methane47 said:
Well, I dunno what they want, but you rarely see huge drifts in F1, and when you see it, it's because they obviously romped it early... F1 doesnt have the types of turns and at their speeds, drifting would be slower, and chaotic... They don't necessarily need to inspire a loss of traction to help turn, they'd rather power out of them with traction rather than lose it, rotate, then fight the horses to put it to the ground... Loose is one thing, drifting is another...
Did they say "drifting" in the reveiw specifically? F1 drivers use "throttle modulation" to help tighten or loosen their lines... Proper throttle pushing will tighten a line due to physics at speed, where as throttle lifting will lighten and loosen the turning... That's the only thing I believe they must mean? If they want drifting, they're gonna have to wait for some WRC play something fairly representitive of Touge... Or, lame NFSU/Carbon type stuff...
My experience is limited, I got to put about 5-10mins in a F3 built spec car modified though to run paved hillclimbs in my area... I didn't even get to open it up, and I could tell there's a world of difference to these open wheel machines... And, Stinkles is correct, kart racing has the spirit of F1 for sure... I drove around in a 125cc Yamaha powered kart before and even that was crazy! It's all power up, power down through turns with proper lines and no showboatery to make some decent times...
If anyone has a couple grand laying around, not much, but a couple, build/buy yourself a nice 125cc kart... tons of fun, low up-keep, fast... especially those shifter karts that hit 120mph (though I clipped only 80 in one and got nervous to push it more, if I had more time)... it's a rush to say the least...
But yeah... Reviewer that rides a bicycle without a seat to work daily doesn't own, nor drive a car + Racing games like F1, GT, Forza = monkey ****ing a football reviews...