You want to get faster lap times so you drive faster everywhere you can get away with it, in the straights, into corners, out of corners, during corners. Driving right up to the limit that is you and your grip on the track evaporating and you heading straight for the crash barrier.
Everyone can drive fast when on a straight piece of track, the fastest person in this section is usually in the fastest car. So if you’re out gunned you’ll have to beat them in the corners with more precise, cleaner driving. The techniques for cornering at broken into three different sections, before, at and after, each of which I’ll outline in this guide. It takes a lot of effort to even master a single corner and each corner is different depending on the car you’re using, and the track conditions but by using the relatively simple techniques I mention in this guide you ‘ll quickly pick up those extra seconds each lap.
Despite the apparent logic. You’re wrong. But I’ll not cut corners, skipping the important reason why this simply doesn’t work – it’s all down to physics. When you’re going through each corner tyres screaming, the force need by you turning to go around the corner is being taken away from your stopping power.
How to enter the corner
This is the main secret to good driving, once you master the braking of each corner, you’re well set for good lap times. Though it sounds easy there is a lot of work required to find the optimum speed for each corner. And you need to know what that speed is before the corner, once you have to brake a second time during a corner you know you’ve made a mistake.
How to drive through the corner
When traveling through the corner you should drive at a constant speed. Don’t worry too much about accelerating/decelerating by a few kmph during the corner though, it wont make much of a difference. Though if you’re really pushing for a faster lap time and know the track, and indeed each corner well enough then you can push the car that extra bit and accelerate ever so slightly. If you hear a lot of tyre screech, you’re doing it wrong, there may be exceptions to this rule though.
Exiting the corner
On your way our of the corner put your foot the floor and accelerate as fast as you can, planning where you should be for the oncoming corner. If you’ve entered and exited the corner properly you should be clipping the apex on the way out. Now start to line yourself up for the next corner.
Taking full control
Most drivers feel more at ease using the automatic option for their gearbox, and rightly so. Its easier. But if you want to really take control of your car, deciding what gear to enter a corner in is vital on when shaving those last few seconds off your lap times. Gran Turismo can suggest gears for each corner so you’re not left totally on your own too!
Tyres, suspension, the weight of your car, the length and the width of it, all aspects of your car affect how it’ll corner! It’s really a matter of learning the dynamics of your cars handling and indeed the track your racing on. Any effort put into learning these aspects should pay off once you’ve semi mastered the previously mentioned techniques. What are your top tips for cornering? Not limited to GT5 of course!
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