Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20180806141828/@comment-26388545-20180806173320

The P1 was made in 2012 while the 720S was made in 2017. So the 720S has the benfit of newer technologies that are becoming common. Like a car laced with sensors that adapts to conditions. Quantifying that in one number however, is difficult I think.

I found this while reading, "McLaren’s signature airbrake, which can fully deploy in just 0.5sec is also present and correct. The engineers claim the 720S is twice as aerodynamically efficient – defined by the ratio between undesirable drag and desirable downforce – as the 650 model it replaces."

Also of interest, on the go adaptable suspension. How and when do you measure that?? "There are new control arms and knuckles, but the 720S keeps McLaren’s hydraulically linked suspension that uses hydropneumatic units to control roll. The spring rates increase by 10 percent in the front and 20 percent in the rear, with harshness mitigated by a “Proactive Chassis Control II” system that uses 21 sensors to tune ride and handling according to road conditions and the dynamic mode the car is in."

I think the biggest problem is that they need to provide us with one number that represents a grip. If I assume that the model is correct, then the P1 must out grip the 720s under whatever conditions are used to measure grip. Those conditions are perhaps a weakness for the 720s.

I think this is much more about the track we are at than the car.

Fully upgraded, the Ferrari F14 T has way more grip and a much higher PR rating then the LMP1 Nissan Nismo. 3.54g vs 2.34g & PR 125.7 vs PR 96.2. However the Nissan leave the F14T in the dust at LeMans, since LeMans favors the higher top speed of the Nissan. For apples to apples, RaduTan's has the Nissan being 5.4 seconds faster than the F14T. He has the 1st place time for the F14T and the 3rd place time for the Nissan.

So there are many factors out there.