F1 2006 Career Mode Part 13: Just call me Maldonado

[@Sj11863]

Turn the difficulty up and they will brake properly

[@FelixIsMyName]

When the tyre wars was in full swing in 2006, there were several different versions of Bridgestone, as Ferrari had their own bespoke tyres that they only got. Other Bridgestone teams got tyres that were not as good as what Ferrari were using.(I'm not referring to compounds like soft , medium and hard. The whole construction of the tyre was completely different for Ferrari) In the end, Michelin were the better tyre. Everyone got the same spec of tyre and the drivers could push hard every lap and the tyres would still offer loads of grip and they were not fragile like the current tyres are in F1. I think it was 2006 when there were only 6 cars on the grid using Bridgestones and each team had their own version.

[@sirkdagamer0853]

It was 2005 us gp

[@williamsfan9237]

Ben: we just avoided crashing out there. Klien: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

[@nicolaslopes1829]

yay! the disaster races is back! hahahah nice vid ben!

[@josephmannari3590]

+Nicolas Lopes nice

[@alexwwe2009]

YES!!!! CHENEEEEEEEEESE GRAND PROC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jb33124]

Exactly

[@williamnash9900]

BEN! you forgot to say it!

[@HarryVerolme]

At that point it was definitely Michelin. I think it was only Ferrari and the backmarkers that drove on Bridgestone tires, so yeah..

[@TomF1F1Gameplaysandmore]

+Harry Verolme (TPT) Debateable. 2005 of course it was Michelin. 2006 it didn't really matter. The only reason Ferrari, Midland and Super Aguri were the ones on Bridgestones is because Ferrari paid Bridgestone an absurd amount of money to develop tyres that would suit the Ferrari, And the Ferrari alone.

[@KeirArmstrong]

+Tom _F1_ They were designed with Hungary in mind

[@HarryVerolme]

+Tom _F1_ well, I'm just going by who won the championships at the time. Ferrari was rather competitive, but it wasn't without a reason that most teams had Michelins.

[@Saturn185]

toyota was also on Bridgestones

[@KeirArmstrong]

saturn185 Don't think so, i have 2006 on DVD and i don't recall them using Bridgestones

[@smash7207]

Hello Maldonado

[@Tiametmarduk]

+Smash Hi

[@TheOlp1]

+Tiametmarduk Maldonado + Kvyat + Ide = Tiametmarduk

[@tayuno]

+Oscar Lión Kvidonado

[@sieshaiqbal3043]

+Tiametmarduk Hamilton Me Maldonado And Kvyat

[@sieshaiqbal3043]

+ Tiametmarduk Hamilton Me Maldonado And Kvyat and Ide

[@SURGASURGE12]

Do series 2 with McLaren, longer races and a higher difficulty!

[@SilničníJezdec]

Agree !

[@Blackout201_]

He has to do Season 1 all over again to change difficulty and race lenght. So he had to do it on Hard and with maybe 30% Race distance in a Toro Rosso, Midland or Aguri again.

[@Blackout201_]

He has to do Season 1 all over again to change difficulty and race lenght. So he had to do it on Hard and with maybe 30% Race distance in a Toro Rosso, Midland or Aguri again.

[@tayuno]

+TheIceman22 Lol, in the Real F1 06 for Ps2 you can change the Race Lenght in a Season.

[@Blackout201_]

+GamingStaR Nope you can't. I never played championship edition. Only 06 on PS2. And it's basicly tge same game. Also Ben already has restarted this season at the beginning ofcthe career mode to change race distance. He drove Melbourne again but offscreen.

[@Kenjake26]

Kvyat

[@DJC-10]

Stfu

[@shinigami8902]

+kenneth montemayor Exactly!

[@ernestslapins2861]

+Wavy Handles i see you everywhere

[@nicolaslopes1829]

hahahaha

[@2222cooperative]

+kenneth montemayor Lmao xD

[@fireblue22]

The aggression of your warm up affects the grip of your tires. You can still get them up to temp without thrashing them. Also if you turn stability to medium or low you get rid of a lot of the understeer. That being said you have to make some set up changes because I think your car will swap ends a lot.

[@matthewthomas2546]

Put the traction control on 3 for the race, you're wearing out your rear tyres more and losing time through the exit of slower corners due to wheelspin.

