F1 2021 is posing quite the challenge for players.
With its new handling model it has been a tricky period of adjustment for many veteran players regardless of using a pad or wheel. Because of that setups have changed radically this year.
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F1 2021 Japan setup
Suzuka is often called a true driver's circuit. The flowing ribbon of tarmac doesn't let up throughout the lap, with famous corner after famous corner.
The challenge of the Esses, the Degners, and of course Spoon requires the right setup otherwise you'll be flying off the track.
Aerodynamics
With so many corners and so few straights, Suzuka is a circuit you need to put plenty of wing angle on for.
We've gone with 6-10 here. This will keep the car absolutely planted through the Esses and those tricky long corners. It will also keep it pretty competitive down the pit straight and through 130R.
Transmission
This part of the setup defines how power goes through the rear wheels and into the track.
We've gone with 80% on-throttle differential to give you great traction out of the handful of slow-speed corners. The 60% off-throttle won't harm rotation too much as we go into the tighter corners.
Suspension Geometry
This establishes how the wheels are aligned with the body of the car.
We’ve gone with full right on the front camber and full left on the rear camber.
Front toe gets a click to 0.06, with rear toe set fully left.
Suspension
This is the most personal part of the car setup, as it can create a lot of oversteer or understeer in the car.
We've used 3-3 on the suspension and 1-4 on the anti-roll bars. These softer settings will stop the tyres from overheating and dying on you through the Esses or Spoon.
Ride height is set to 3-7 to let you ride some of the kerbs, but just be careful with taking too much as they can be vicious around Suzuka.
Brakes
Braking around Suzuka is more about small daps than big stops.
We've gone with 95% brake pressure and 56% brake bias. This should keep you competitive into the final chicane and stop you over-braking into the mid-speed corners.
Tyres
Suzuka needs some special tyre performance.
We've gone with 24.6psi on the fronts and 23.5psi on the rears. This is rather aggressive but the softer suspension will protect the tyres, allowing us to up the pressure and get some more performance that way.
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