Driver's Eye Onboard: Paul Ricard - Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO

Enjoy some driver's eye footage (well almost driver's eye) from my 2020 test in Paul Ricard as we prepare for the new season. This was a used tire run from the afternoon of Day 2.
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[@Yorkie065]

Stop watching the plane at 04:25 and keep your eyes on the road!! Haha

[@DavidPerel]

But it's a plane!

[@rodrigoalmendro3118]

Oh is that a Piper or a Cessna... oh wait yeah, I’m driving a race car.

[@kristijanpavlovic]

love these drivers eye videos they make me wanna play assetto corsa

[@DavidPerel]

Go for it!

[@danzinger19]

competizione

[@igorlopes8638]

Just do it

[@seb1989]

What a dream it would be to drive these beasts. Thanks on your behalf for giving us this experience!

[@DavidPerel]

Pleasure Seb, thanks mate

[@jaredvanbergen7904]

This is too good... Our ACC league race is on Thursday at Paul Ricard... And I'm in the 488. Thanks for posting this. Time to study and improve my times around this track!

[@dsd6538]

Already improved with the help of this video?

[@jaredvanbergen7904]

@@dsd6538 yes, started in the 1.58s yesterday and have dropped to a 1.56.4 so far.

[@ferenctoth1801]

can't really compare rel life to ACC imo, in this video you can feel the weight of the car withoug any kind of ffb, but in hte game, tehre is no such feeling

[@club.alfagt]

What’s your sim setup?

[@nonethelesss]

@@ferenctoth1801 you kiddin? Looks pretty impressive to me how close the game is, actually. Maybe you are using the wrong camera.

[@matteohenry6501]

Thank you for sharing all of this, this is part of my motivation to training and racing hard in my sim rig and working hard at school with the ambition to be a GT3 racer

[@DavidPerel]

Pleasure Matteo!

[@criptoniite7852]

I love those vids Dave ^^

[@DavidPerel]

Cheers mate!

[@benjaminkuhn3688]

I didn't know where pit entry was until I watched this video. Amazing video.

[@huffadopolis]

173mph on the straight, that's faaaaaassssst thank you for these vids Mr. David Perel

[@AntalopeAUT]

This looks like the new gear ratios gave it some much needed punch out of the corners (is the transition speed from 5th to 6th more or less the same as before, or am I just hyped ?), even better brakes than before (T1 braking point is erm ... infernally close Oo), and even better handling . My guess it you had a whale of a time spanking that car ^^ Stay healthy and good luck for your season, Dave, I´m massively looking forward to watching you race besides racing the 488 in ACC . P.s.: Let´s hope Kunos gets this beast into ACC ASAP

[@vittoriobighi9468]

We need more onboard videos like this on youtube

[@EllaGP22]

Just drove the 488 at Paul Richard in ACC, then this showed up in my recommended. Eerie.

[@DrQuin851]

#engagementgang I have been enjoying these small clips without commentary immensely. Though I also enjoy the longer versions with your thoughts as well. More of both please. 😁

[@ParCosta]

Ferrari is lucky to have you! Great Driving

[@DavidPerel]

I wish they thought the same 😂

[@darrklife285]

Stay strong safe everyone around the 🌎🌏🌍 One love

[@josephelza6033]

Feels like you're in the driver seat. Thanks for the post!

[@joevudu4381]

Driver, car & the track. Nothing more nothing less. Love this clips. Hope you'll continue with this segment in your channel

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks Joe, I was hoping to do many more but all testing and racing has been cancelled for the time being 😭

[@furion192]

Not sure if its just me, but it looks like you are a lot more confident in the car now. Some very nice smooth laps Coach!

[@DavidPerel]

This was a relatively slow used tire run to check some aero settings :)

[@furion192]

@@DavidPerel So it was me lol. Maybe its the new view... Man Id love to see what fast laps are!

[@robrobyte]

I love your vids, since you started this channel. Greetings from Coronaland Germany. A hard time for all people all over the world. But one day the sun will shine again for a beautiful future!!! I wish you all the best, you are a champ.

[@gingajinga5673]

New livery looks great

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks GJ 🤙

[@channelvr1293]

finally a breath of fresh air in this Corona crisis..... gonna jump in my rig and do a few laps... my companies are closed anyway might as well have some fun.

[@steaveg]

Video quality is definitely better this year. Thanks for the vids!

[@cduartebr]

Man wish I could ride kerbs like that in most simulators, dunno why but in sims kerbs tend to upset the car real bad and for me it feels a little off. Really enjoy these onboards, please keep it up and good luck this season!

[@Ctrader3886]

Thank you for not only footage onboard on track but in the pitlane too! 💥👍

[@simplest-boy]

Tnx 4 the tour

[@Ermz]

This was awesome!