[@ruvicks079]

Just to note that on hard difficulty it is much harder to even get offered a second driver contract for any of the teams. Passing the targets in an okay way only gets you test driver roles, for race driver contracts you need to destroy the test targets by more than 1 second, probably around 1.5 seconds to be sure. Also, downforce makes a big difference for top speeds and a slight compromise will help the balance out the differences in engines. It is also possible to get punctures (shown by visual tire wobbling) if you make light wheel contact too many times, and you can tell the engine health from the car indicator.

[@jupupedia]

This is an awesome series. Agree?

[@alexwwe2009]

that red bull came like a torpedo lol.

[@MuzzaElf]

"That left right hander" ~ Ben Daly - 2016

[@poprox101]

Funny that you mention Parabolica as being deceiving in this game. I picked up F1 2012 years ago and used Monza as my test track. Parabolica ALWAYS caught me out; either I was too slow going into it or the back end would spin me around. Turns out I just really suck at driving in these games!

[@dantheracer16]

The gap between the Michelin's and Bridgestone's in 2006 was really close. If I remember correctly the first half of 2006 Michelin were superior and then Bridgestone came fighting back in the second half of that year, which was different to previous seasons where Bridgestone in particular had the advantage or 2005 where Michelin spanked them everywhere except Indianapolis. So put simply either tyre choice will be okay given how even they were in 06.

[@matheuscassimiro5668]

man, that overtake in Button remember Max Verstappen overtake in Ericsson at the same corner, great Chinese GP and great series

[@krishnansen1301]

THE RED BULL CAME LIKE A TORPEDO!

[@lukewallace347]

Another tip: traction control on 1 for formation lap for weaving, but then put it up to 3 to help corner exits

[@TheCracker94]

In 2006, the Michelins were really good in qualy, they got they pace and the grip much faster than the Bridgestones. The Ferraris were, until 2005, the only top team to fit the Bridgestones, and they used to struggle in qualy and at the beginning of the races until they got the grip. The positive point was that the Bridgestones were almost custom designed for them, as the other two teams to have them, until 2005, were Jordan and Minardi.

[@ruvicks079]

bridgestone tailored made their tires for ferrari (schumacher in particular) in real-life for most of the early 2000's whereas michelin supplied multiple top teams (Williams, Mclaren, Renault). I don't know if there are any differences between tire manufacturers in-game. in general tires were made to be driven fast and on their limits so no dropping over cliffs.

[@GenericZac]

I don't think I've laughed so much during a career mode video LMAOOOO

[@MentalParadox]

I'm about to start playing F1 2014 (previously only played '99-'02', 2005, 2006 and 2010), and I'm genuinely nervous about meeting Maldonado on track.

[@CountFisco]

before next season, take a break and play random races with Matt, Harry and AARAV (sorry for putting Noble lol) on 2015 say, maybe actually FINISH 'Drive Till -the- -tyres- you explode' lol Also, are you doing a 2012 career mode now after 11?

[@fergaljohnson3301]

harry and noble is the same person

[@fergaljohnson3301]

***** ya

[@callumashton4529]

Harry is Noble

[@CountFisco]

+Allflattious Sorry lol I'm a cunt

[@jamiengo4987]

+Count Fisco language James...

[@muggsHD]

the bridgestones took longer to heat up and grip, the Michelin's heated and griped up faster, but they started to wear earlier

[@davidwood3761]

Depends on the circuit in terms of tire type. There are more Michelin than Bridgestone teams. I think Michelin are slightly softer compounds so run faster but it can differ between circuits. Personally I prefer the Michelin teams.

[@sonnylindfield3771]

Awesome stuff with the video Tiametmarduk.

[@louisostrowski4395]

Don't look too much into the tyres in the top 10. It would have been an equal split in the top 10 had Schumi's engine not gone and you hadn't assassinated Massa

[@led5982]

I loved this game i'm so glad you did a playthrough!!

[@Skelletor24]

Sorry to say that, but it was your fault at BOTH Accidents on Monza...

[@KevinDashire]

Hey Ben, do you know that you can change the gearing on your car to get a better top speed. Just remember that lower values = higher top speed & higher values = better acceleration.

[@Nikkeloodeon]

The used tyre compound doesn't really make a difference. The cars using Michelins overcome the ones using Bridgestones because most of the back markers use the Bs and two out of three of the fastest teams use the Ms.

[@LostInBKK]

love how difficult this series is

[@SennaEsque97Motorsport1]

I'd say Michelin however the strengths and weaknesses are slightly different depending on certain scenarios like weather, conditions and circuits.

