RFACTOR 2 TRACK BUILDIBG DRIVERS

Hard on the brakes and easing off into the apex, here drivers have multiple choices of racing line through what is more of a double turn than a traditional hairpin – go for mid-corner speed, defend the inside line, or carry as much pace out of the turn and up into T3 – difficult choices, with no real correct answer. Thanks to its placement at the bottom of the steep hill running from the start/finish line and through T1, the Andretti Hairpin is approached at high speed, with the car just beginning to settle down on the racetrack before the long braking zone approaching the corner. In isolation, T1 is but a simple full-throttle curve to the left, however, the placement at the very start of the steep descent into Andretti, and the fact that drivers here will find themselves partially unsighted as they begin to drop downhill and search out the braking point for T2, make this a corner that works very well in the context of the wider lap, whilst also providing an element of jeopardy when all a driver really needs at this point is to build confidence before hitting that middle pedal in anger for the first time further down the road.Ī famous corner with a famous name, the Andretti Hairpin is probably the easiest opportunity for drivers to effect a successful overtake here at Laguna Seca, as well as being a key opportunity to win or lose lap time. More of a gentle kink than a corner of any real significance, Turn 1 nevertheless provides an interesting obstacle for drivers to overcome on the run down into the Andretti Hairpin. Running to a total lap length of 2.238 miles (3.602 km) and featuring one of the most spectacular and dramatic corner sections anywhere in the world – The Corkscrew – Laguna is always good for a fun time on the track, even if it can occasionally be a touch difficult to (cleanly) find a way to overtake a rival.

Rfactor 2 track buildibg