THE NEW KING OF FORMULA 1 SIMS? iRacing vs Assetto Corsa

Lewis Hamilton & Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 was recently released for iRacing, ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP. We put it to the test against the fan-favourite Assetto Corsa with RSS Formula Hybrid 2021, to find out whether we have a new ultimate Formula 1 experience in sim racing.

0:00 Intro
2:06 iRacing
6:22 Assetto Corsa
9:10 Conclusion

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[sultanbinahmed]

I Like that u tested the mercedes car on the redbull ring

[deeno]

Must admit, even with some modest can't remember driving a car that is so addictive. Surprising easy to drive and just when you think you are really starting to nail some quickish laps, your still five seconds off the quick guys! This car really 'speaks' to you

[rodrigofonseca]

In RSS defense, it does take a lot of setting up to get the car to behave better in the RedBull Ring, after which the driving looks way more like real F1 videos. I feel RSS default set-ups really need to be ajusted to track needs.

[Hani_Santa]

Curious what Max Verstappen thinks of this car, as a seriously good Iracer as well.

[NeverKrash]

Great overview, and agreed on some AC kerb limitations. Also, MP4-13 rF2 mentioned at the end was by us :)

[isuckatthisgame]

you have to take into account that assetto corsa puts a huge emphasis on setups. it's literally italian term for "race setup"

the difference between a well set car and a stock one is immeasurable in ac. you will never come anything close to top times (and even have a feel for the car) if you don't customize settings in ac, and to be honest, f1 car cannot be driven on its sheer limits without changes on it being made. that's how it works in real life, so ac's comprehensive setup options definitely win that aspect

[myk]

AC is a car lovers sim, & there's nothing wrong with that

[EpicTyphlosionTV]

At least you don't have to always pay every month or year with Assetto Corsa

[leventekis]

To be fair, it's not like anyone expected the RSS formula to be too close to the W12. There is bound to be a large difference between estimated data done through almost guesswork and real life data given to the developer by the actual F1 team.

[jenscee]

That W12 on iracing is just amazingly natural to drive. The best formula car I’ve driven. It feels so balanced but hard to go really quick.

[martingaray]

If you haven't tried the F1 cars in Automobilista or Automobilista 2, you're missing out. Any one of the many generations available is amazing.

[qwrxdqn]

7 tenths off Lewis Hamilton’s lap time: this car is beyond my ability

[Brakjvr]

As usual, Ermin has an interesting way of shitting on AC.

[alex_lll]

As much hate as F1 from codemasters gets (most of that well deserved due to lackluster physics+ffb) it's still provides most immersive all-around F1 racing experience (teams, strategies, different tyres, weather changes, driver names, safety car / vsc)

[joerith]

This is exactly why saying the official F1 game does not have the best physics because it needs to be accessible for everyone is complete bullshit. Good physics means it is easier to drive because it gets way more intuitive.

[KyleP]

I love the chrome shiny look of the tires and how they wear off as soon as some real load is put on the tires. Front left @3:18

Regarding licenses, you can probably get to A class within a month or two with early promotions.

[OZFROGRACING]

Well with Merc providing 30, 000 data channels...Anthony Davidson doing months of testing on the platform and engineers overlaying real data with sim to get within 1% ...
This could be the start of real teams finally providing actual data that normally is well guarded ...enjoy folks

[Digitalfiendscom]

I swear I remember reading (or hearing) that we're also going to see the new 2022 Mercedes in iRacing sometime next year. That'll be amazing. Now, if only iRacing can get Red Bull / Honda, McLaren, and Ferrari to sign on.

[noahhaynes]

With Mercedes F1 car being released this week, the physics, aero, tires models will dramatically improve now as Mercedes is helping them also with that department.

[karloy]

The car in iRacing is a real achievement - glad seeing more iRacing content on this channel, looking forward to a competitive iRacing race :-)