Talk:FERRARI 488 GTE (2016)/@comment-148.0.5.49-20160617232442/@comment-26249703-20160618144019

I'm not sure that's entirely true. If mechanical grip was the only variable, it's possible, but due to the way aerodynamic grip increases with velocity and the way these values are recorded, that might not be the case.

I could be wrong, of course, feel free to correct me if I am: MotorTrend (as an example) measure cornering grip using an Autocross figure-8 track, as well as a simple circular path, if I'm not mistaken. They then record data from that. I don't know how independent manufacturers do it, or how FM obtains the data, but if it's done in a similar way, mechanical grip will be more telling than the effect of aerodynamics at high velocity.

The speeds achieved through a small figure-8 track will most likely be under 80mph and I expect aerodynamic grip has a significant effect at much higher speeds than that, hence relating the figures given on the car screens might not yield the expected results (relative to two different cars) through a complex like the Porsche Curves, where speeds are upwards of 140mph for the GTE-Pro cars and the P1 GTR.