[@rajaryanpandey19]

Losing a part of the nose helped me a lot in the straights. It did cost me some time in the corners though

[@shaheerdanish55]

Ben if u could just take ur time in the warm up laps that way cars in front of u will lose heat in their tire n u will get a beastly start

[@thedoctorand]

1:04-1:07 But there's a video series in that. "Drive Till The Engine Explodes!"

[@Bezza]

got hit with a large dose of karma there Ben ;)

[@jackmont9245]

+Bezza yes Bezza lad watching Ben's vids

[@thomasvleminckx]

Revenge for Button hitting you in qualifying in Monaco.

[@lukewallace347]

Michelin were the stronger dry compound tyre but Bridgestone were really OP in the wet

[@andrewmagana7462]

Bridgestone! All you need to remember is the US Grand Prix in 2005. Yes I know that's a year earlier than this game. But Bridgestone was the best back then. Period!

[@albanjohan15maerz]

09:10 Barrichello getting hit like Tom Coronel in WTCC, Race 1 in 2015. He's out for Race 2

[@King_Goat_JJ]

mostly even between both tyre manufacturers

[@extramayo5437]

Who remembers that crazy 2005 United States Grand Prix where only the "Bridgestone" users were allowed to race? They were only 6 cars in that race.

[@SylverPfeil]

This must be why Alonso gets engine failure after engine failure now, he saved up all bad karma from his early career.

[@ForgottenMustard]

I think it's pretty fair that you also retired from the race after what you did to Button ;)

[@shadowdawg23]

Are you playing with the setup at all? You should have put your gears up further so when in the slipstream you could've got a better run and not max out your revs which hurts the engine and straight line. Also, the AI like to dive down the inside unless you block the inside line into a corner, other wise when you turn in they like to smash into the back of you.

[@Tobi67890]

Good job today Pastor :) Alonso absolutely destroying everyone

[@richis404]

i guess its your car set up that makes you slower on the straights but faster in curves

[@cianf1265]

Last time I was this early, ultra mod wasn't scripted

[@Julien2395]

Benjamin Maldonado Sounds great!

[@nicolaslopes1829]

Go Honda next season, Michelin tyres

[@gustasjasukaitis5180]

+Allflattious nope still to easy better red bull

[@jp27fcp]

Ben, if you want the AI to break later put the difficulty up and they will. You can also stop breaking like a mad man..

[@flyhighpizzapie]

+jp27fcp Can't do it mid season.

[@cozmicvideos702]

+flyhighpizzapie Can't do it for the entire Career Mode actually. To change difficulty, he has to restart the Career Mode, from Season 1.

[@jp27fcp]

I know but he should restart the career mode next season. Make this a season 0, next one starts for real

[@SylverPfeil]

Ikr, the amount of broken car parts is crazy in this series. Oh wait, you weren't talking about "breaking" :trollface:

[@jp27fcp]

Jelle Soeffers Autocorrect bro xD

[@TiGaSPT]

my opinion is go with Bridgestone tyres because i think they're the best ones in terms of grip and longevity

[@lalala27135]

dont know which tyre is better, but only ferrari, and the backmarkers (toro rosso, super aguri, midland) used them. and as both ferraris retired, you were the only competitive bridgestone runner

[@alexwwe2009]

ben, since you need to sign with another team to do season 2, why dont you do season 2 doing quick races with quali so you can customize it as you want?

[@adamtravers856]

amazing to think these times are slower than the 2015cars

[@karumeh6467]

That Red Bull was Kvyat!

[@Jarlo-Ron010]

Ben. You need to make more playlist. A playlist foor F1 2006 Career and Nascar

[@ma_1908]

IRL Michelin used to be overall the better tyres in 2005-2006 seasons, expecially 2005, because they took temperature way sooner than Bridgestone. Schumacher maybe could have made 6th WDC in a row in 2005 but managed to win only 1 race (the controversial USA gp), although Ferrari F2005 was a good car, maybe not competitive as previous years, but still amongst the best. Bridgestone tyres were just terrible, you can compare them to the Pirelli Hards nowadays instead Michelin were like Softs, but still durable. In the middle of the season Bridgestone tested new tyres, much softer and well performing in short stints. Schumacher at that point was extremely fast in the 1st part of the race (even got a pole in Hungary missing from 14 races), but due to the fact that in 2005 tyres changes were abolished during pitstops, those tyres became trash after 20 laps. In 2006 the difference between M and B was still there, but less significant. In the game you see more Michelin cars in the top 10 just because those cars are faster than many of the Bridgestone ones.

