
Setting higher wing values generates more downforce, so more aero grip as you turn. The most direct way to adjust how much grip you have through corners. In Time Trial mode fuel and tyre wear are off, so you can put minimal fuel in and forget about it. Max load will also change your car’s behaviour, increasing brake distances and introducing understeer due to all that weight you’re lugging around. Fuel loadĪ full tank will slow your car by about 3 seconds per lap versus a light tank with just a few laps of fuel in it. Just head into ‘Custom setup on the setup presets menu, then ‘Select and customise’. So next let’s go through the individual setup options and explain what they do. Only you can know your driving style, control method and assist level, so only you can tailor a setup to it.

The best setup is also the trickiest to obtain -the one you make yourself. (Image credit: Codemasters) Create your own setup For more on what the assists actually do and which ones to use, check out our guide on exactly that. Ultimately going free of assists is the fastest way to drive, but obviously, that comes with an increased challenge. The top times will usually feature zero assists. Just match the assists you typically use to theirs. This is a pretty handy way to gauge whether their setup would work for you too. To the right of the times on the leaderboard, you’ll see icons indicating the assists that drivers used to set their time. Unless you can match their inputs, you’ll probably find they don’t make you go faster.

(Or, wait - is it just me who found that?) These drivers are incredible at precise inputs, timings and modulation, and their setups are built around that alien-tier driving style. What you’ll probably find, however, is that copying these setups doesn’t magically make you go as fast as the best sim racing esports drivers in the world. A career in sim racing esports, here we come. Now go into setup options once you’re in the pits by hitting ‘Session info’, navigate to the leaderboard again, highlight your rival driver again-who should now have a green tick next to their name-and hit ‘Load setup’ from the drop-down menu. Just highlight the driver profile on the leaderboard, and select ‘Set as rival’ and then enter a time trial. This really feels like getting the keys to the kingdom, as you have access to the setups of Jarno Opmeer and Brendan Leigh. You can also copy setups directly off other racers on the leaderboards in Time Trial mode. (Image credit: Codemasters) Rival driver's setup
