F1 2021 Imola Setup: Fastest full race setup, qualifying setup, controller, wheel, esports, drivability setup
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Race Setup
A setup designed to balance pace and tyre wear, your fastest way to 100% distance. Suggested for Career Mode, League Racing, Esports, or Braking Point.
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World Record Lap Setup
No world record lap time yet, but the fastest one lap setup can be found here! No compromises, just your fastest way around the newly added Imola circuit.
Race Setup
The Imola GP circuit has just been added to F1 2021, and here is our recommended race setup. Scroll down for the faster hotlap setup, and bookmark this page as we will keep it up to date as we refine the setup further. Feel free to submit your own suggestions to us on Instagram, @f1Setups.
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Aerodynamics
With it’s long sweeping curves, we are recommending 6-10 wing angles here. We found this kept the car planted and reduced the risk of sliding about once the tyres were worn. If you are getting caught on the straights, reducing rear wing is an option here.
Front Wing Aero – 6
Rear Wing Aero – 10
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Transmission
Transmission is a critical area of the setup for traction, affecting acceleration, grip, rotation, tyre wear, and drivability. Increasing the On Throttle Differential will make the car more stable on acceleration, however will increase tyre wear. Imola uses our favorite balance, 70%/55%. This will aid rotation in lower speed corners and should help protect the tyres from excessive wear. Increasing rear diff will improve straight line acceleration and stability on corner exits, however will come with a slight cost on wear.
Differential Adjustment On Throttle – 70%
Differential Adjustment Off Throttle – 55%
Suspension Geometry
Geometry adjustments mainly impact grip and tire wear, however on F1 2021 most circuits suit the same settings! Stick with high front camber, and low everything else in this section for best results.
Front Camber – -2.50°
Rear Camber – -2.00°
Front Toe – 0.06°
Rear Camber – 0.20°
Suspension
Suspension adjustments impact responsiveness and stability through corners. This is probably the most important area of the setup, so if you are struggling with rotation then the anti-roll bars are where you should start. Ride height plays a much more important role this year, so the keep the rear high to avoid the diffuser bottoming out at high speed. Floor damage can ruin performance, so a higher than usual ride height here should help protect those delicate aerodynamic surfaces.
Front Suspension – 4
Rear Suspension – 7
Front Anti-Roll Bar – 3
Rear Anti-Roll Bar – 6
Front Ride Height – 4
Rear Ride Height – 6
Brakes
For players on controller, brake adjustments can have minimal impact. If you use ABS, maintain 100% brake pressure. Otherwise, see below.
Brake Pressure – 95%
Front Brake Bias – 55%
Tyres
Tyre pressures can have a huge impact on wear and traction. Typically high rear pressures and lower front pressures are the way to go, however increasing front pressures here will result in faster lap times. You will pay in front wear, but if you are finding this not to be an issue then increase to around 22.6psi.
Front Right Tyre Pressure – 21.8psi
Front Left Tyre Pressure – 21.8psi
Rear Right Tyre Pressure – 23.1psi
Rear Left Tyre Pressure – 23.1psi
Hotlap Setup
This setup is currently the fastest one lap setup we can recommend. Imola has only recently been added to the game so bookmark the page and check back as we will be tweaking it regularly as we find extra tenths. Drivability may be compromised in this setup but it is damn quick! Running a race distance on this setup will result in some fairly extreme tyre wear.
Aerodynamics
A higher front and rear wing angle here, meaning maintaining a high corner speed is critical to keep the lap times down.
Front Wing Aero – 8
Rear Wing Aero – 9
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Transmission
High on throttle differential here for acceleration out of corner. This will allow you to be aggressive on the accelerator while the car stays stable and planted. Low off throttle diff will help with the chicane, keep off the gas mid-corner to get the car rotated faster!
Differential Adjustment On Throttle – 82%
Differential Adjustment Off Throttle – 50%
Suspension
A radically different set up to the race setup, very good for a one lap time, however be aware tyre life will be reduced with these settings.
Front Suspension – 1
Rear Suspension – 1
Front Anti-Roll Bar – 5
Rear Anti-Roll Bar – 2
Front Ride Height – 1
Rear Ride Height – 8
Brake Pressure
Brake Pressure – 100%
Brake Bias – 54%
Tyres
Maximum pressures all round here for the quickest time.