[@desert3213]

Alonso is Nobel2909 of this series.

[@krishnansen1301]

Michelin are generally the better tyre, but the bridgestones are much better in the wet

[@nicko123454]

Check your E-mails and recruitment messages. You actually have on recruitment message already.

[@TwelixsRCStudio]

Ben I think you should do another season of this and then something on f1 2013 classics :)

[@AlanFormula12022]

Ren Hazuki was also used to be like Maldonado in F1 06.😅

[@amkobih4479]

Check your setups if you want to be more competitive in some tracks(monza being the most obvious example)

[@anonymouskeddo3057]

Michelin tyres are better in the start of the race but bridgestone are good with the tyre wear.

[@weiermi2339]

Hey Ben, go to a team that's not around anymore and somewhat competitive (like Honda, Toyota or BMW - I know they're BMW Sauber but still feels different to me)!

[@barnezy2214]

When you got retired look at the lap counter lol

[@Benspi]

I believe the michelin tires were the OP tires back then

[@jname9368]

You mean kvyat

[@DJC-10]

Kyvat took someone out once be quiet

[@jname9368]

+Wavy Handles I've literally seen you crying to everyone that makes a kvyat joke like damn calm down fam don't get too upset

[@jname9368]

+Wavy Handles everything will b ok

[@jname9368]

+Wavy Handles unless you're kvyat

[@kaco3627]

+Wavy Handles whats your opining About max Verstappen Swaps with kvyat

[@acenace24]

Hey Ben, would you consider doing an F1 2014 modded season in place of F1 2011? I would enjoy realistic damage, aggressive AI, and the 1979/1994/or KZbinr Mod.

[@TheJam1414]

You should up the difficulty after this season, that should sort out most of the AI problems. Although I'm pretty sure you have to restart the whole career mode to do that :S

[@angeleko4241]

Kvyat + Maldonado = Tiametmarduk + XmattyG

[@TheWeco]

1. No extreme strategy is op. It's better to take more fuel in beginning but not full tank. 2. Michelin was clearly better in '05. In '06 Bridgestone managed to tie the gap which gave Ferrari a chance to compete with the Renault. So not a huge difference there.

[@Gummby69]

Can you change your gearing? Ur in the limiter for ever

[@charliemolda297]

Don't you burn throught the fuel at the end? Meaning that at the end everyone will have the same amount of fuel

[@danielfsmoreira89]

It's like they have DRS... Have you tried a different setup?

[@GabesterRGaming]

A NUMBER OUT OF 9

[@striderx8255]

The Toro Rosso is so underpowered in this game. Even with a rev limited V10 engine

[@omsplanz3317]

5:09 revenge for monaco qualifying

[@lukewallace347]

If you go central/right on the straights they won't go past as easily

[@EauRouge]

Your incredible sloppiness gets boring...

[@harrisdamo]

Dat short 7th gear though!

[@starshild2801]

i always drive with michelin tyres, i don´t think there is a big difference between the two types

[@lukewallace347]

You know you can change to soft tyres in the setup menu?

[@danielwitchcraft]

You can´t adjust gear ratio in this game? Straight Lines are cuting rpm redline on last gear...

[@fgamer1235]

Yesss love this series

[@vhperches]

Good racing Ben!

[@VoidBeem]

you forgot to turn on the traction control and the abs

[@juanford55]

the thing i dont understand iw why fisichella is so down on the clasification having a damn Renault.

[@diogogomes92]

You MUST turn the difficulty up to hard for the next season! The AI are breaking way too early and exiting so slowly out of the corners...

[@kasper6717]

Why michael schumacher didt dnf in that last race... His engine blew up

[@tr6381]

The difference between the tyre manufacturers doesn't have a impact on the game, but if you really want the better compound from real life I should choose Bridgestone.

[@vectradiesel]

Can gear ratios not be widened so u don't run on the limiter?

[@steelcity3843]

Wiat, Spa wasn't in calendar that season?

[@conorduffin7296]

Ben, once when I played this only 5 finished

[@CatFunt08]

Bridgestone tended to be better than michelin IIRC but Ferrari were their star team so they were usually the only decent team they supplied to.

[@KonnieW12]

Should have made your gears longer.