Actually the displays are showing the motions all the while there are still parts that remain fixed, thus causing the brain to get confused and can make some people have nausea, etc. It's the same phenomena that causes people to get sick playing video games like doom, as well it can cause seizures in children... People make fun of this but the truth is those with the most highly trained senses are those who usually have the most problems...
Sounds more like sour grapes. Lets face it: Most drivers know most of the tracks already, so in reality there is basically no simulator necessary for any race team except for the one off new Korean or Indian GP. Yet all teams have them and all teams run drivers in these sims all the time (the race drivers or the 3rd or 4th team driver). So why do they do it? Because that's how they determine the base setup for the next GP. Schumacher is only hurting himself if he doesn't run the sims.
In his case I would have to disagree. How many WDC's did he win without needing a sim? No really I'm asking lol?
I call bull on this. Schu had a sim with Ferrari and had the same issues with it then. The car setup it equally dependent to weather conditions as it is driver input. P1 uses a base setup, P2 it's changed a bit, P3 more, and then qualy. A driver either knows how to give input to arrange the car or they don't know. Schu obviously knows as he's been doing it forever and he's pretty good at it.
I don't know about that. I'm with Ferraripilot when he points out quite rightly that the simulation is as much or more important for the designers and engineers to validate platform and setup changes than for the the driver to ride around on a track they know well or could learn on a far less expensive (F1 2010, PS3, XBox 360) platform. He's hurting the forward development of the team, if that is the case. Another reason why Rosberg and the younger generation are valued highly. Heck, even Webber and Button spent a bunch of time on their team's simulators.
Spot on! Even with motion platforms incorporating integrated displays, I'm seeing that. My static simulators induce nausea on some who can still see the stationary frames and wall behind while motion is occurring on the screen. The single-screen far less than the triple, but still there none the less. And yes, the drivers who like to slide cars around have the most trouble...
Schumacher IS his own simulator! It makes me sick to the fact that simulation has overtaken realworld testing and I thing we have all reaped the negative enfluence/benefits of it for way too long now. I'm old school and nothing will replace true ontrack testing. Rant over.
In F1 sims have replaced on track testing because testing is so limited. Whether MS likes that or not.
MS won his WDCs when testing wasn't banned. This is a different world. If he doesnt accept this he is only putting himself at a disadvantage.
The reality is that the dependence of simulators is an ugly by-product of Mosley's in-season testing ban. Sims are cool, but the expense has to be outrageous. Unfortunately there are no benefits to the fans; no testing time updates, on site updates etc. Like too much of F1, too much takes place behind closed doors. Kevin
So how do all we think he is gonna do this season? I myself see/hope for an improvement but I have watched this game for long enough to know that it is what it is. I won't be let down in anyway simply because imho there was nothing left too prove.
Normally F1 seasons pick up where they left unless there is a big game changer. I believe MS will continue to improve but it won't be good enough to break into the top 5. Just my 2 cents.
If he doesn't put it together this year I can't see the point of him finishing out the third year of his contract.
The rise of simulation can be directly linked to two things: The quantum leaps in technology and the restriction of testing. Technology has progressed to the point that more and more objectives that were previously vetted in testing can now be accomplished with both engineering and driver-in-the-loop simulation. Restriction of real world testing has only highlighted this more and more. Make no mistake though - Simulation is still not a complete substitute for actual, real-wold test mileage. It is meant to augment a race teams complete testing program (like wind tunnel testing).
I'm glad he's back, but am concerned about all the gadgets involved with driving now (as are most drivers that have made comments) the addition of a kers button and a wing adjustment are really suited to the video game generation, moreso than a guy that is my age. Too much crap to distract the driver..... Kevin
True; but managing all of the steering wheel controls is a full time job. I mean how many buttons & switches are on them this year ?
Are you really saying that Michael, multi WDC, one of the all time greats, is flummoxed by a bunch of buttons that a raft of pay to play clowns have mastered?
I think we all want too see he him kick butt yet in the same sense most of us here are smart enough to know that in F1 anything can change. Who would have thought that JB would be a WDC? I could really care less either way just throwing out opinion's.
