Hello and welcome to our F-123 setup guide for Canada
This is the quickest setup for the Canada circuit. We will go through the aero, the transmission, the suspension geometry, suspension, brakes and tyres
I strongly recommend using this setup over the pre-set standards. You will immediately gain some lap time and I'm going to give you some tips on how to customize it for yourself as well
Just before we jump straight in, I just want to remind you that F-123 has recently been released
So we will be reviewing this setup over the next few weeks and hopefully we'll come to an even quicker one as the initial patches change to do an handling mod on
For now though, this setup is a great way to start and definitely the one that we would recommend using through to life
So, jumping in, the first thing that we're going to have a look at in this setup is aero
Aero is obviously one of the most important areas of the setup and in Canada we're going to go slightly lower than normal
This is because in Canada a lot of the lap time will be on the straight and most of the corners are quite low speed
This means that in the low speed corners we're primarily going to rely on mechanical grip rather than aerodynamic grip
So this will come from other areas of the setup. So for Canada we are starting with a front aero of 30 and a rear aero of 28
Setups are very personal and can change based on your driving style
So if you are going to make any changes to this setup then we recommend applying a slightly lower aero
Some cars are going quicker with lower aero values even though we have not
But anyway, a front aero of 30 and a rear aero of 28 is a really good place to start and will immediately give you a competitive advantage
After aero, we're going to have a look at the transmission. Transmission is a really important area of the setup and one that is very important to understand when it comes to adjusting the setup to your own driving style
The differential settings are split into two different parts. The on throttle differential and the off throttle differential
Both work in a similar way and essentially low differential values will make your car easy to rotate and high differential values will make the car more stable
Generally lower values are quicker around a single lap as the car is much easier to turn in the corners
However over a race distance when you may be experiencing lower grip areas such as rain or worn tyres
you might find some benefits to increasing the differential to improve stability
This is particularly important if you are susceptible to spring mud. In S123, generally lower differential settings are quicker so don't recommend increasing their values too much over what we suggest
I suggest starting with a 56% on throttle differential and an off throttle differential at 50
and if you are struggling with handling the car then you can increase either of these values by up to 5% for extra stability
Just bear in mind that the higher the differential settings generally mean higher tyre wear
Another important factor to remember is that the on throttle differential is higher than the off throttle in this setup
This means that if you are halfway around the corner, then lifting off the gas completely will make your car turn in easier
This is particularly useful at the hairpin and you might find that you are getting under power too early or not lifting off enough and that is why you are not making the corner
Moving on from transmission, the next area of the setup is the suspension geometry
This area is fairly standard and doesn't change much throughout the circuit, as has been a trend the last few F1 games
For most circuits, we are going to push the upper values to the right side of the screen and the lower values to the left side of the screen
For Canada, we are recommending a front camber angle of minus 2.80 degrees and a rear camber angle of minus 1.00 degrees
For toe angles, a front toe of 0.04 degrees and a rear toe of 0.14 degrees
Moving over to setup, next up we have suspension. This is probably one of the more personal areas of the setup and definitely something where we see a lot of variance between different drivers exceeding similar lap times
Generally in F1 23, we like to have a firm front of the car and a soft rear of the car
Typically, for off-control, front suspension values of around 40. However, as Canada, we like to find the quickest ones to around 20-ish and a rear suspension of just 8
For the anti-roll bars, we are generally sticking with slightly lower values, with the front rear setting to 6 and the rear to 1
Ride height is dependent on a few values, including the height of the kerbs that the sprocket you are racing on
Ride height will also impact when the rear of the car hits the car and is under load
So if the main straight is long and you have high aero load, then you may want to increase the ride height
For Canada, we are going with a 7 straight at the front and 36 at the rear
Remember, these are starting points for slow motion changes to the setup you might want to comment and review
However, we don't recommend changing anything too drastically, as you may see significant impact in performance
After the suspension, the next part of the setup is the brake setup
Brakes are pretty straight forward and we're almost always going to set the brake pressure to 100%
Canada is no different, and we're also going to set a front brake bias of 52%
This area won't have too much impact on lap time, but if you are experiencing instability at the rear under braking
then try increasing the front brake bias slightly higher, to around 57%
Once you've finished the brakes, we're going to have a look at the tyres. Again, for F123, the values are generally similar for most circuits
This year, lower pressures seem to be preferred. For Canada, we are going with front right and front left half pressures of 22.5 PSI
The rear right and rear left pressures are both being set to 20.3
If it is going to be an entirely wet session, then you might want to decrease these values
However, if you do so, then please keep an eye on your tyre temperatures at the beginning of the spin
as you notice a significant decrease in performance when the tyres go outside of their operating temperature window
And there we go, that is our F123 Canada setup. This setup should immediately help most players unlock some extra lap time
However, if you are finding something isn't working, then please submit feedback on the page down below
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