speed - a higher score indicates that more throttle is being used. All of the merc powered cars are scoring around 1-2 on that measurement while the rest are around 7+. I don't quite understand how it works but it seems very power unit specific to me and a very marked difference between the teams.

[BillBald]

The Cornering ratings have been discussed in the McLaren car thread.

 

"Cornering ratings are calculated by averaging the latitudinal (side-to-side) g-forces acting on a car in each and every corner across a Grand Prix. The reason g-force data is used to assess cornering performance is because the faster a car negotiates a bend, the higher the g-force acting upon it. Therefore a higher score in this category suggests a driver is cornering harder."

 

There are bends in the road which one car/driver combination might easily be able to take flat, while a less accurate driver or a less stable car struggles to keep a good line, and maxes out the g-force while actually going slower.

 

As mentioned in the thread, corner speed might be a better measure. But should that be apex speed, exit speed, or whatever?

[bonjon1979a]

The Cornering ratings have been discussed in the McLaren car thread.

"Cornering ratings are calculated by averaging the latitudinal (side-to-side) g-forces acting on a car in each and every corner across a Grand Prix. The reason g-force data is used to assess cornering performance is because the faster a car negotiates a bend, the higher the g-force acting upon it. Therefore a higher score in this category suggests a driver is cornering harder."


There are bends in the road which one car/driver combination might easily be able to take flat, while a less accurate driver or a less stable car struggles to keep a good line, and maxes out the g-force while actually going slower.

As mentioned in the thread, corner speed might be a better measure. But should that be apex speed, exit speed, or whatever?

Yeah it's something of a blunt instrument, not sure what the deal is with the throttle performance!

[Kyo]

I don't get why they are measuring like that. Cornering should be rated by avg speed and exit speed. 

[Nemick]

Looks like a pretty interesting way off giving a glimpse into what's going on out there. As mentioned, perhaps a bit of a blunt instrument but certainly sharper than anything else out there.

[Juan Kerr]

The Cornering ratings have been discussed in the McLaren car thread.

 

"Cornering ratings are calculated by averaging the latitudinal (side-to-side) g-forces acting on a car in each and every corner across a Grand Prix. The reason g-force data is used to assess cornering performance is because the faster a car negotiates a bend, the higher the g-force acting upon it. Therefore a higher score in this category suggests a driver is cornering harder."

 

There are bends in the road which one car/driver combination might easily be able to take flat, while a less accurate driver or a less stable car struggles to keep a good line, and maxes out the g-force while actually going slower.

 

As mentioned in the thread, corner speed might be a better measure. But should that be apex speed, exit speed, or whatever?

The problem is some drivers choose lower cornering extremes with shallower lines to get better direction change and short-cut corners more if the front end is pointy enough whilst maintaining enough rear tyre performance.