Part 10

Navigate the historic England circuit and the challenging Austria hillside track in F1 26. Get detailed corner-by-corner driving instructions for every turn.

This guide provides detailed driving instructions for two circuits in F1 26: England and Austria. Each section breaks down the track corner by corner, offering advice on speed, braking, and racing lines.

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS: ENGLAND

Built on an airport site, this historic course features wide run-off areas in most places.

Pit Straight

The Start/Finish Line is directly at the beginning of the Pit Straight. There is no room for error on the right side of the track, as the Pit Lane barrier is directly against the pavement.

Turn 1 (Copse)

This is a moderate right-hand corner which can be taken at full speed. Be careful not to run off the course at the exit. The best racing line is to tightly hug the apex, but the Pit Lane barrier is right there against the pavement, so keep the right-side tires from rubbing the barrier. Turn 1 exits onto a long straightaway.

Straightaway

The Pit Lane rejoins the main course from the right about 1/3 of the way along the straight.

Turns 2-5 (Bechetts)

This is a set of left-right-left-right 'S' curves. Turns 2 and 4 can be taken at full speed, but Turns 3 and 5 require moderate or even heavy braking.

Turn 6 (Chapel)

This is a gentle left-hand corner which can be taken at full speed. This opens onto Hangar Straight.

Straightaway (Hangar Straight)

At 738.28m, this is the longest straightaway of the course. Good acceleration out of Turn 5 can lead to good passing opportunities along Hangar Straight and/or entering the braking zone for Turn 7 (Stowe). To your left is the Roger Clark Circuit.

Turn 7 (Stowe)

If you have sufficient downforce, this corner can be taken at full speed; otherwise, light or moderate braking will be required to remain on the pavement. This is a sweeping right-hand corner followed immediately by a left-hand semi-corner. This is the southernmost point of the course.

Straightaway (Vale)

If you use a high-downforce set-up and can successfully navigate Turn 7 without braking, you should be able to continue passing others fairly easily along Vale, especially if they had to brake through Stowe.

Turns 8 and 9 (Club)

There is a stretch of pavement to the left, but that is NOT the official course; it has a tall barrier blocking a clear path for those who wish to accumulate a Stop-Go Penalty. The official corner is a tight left-hand turn followed by the increasing-radius right-hand Turn 9, leading out onto another long straightaway (Abbey Straight).

Turns 10 and 11 (Abbey)

Like the previous set of corners, there is another stretch of pavement to the left which is not part of the official course; this patch of pavement is blocked by a tall barrier, and taking this route will accumulate a Stop-Go Penalty. The official Turn 10 is a tight left-hand corner, but not as tight as Turn 8. This is immediately followed by a light-braking Turn 11, a right-hand corner. Be careful not to slip off the course and rub the nearby barrier on exiting Turn 11.

Straightaway (Farm Straight)

With good acceleration out of Abbey, good passing opportunities can be made here.

Turn 12 (Bridge)

Immediately after passing underneath the pedestrian bridge, you will enter a complex similar to The Stadium at Hokkenheim. This is a right-hand corner which can be taken at full speed with almost all set-ups.

Turn 13 (Priory)

With the suggested race set-up, this left-hand corner will require light braking. With a high-downforce set-up, no braking should be necessary.

Turn 14 (Brooklands)

Another left-hand corner, this one requires moderate braking with any set-up. There is a small sand trap for those who miss the braking zone.

Turn 15 (Luffield)

This set of right-hand corners essentially form a 'U' shape, and both require moderate or severe braking to avoid sliding off into the kitty litter. The exit of Luffield can be taken flat-out all the way to Turn 3. The entry to Pit Lane is on the left shortly leaving Luffield.

Turn 16 (Woodcote)

Barely a corner but more than a fade, the course eases to the right here. At the exit of the corner is the Start/Finish Line, and the right-side barrier begins abruptly here (be careful not to hit it). In F1 2000, be careful not to drive to the right of the official course; you will not be given a Stop-Go Penalty here, but if you drive over the painted advertisement, your car will slow noticeably.

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS: AUSTRIA

This course may only have seven corners, the fewest of the circuits used in the 1999 racing season, but it is still quite challenging for the drivers. The course itself is built on a hillside, with the Paddock area and the Pit Straight located at the lowest elevation of the course.

Pit Straight

Long and straight; main grandstands to the left, Pit Lane to the right. Rather mundane, except that the entire Pit Straight has a slow uphill climb into the Castrol Curve.

Turn 1 (Castrol Curve)

After a rather mundane Pit Straight, the Castrol Curve is anything but mundane. This is a right-hand uphill corner which requires moderate braking. The Pit Lane rejoins the main course on the right at the exit of the corner, but the Pit Lane barrier ends just before the entrance to Castrol Curve, meaning that if you really need to avoid an accident (or a large group of cars) on Castrol, you can suddenly jump over to the end of the Pit Lane without a Stop-Go Penalty. Because of the steep slope of the hill, it is all too easy to drive off the outside of the corner and into a sand trap.

Straightaway

There are a few fades in the straightaway as the course continues its uphill climb. The end of the straightaway (approaching Remus Curve) has a suddenly steeper grade.

Turn 2 (Remus Curve)

This is a TIGHT right-hand 'J' turn requiring heavy braking.