1) This week we are in China, a very different circuit from Australia. How will you adapt for this track?
I have always liked this track, but have never felt like I've had extraordinary pace here. You have to be a lot smoother with the steering and throttle inputs compared to Australia, where you can get away with really flicking the car around. Shaghai's corners require a lot more patience and a smoother approach.
2) Last week qualification was in the wet. Does this normally help or hurt you?
I found that turning my force feedback strength all the way up significantly increased my pace in the wet. The car just skims across the surface of the track the whole time with very little adhesion, so you need to be able to feel as much of it as possible. I turn it down a little bit for the dry, though. Overall I seem to do well in the wet.
3) F1 has announced another Esports Series that will start on the 13th. Any interest in this or to watch?
https://f1esports.com/news/f1-esports-s ... nd-season/
I plan on trying my absolute hardest to qualify for this, but have little to no expectation of making it. You have to qualify by playing one of their special "event" races, where you are given some scenario (against AI) like "Finish 7th or higher" with only 5 laps to go. You get points based on the assists (if any) you use, your overall time, number of clean laps, etc. You pretty much have no chance of qualifying unless you run assist free. And even if you did manage to qualify with ABS on or something, the next round of racing REQUIRES no assists. I guess it's time to get practicing! The hardest one for me to take off is the racing line.
