Formula 1 Virtual Grand Prix Series Launched
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Heh I enjoyed it. Some pretty good racing battles. I had Lando on Twitch as well and he was basically not driving the first 10 laps. His game quit then he couldn't get back into the race until they re-invited him. The car was driven by the AI, hence why it ghosts when people go near it.
To be fair...
The game itself is obviously amazing, the level of reality is great 99% of the time - albeit it all falls apart in the other 1% when it's obvious it's not real at all. The commentators did a good job considering too.
Doesn't flip my switches though as it's not a full F1 grid and they aren't racing in s championship. There's no story to follow for a season if there's no championship!
I'm glad they're doing this, I'll keep watching as it's all we have right now. It's definitely not an effective substitute for the real thing though.
Hell of an advert for the game though
The game itself is obviously amazing, the level of reality is great 99% of the time - albeit it all falls apart in the other 1% when it's obvious it's not real at all. The commentators did a good job considering too.
Doesn't flip my switches though as it's not a full F1 grid and they aren't racing in s championship. There's no story to follow for a season if there's no championship!
I'm glad they're doing this, I'll keep watching as it's all we have right now. It's definitely not an effective substitute for the real thing though.
Hell of an advert for the game though
Mildly entertaining but I did not think the graphics were great...the cars appeared to float over the track at times or become transparent. When you see the realism of GT4 this is not up to snuff.
Of course, the fact they they had problems making the thing work did not help and the commentators were blah.
Of course, the fact they they had problems making the thing work did not help and the commentators were blah.
RDMcG said:
Mildly entertaining but I did not think the graphics were great...the cars appeared to float over the track at times or become transparent. When you see the realism of GT4 this is not up to snuff.
Of course, the fact they they had problems making the thing work did not help and the commentators were blah.
Transparent cars were AI controlled, usually due to a player losing connection to the server. The floating/flying cars were more than likely due to lag/connectivity issues too.Of course, the fact they they had problems making the thing work did not help and the commentators were blah.
It wasn't too bad for a first (official) attempt! It's better than no racing at all. That said, I do think that more of the current line-up of drivers need to be included. I didn't mind watching some of the ex-F1 drivers, but I had absolutely no idea who the esports professionals/content creators were. The drivers also need to take it a bit more seriously i.e. not completely cutting turn one, ramming each other!
I enjoyed it, there was some excellent racing and obviously as it's a bit of fun, far more risks were taken, the damage was on 'reduced' so it was more like touring cars than F1, but it was entertaining.
I've followed Jimmy Broadbent's channel for years, so to flick over to that and have Nico Hulkenburg asking him for tips before the race started was quite funny, it was a real shame Lando's game crashed out right at the start, personally I think having a few more of the current F1 drivers in there would make this a very fun thing to watch, especially as all of the cars are equal.
It's a bit of a shame they're using F1 2019 as the game of choice, it's not exactly a 'sim' in the same way as the more serious stuff, and clearly perhaps isn't quite as stable as would be necessary for this to be a legitimate alternative, but one of the commentators did say something very true...
Imagine if there was a championship point available, even if just 1, you'd probably have every current driver there to compete, and frankly I thought that would be properly exciting.
I've followed Jimmy Broadbent's channel for years, so to flick over to that and have Nico Hulkenburg asking him for tips before the race started was quite funny, it was a real shame Lando's game crashed out right at the start, personally I think having a few more of the current F1 drivers in there would make this a very fun thing to watch, especially as all of the cars are equal.
It's a bit of a shame they're using F1 2019 as the game of choice, it's not exactly a 'sim' in the same way as the more serious stuff, and clearly perhaps isn't quite as stable as would be necessary for this to be a legitimate alternative, but one of the commentators did say something very true...
Imagine if there was a championship point available, even if just 1, you'd probably have every current driver there to compete, and frankly I thought that would be properly exciting.
I thought it was 'okay', but was somewhat let down by the fact not many real life F1 drivers took part, and its basically just a game. It was quite a contrast to the IMSA Sebring race, and the Nascar race both of which used a proper sim, and had a large number of regular drivers taking part. In fact, BMW Motorsport engineers helped out on the Sebring race, and they claimed a 1-2-3.
SturdyHSV said:
I enjoyed it, there was some excellent racing and obviously as it's a bit of fun, far more risks were taken, the damage was on 'reduced' so it was more like touring cars than F1, but it was entertaining.
I've followed Jimmy Broadbent's channel for years, so to flick over to that and have Nico Hulkenburg asking him for tips before the race started was quite funny, it was a real shame Lando's game crashed out right at the start, personally I think having a few more of the current F1 drivers in there would make this a very fun thing to watch, especially as all of the cars are equal.
