[PC, Complete] 2016 Grotti F1 World Championship

I don't like the idea of a 60 FPS cap, both because i prefer the added smoothness of a high FPS setup, and because it's one of many things that are not an even playing field(controller, input lag, etc etc), and that's just how PCs are. Also, as Ganjalo noted, FPS are likely not the only thing affecting performance differences between players. That being said, this is obviously the most egregious known imbalance, and as the alternatives of stopping the event, or allowing unchecked FPS are far worse, i'll vote yes here.

1984 all over again.

2016 Grotti F1 Framerate Restriction

So here are the results of the poll about this issue:

30 votes in total:
yes - 19 votes (63.33%)
no - 11 votes (36.67%)

The result is in favor of limiting fps to 60 and record this with video proof. The decision is not unanimous (less thatn 66.66%)

Regulation changes for the rest of the season:

Due to the result it is recommended to use 60fps but there is no enforcment to do so. We will continue with a gentlemen´s aggrement to use the following recommended settings:

- 60fps - 90fps average
- v-sync

This is not a rule that can be penalized. So if somebody decides to exceed the recommended fps limits that is allowed. Still I would be very disappointed if people use this mechanic to their advantage. It is not very honorable in my opinion. But in the end everybody has to decide for their own if they want to gain an unfair advantage that has nothing to do with driver skill. I won´t give any credit to drivers who decide to do so.

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My own opinion about the situation:

I don´t have the time and will to check everybodys fps afte each race. There have always been diffrences in the setup of PCs. I know some people will be disappointed at the result of the poll but we should not forget that this is still a game. Does it really matter if somebody is 0.5 of a sec faster on a track? I don´t think that this will decide a championship. Disconnects have a much bigger impact on the results than the FPS boost.
I cannot force anybody to use a certain setup for their game. I wouldn´t want anybody to tell me how to play the game. Still I would adjust my settings to get a fair competition and that is what I can suggest to everybody: If you want to race fair then set your settings to the recommended fps limits.

RAGE MODE "ON"

Just going to put it exactly as I feel it without getting personal. So don't come and give me shit about that.

You're a massive dick if you breach the gentleman's agreement and don't cap your game at 60 fps. You should also feel no pride in anything you accomplish doing so. I just don't get how some people think it's ok to do better than you actually are because your system allows you to do so. I don't give a shit if you think I attack you personally, that tells me enough about how you are.

There, I said it. Now fuckin' deal with it.

Rage mode "off"

Beautiful day, isn't it? 

Just adding my experience - there was a point where I went full tryhard and lowered my settings so I could get 110-140 FPS and let me tell you, every win since then has meant something. Winning at 140 FPS is so damn shallow

That little rant/drama was needed in my opinion. At least now we know where we stand exactly.

Hello everyone,

I found numerous ways to record FPS over time, all free and with different constraints.

For people who are recording & sharing their race:
The easiest solution to prove at any points fps is to use the steam overlay. Show the overlay, or go in the steam Settings, go to the In-Game tab, then select "In game FPS counter" ans put it where you want. It's small, low-contrast, so it's not overwhelming.
You can also use any other program like FRAPS to show the fps on screen, but it's ugly.
imgur.com/a/HcFjS (Result & Configuration)

For people not recording their race:
(but that want to be cleaned of any suspicion, or want to see how their game is going)
Go to the Fraps website, download the free trial (unlimited in time, fine for our use), install it.
You just have to launch fraps, and use the Benchmark key during the race. By default it's F11. It creates a excel file with both average fps over each second during the benchmark, a log report about the benchmark, and a full timestamps of each frame rendering time.
On demands of race officials or alongside your video, you can then upload the files created, by default in C:\Fraps\Benchmarks
imgur.com/a/hDj6K (Configuration & resulting files)