[@Jason911_]

Man alive that straight goes on forEeeeever XD

[@DavidPerel]

Can make an espressssso during that time :)

[@koskokos0540]

@@DavidPerel I may be wrong but I believe you once said that you'd almost reached 300kph on this straight. In this video you "barely" top at 280, is the aero more aggressive? Or some other changes?

[@DavidPerel]

Kostya Shnypir the tail wind last year was incredible, almost got to 300

[@koskokos0540]

​@@DavidPerel I see. Thanks for the answer =) Love your content!

[@bmwM3M5M6]

@@DavidPerel Really all and everything matters for real life racing. From damage to downforce to wind to PSI to temperatures you name it 🏁🏁🏁

[@inVAINwetrust]

Question David - After a pit stop or maybe a spin and stall on track, I know drivers use the clutch to start up but do you have to use the clutch to engage first gear and/or reverse also. 🤔 thnx for the vids and all the luck this year (whenever it gets started 🤷‍♂️)

[@DavidPerel]

Yes I do, clutch is for engaging the gear before pulling away. Once you're moving you don't use it.

[@darrklife285]

Great question

[@Damien-rl6om]

Yes with the long straight. 274kph or in the 911's slipstream even 279kph. Very sweet. It is not so easy to now for me where to position the car in some cornes at this track. So thx Dave this helps me a lot to learn the track in ACC.

[@criktun3346]

Coach Dave LINE IN SECTOR 3

[@jordan_shipway]

Dave - A video going over and explaining all the tech and controls inside the car would be awesome. It seems like there's so much to manage...

[@DavidPerel]

One day!

[@creekboi7]

Love the helmet cam. The insight you provide us is awesome and unique. Really appreciate it!

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks Luis

[@karllandy]

This is awesome as always! Would love to get a better understanding of the car, so please make a video where you take us through the car and tell us a little about it.

[@mohammednawfalal-damluji686]

Excellent video David and thank you for posting! GT3 is among my most favorite racing class, and I'm looking forward to the GT Open and the Blancpain GT series (if they'll still be there this year...). I'm also looking forward to see how the new 488 GT3 Evo will perform as it's my favorite car in the class in addition to the M6 GT3. I'd like to see more of them in the pro class as we don't see much of them there. Good luck in your racing this year, and stay strong and safe!

[@aldorosenfeldjr]

This is simply awesome, just keep these Driver's Eye videos coming, I'm already anxious for the next one! Thanks for taking your time to make these videos and sharing with us, it's just beautiful to see and compare with our simracing experience. Cheers and congrats!

[@CheeseCakeLova]

Thanks for sharing. I’m really enjoying these POV videos.

[@mcapsalis]

Nice one David. Been watching you for a while but finally subscribed. Keep up these videos...your commentary is great to listen to as well!

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks Michael

[@Quazi-Moto]

So much fun !!

[@alabama3415]

How fast you hit down that straight Dave...Incredible footage!

[@DavidPerel]

Depends on the wind. No wind: 277kph, Tail Wind: 285-290kph

[@alabama3415]

@@DavidPerel What a rush that must be!

[@julianberendsen5007]

What a drive mate

[@slatanek]

thx David for all u do to bring us closer to the action. much appreciated mate!

[@DavidPerel]

Pleasure mate

[@rarewhiteape]

Awesome David, the camera angle is great and sounds fantastic! I can't wait to see what you produce as the year progresses.

[@ryomaprime3130]

Great one, the new cam looks amazing 😉, so does the new EVO488 👍, wish U all the best in upcoming season, and stay safe David🤜

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks Ryoma, hopefully we have a season :(

[@mazovje]

I just love this track, managed to get my first victory here in ACC ranked, but I think the rain saved me :)

[@interpassivity]

Such a nice video, good job mate

[@thomasacamel5309]

Love GT3 cars

[@simonecorfini3628]

Really approve the new pit entry, endlessly better then before Great on board!, really interesting with good reference of right lines :P

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks Simone!

[@foxwuj]

nice driving

[@ZubairAhmad-ln1ld]

This footage is amazing!!! Mad respect!!....... Does anyone else notice how the new GoPro software smoothes everything out. Especially in cornering.

[@DavidPerel]

Not sure how they do it, the smoothing is incredible

[@Voevoden]

Really pushing it on this one. Keep em coming!

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks mate, Covid-19 has put pause on more onboard's for now sadly.

[@2RotorRacing]

@@DavidPerel nooooo!!! 😢 This is so shitty, my jobs about to close for the next couple weeks because of COVID-19, David can't race because of it, all the toilet paper is gone, I tried to buy some bratwurst yesterday and they one had one pack at Walmart. I am so mad these days!

