Found this fantastic tool called Bloops, that gives you real time overlays in the sim to compare your lap to a reference lap form Garage61.
It was very eye opening using it last night for a few laps of Imola in the F3, a track I’ve never been that quick at. It turns out that I’m braking way too much and also too late in most of the corners. This is even despite me knowing that it’s faster to brake early, it turns out I’m still braking too late.
The technique the faster driver uses is an early blip of the brake, quickly rotate the car, then mash the throttle. They are braking an incredibly small amount. It’s hugely eye opening to see this driving technique spelled out so clearly in comparison to my own.
In my own practice runs I got stalled at a low 39, running with this on for a few laps immediately brought me down to a low 38. I’m still way off the 36 of the aliens but it’s a big improvement.
It was very easy to set up as well!