It's a bit of a shame they're using F1 2019 as the game of choice, it's not exactly a 'sim' in the same way as the more serious stuff, and clearly perhaps isn't quite as stable as would be necessary for this to be a legitimate alternative, but one of the commentators did say something very true...
Imagine if there was a championship point available, even if just 1, you'd probably have every current driver there to compete, and frankly I thought that would be properly exciting.
Yeah, I imagine they're only using F1 2019 as it's the official video game of the championship, whereas several of the F1 drivers have been using iRacing as their preferred sim ...I've followed Jimmy Broadbent's channel for years, so to flick over to that and have Nico Hulkenburg asking him for tips before the race started was quite funny, it was a real shame Lando's game crashed out right at the start, personally I think having a few more of the current F1 drivers in there would make this a very fun thing to watch, especially as all of the cars are equal.
It's a bit of a shame they're using F1 2019 as the game of choice, it's not exactly a 'sim' in the same way as the more serious stuff, and clearly perhaps isn't quite as stable as would be necessary for this to be a legitimate alternative, but one of the commentators did say something very true...
Imagine if there was a championship point available, even if just 1, you'd probably have every current driver there to compete, and frankly I thought that would be properly exciting.
Ikemi said:
SturdyHSV said:
I enjoyed it, there was some excellent racing and obviously as it's a bit of fun, far more risks were taken, the damage was on 'reduced' so it was more like touring cars than F1, but it was entertaining.
I've followed Jimmy Broadbent's channel for years, so to flick over to that and have Nico Hulkenburg asking him for tips before the race started was quite funny, it was a real shame Lando's game crashed out right at the start, personally I think having a few more of the current F1 drivers in there would make this a very fun thing to watch, especially as all of the cars are equal.
It's a bit of a shame they're using F1 2019 as the game of choice, it's not exactly a 'sim' in the same way as the more serious stuff, and clearly perhaps isn't quite as stable as would be necessary for this to be a legitimate alternative, but one of the commentators did say something very true...
Imagine if there was a championship point available, even if just 1, you'd probably have every current driver there to compete, and frankly I thought that would be properly exciting.
Yeah, I imagine they're only using F1 2019 as it's the official video game of the championship, whereas several of the F1 drivers have been using iRacing as their preferred sim ...I've followed Jimmy Broadbent's channel for years, so to flick over to that and have Nico Hulkenburg asking him for tips before the race started was quite funny, it was a real shame Lando's game crashed out right at the start, personally I think having a few more of the current F1 drivers in there would make this a very fun thing to watch, especially as all of the cars are equal.
It's a bit of a shame they're using F1 2019 as the game of choice, it's not exactly a 'sim' in the same way as the more serious stuff, and clearly perhaps isn't quite as stable as would be necessary for this to be a legitimate alternative, but one of the commentators did say something very true...
Imagine if there was a championship point available, even if just 1, you'd probably have every current driver there to compete, and frankly I thought that would be properly exciting.
I'm sure iRacing could import the car models and tracks....
It needs to improve but I'll give it another go.
I think they need to decide whether its trying to be a;
-competitive Grand Prix substitute
or
-a 'celebrity all stars' bit of fun
because at the moment it's awkwardly in between. it doesn't have the racing or talent standard to be the former and it doesn't have the participant / personality engagement to be the latter.
That lad out of One Direction appeared to have never played the game before qualifying.
I think they need to decide whether its trying to be a;
-competitive Grand Prix substitute
or
-a 'celebrity all stars' bit of fun
because at the moment it's awkwardly in between. it doesn't have the racing or talent standard to be the former and it doesn't have the participant / personality engagement to be the latter.
That lad out of One Direction appeared to have never played the game before qualifying.
I found the IMSA braodcast of their Sebring event (using iRacing) was far, far superior - and they used Radio Le Mans' commentary!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqyjMw3XzrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqyjMw3XzrY
HARTLEYHARE1 said:
What a load of old rubbish but at least they are still trying
On that note, this is also weirdly amongst the finest live 'racing' we're going to see anytime soon - so might as well get used to it! And that goes for a huge chunk of general TV. It's getting very difficult to get anything new out the door at all, so it's either oddbod stuff like this or repeats.
If this is the thing that was on youtube at 8pm on Sunday then I tried to be interested.... I really did.
But watching people play computer games, mostly people you've never even heard of who are apparently "famous" for having a YouTube channel was a few steps too far for me.
Won't be tuning in again.
But watching people play computer games, mostly people you've never even heard of who are apparently "famous" for having a YouTube channel was a few steps too far for me.
Won't be tuning in again.
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