[@Voevoden]

@@DavidPerel I hear ya. Stay healthy mi amigo

[@wainwright23p]

wowm awesome footage

[@didioliverf1]

the iRacing sound is equals omg!

[@JaredR1996]

Awesome video David 👍👍👍

[@DavidPerel]

Glad you enjoyed it mate

[@darrklife285]

Yea Man full 6ix Gear on that straight sounds intense.. 😬 Great handling Couch

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks mate

[@phillusderpimmelpilz871]

Even if the 488 evo is not on first place. It wins every race sexyness award

[@sky194]

Where is the EVO improved upon? Aero, engine...... etc Thanks for the vids it's just plain awesome.

[@Mucus1972]

Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing. I was drawn to all of the tech and buttons in your cockpit. Any chance of a drivers eye view walkaroun what everything does? We just use an AIM Solo, so your office looks mindbendingly complex!

[@sa_power_2564]

Rapid driving man! Absolutely love this content.. how many G's are you pulling through that fast right handed after that back straight? (Not good with corner names lol)

[@y4ta1]

Absolutely amazing, love every on board video. Wish in game ACC view was just as good! Quick question, after the straight you have 2 right turns and then a left, on the left turn I noticed in your hotlap you kept at gear 3, on the other 2 laps you changed momentarily to 4th, which hear do you feel you get a bit more speed in?

[@DavidPerel]

Shifting to 4th was just a bad habit, it should be revved out in 3rd.

[@ICircosta]

I cant believe how accurate iRacing's model of this car sounds....im mind blown

[@brammachiels2755]

David, thank you so much for sharing these driver's eye videos! Sadly I never realized my dream of being a racing driver, but these videos make me feel a part of it. I swear I can feel the adrenaline going around the bends with these speeds. Thank you so much David! Just a small question: How heavy are these cars to steer? As in, how much force does it take to turn the steering wheel on these GT4/GT3 cars in real life?

[@ermy94]

Fantastic!! Will you be able/allowed to film some action during actual races? That would be great!

[@DavidPerel]

Unfortunately that's not allowed :(

[@ermy94]

@@DavidPereloh well, keep us updated!!

[@bandit4720]

Thanks for a great vid and helping to make assetto as real as possible 👍 Have the Ferrari the same gearing all year or can you change for monza and so on ?

[@DavidPerel]

The gearing in all GT3 cars cannot be changed. It’s fixed :)

[@lkyksb3]

No chicane on the back straight. I think this just became my favorite onboard.

[@reflexchill]

Dave - Great video as always! The video makes it look like you're quite close to the wheel and dash. Is that just because of the camera or are you actually that close? Just trying to compare with the default view in ACC for the 488 where it looks like the driver sits quite far back.

[@DavidPerel]

That's the camera, I am a bit further away. This is like iRacing FOV 😂

[@reflexchill]

@@DavidPerel awesome, thanks coach. 🙂

[@topticktom]

Nice rear parking distance line u got there... parking reverse like girl :-P.-p. Awesome driving like always! I love the new drivers-eye videos !!!!!!!!

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks mate 👊

[@Kyleconley59]

Love these Vids David. What are your racing plans for this year. Any chance of you running the Indy 8 hour?

[@DavidPerel]

Was meant to be in GT World Challenge Europe but now no-one knows what they're be doing. No plans for Indy mate.

[@Kyleconley59]

David Perel Ah ok. Thanks for the Reply. It would be great to see you run Indy ( if you get the chance ) and maybe potentially meet you!

[@AmariMaahes]

Another hard day at the office for Mr. Perel.

[@DavidPerel]

This definitely ain't my office, this is a playground. The office is in the pit box, where the engineers are :)

[@mikewassel5683]

Dave, Can you show us how your camera is mounted? the view your capturing is really excellent, too many helmet mounts get the placement wrong. Good luck with the upcoming season!

[@DavidPerel]

On my channel in the community section you’ll see what I did :) it’s a pretty simple setup mate

[@Colevid19]

I’m going to be doing 6hrs around here on Sat

[@vltrrr]

Great video as always! What do lines on back camera mean? Are they just parking assist? Lol

[@DavidPerel]

Distance of car behind, it’s a feature that needs more work to be honest.

[@XBOW83]

Hello David, great video. I have a question, did you put off TC in dry conditions or GT3 drivers use TC Always for being faster in dry ?

[@francescoadamu7989]

Love that cockpit 😍. Is BoP better for Ferrari this year, or will it be (more or less) like last year?

[@Maenfy]

It's hard to tell how the BOP will be before we have even seen a race, but I also thought every car had a fair chance at winning the race to be honest.

[@Sil2ntScott]

You guys must be running softer dampeners. Because when I go over the curb on the right hand side in turn 3, the car wants to spin. But it could also be my throttle input as well. What lap times are you guys running and how is it compared to Assetto?

[@DavidPerel]

In ACC you cannot ride the curbs, they're not forgiving enough. In real life if you miss the curbs you're off the pace.

[@superstar5042]

Acc devs should pay you for promoting their game :D

[@nicolazoppellaro3154]

Hi David! Could you make a video where you show and explain how you get prepare physically in the gym or at home? thx

[@DavidPerel]

Check my Instagram stories 😉

[@abcjelly]

488 😍

[@jordyvanderStraten]

you just did the impossible lol. if i drive over the kerb in T9 with the Ferrari i immediately crash into a barrier on ACC

[@edsonormmota]

Its my dream...some day Ill drive this car. In Assetto Corsa Competizione i had a lot of god times with this car.

[@4matigta]

Question David - How normal is to use ABS and TC on gt3 and how much? I'm just curious, do you like ABS or TC? Btw thanks for this conten, it's just epic!

[@SerPurple51]

What's the timer counting down for above the rear view camera? Is that how long your stint is? Or how much time remaining in the session?

[@DavidPerel]

Stint length

[@fabiandetorogutierrez8]

I would like to see the telemetry information in this on boards. I think we will see better the technique of driving. Anyway, nice drive coach ;)

[@DavidPerel]

My channel has plenty of onboard videos with some telemetry. But these POV vids are for the quality of picture and sound.

[@fabiandetorogutierrez8]

@@DavidPerel understood mate. Now i see your intentions and I like your decisions about these videos. I will see all of them anyway. Thanks for sharing!!

[@tomneidher]

Awesom!

[@DavidPerel]

Thanks Tom

[@joaocavaca]

hey.Iam really looking foward to see this car inACC. But did you feel diferent in the EVO? does it feel a better car? And also, why not using more of the curb in the inside of the left hand befor the backstraight?

[@DavidPerel]

Feels faster but not massively different

[@TANGORACING]

Fantastic footage, thx for sharing! Could you let us know the width/diameter of the wheel by any chance? I am wondering how wide the real thing is. We have us made a replica which is 29,5cm in width, wondering if the real one is the same or smaller/larger..

[@DavidPerel]

I think it’s 30.5cm with the padding of the handles taken into account. 29.5cm could be the correct answer though.

[@TANGORACING]

@@DavidPerel Thank you so much for your super quick reply David! The 29.5 are also measured between the widest points of grips/paddings.. I have the feeling it's a tiny bit smaller than the real thing.. Just in case you happen to come across the exact height and width of it, I'd be curious to learn abou it..

[@BoxCarRacer-notthebandsorry]

David back at it again mingling in the comments like the legend he is

[@DavidPerel]

I try when I have time, but these days it's getting quite difficult to respond to everyone. Thanks for the support mate

[@B0bik]

Oh how did you achieve that good looking graphics in acc?

[@BurtSampson]

What's your opinion on this track? I see people talking shit about it sometimes but to me it seems like it flows really well.

[@DavidPerel]

I enjoy it in real life but not really that much on the simulator

[@BurtSampson]

Thanks for the reply. You seem to be running at a really good pace with the new car and I hope the best for you this season.

[@GregzVR]

Nice graphics! This is VR right? 😜

[@johnjodoinracing]

this is so impressive. I fucking suck at Paul Ricard in ACC lol

[@JamesHartnell]

How's the Evo shaping up over the previous car?

[@DavidPerel]

It's great, a good step

[@lotionman_5331]

I like the fluffy gloves

[@DavidPerel]

Old and washed a few times :P

[@avflashback8913]

Paul Ricard has so much Run-off. If you crash in the dry due to driver error it must be a tough one to explain to the boss.

[@DavidPerel]

It’s easier than you think (no, I haven’t crashed). But it’s the perfect track for testing because you can push soooo hard.

[@tommason485]

, stupid question but is there anychance you could mount a camera live stream a race

[@ra8bit658]

Epic

[@igorlopes8638]

The camera 👀

[@johnnypenso9574]

If I might ask, why do you do the early upshift in corner 2? Avoiding wheelspin? Balancing the car?

[@LrdN]

It is quite bumpy and a hard turn there so probably he is doing to balance the car.

[@DavidPerel]

Just to manage the car balance mate

[@Italanmo]

🔥

[@DavidPerel]

🔥

[@mindgame112]

These cars look so much more grippy than in ACC... or is that just me?

[@HATCHERlive]

1:31 274 KMH : fear fact "ON"

[@tgiencke]

Great Video! What is your opinion of Gran Turismo 6 physics? I ask for inexpensive hardware to teach MoTeC i2 data analysis.

[@hueysharapova7175]

Pretty sure what you want is rFactor2.