Trying the Series That Made Me QUIT iRacing!

The last time I entered this Formula 4 series, it was so bad I ended up quitting iRacing for nearly a year! Recently, though, I’ve returned to the sim and I’ve been enjoying my FF1600 races, so I thought MAYBE it was time to give the F4 another try.
Has it got any better? Is it as chaotic as I remember? Well, I’m about to find out as I return to face my demons at Brands Hatch.
Will the iRacing F4 car bring out the best in me, or will it just bring on another meltdown? Let’s find out…
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[@petrolheadsimracing]

You left more than enough room for the other guy at Druids, no way was that your fault. Great video as always Chris 👌

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you! I always start doubting myself when I get involved in an incident like that. Knew he was inside me, but thought I’d try to stay alongside him in the hope of defending the position at the next corner. It didn’t turn out like I’d hoped 🤣

[@duvet1977]

He chopped across the front of you so it's on him buddy

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

@@duvet1977Thank you. It’s reassuring to know so many other people see it the same way I did! Cheers

[@petlemons]

I find that many sim racers will get alongside mid corner, usually with an unsafe dive bomb like this guy, and then expect you to hand over the position. That's the impression I was given by this incident.

[@michaelm5662]

He left the corner as if you didn't exist. Totally on him.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks mate, it’s reassuring to know so many people see it the same way I did. Cheers

[@SimRacerGT973]

It definitely was on Romain for drifting to the outside, you gave him plenty of room bro. Well-deserved finish Chris and very entertaining, thanks 👍

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you my friend, the support is much appreciated as always 😃

[@davidontherailroad]

You left him more space than he left you. I was planning to try this combo this week in the hope that the maniacs had gone to SF Lights, but that might be wishful thinking.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah the first lap in particular is all about survival. More than half the grid crashed out before we completed a lap in this one. Good luck, if you do decide to brave it!

[@andymiller5585]

Great couple of results there, Chris! Yeah that incident wasn't deliberate on your part and you left him enough room. Just sour grapes from him in the end. But look how he just rolls back onto the racing line without any respect for other drivers. Gives one an insight of the sort of competitor he was. Anyway, well done!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks Andy, yeah I cut the replay a bit short, but he also clipped another car that came past as he was trying to straighten up. So I didn’t feel too guilty afterwards 🤣

[@TheFlying-Scotsman]

Some cracking battles, good 3rd & 4th, well deserved. You definitely left enough space in the coming together.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Cheers, yeah that one angle aside, it was a pretty fun pair of races!

[@pappyracing]

Great races Chris nice job. The second race incident was all on him. He was just expecting you to give him the spot.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you Bill, watching your F4 races were a big part in making me want to try it again!

[@IronKirton]

You left him enough room to jack-knife a battleship in there...keep up the good work Chris 👍💪

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha 🤣 thank you mate, I’ll try my best!

[@combatwombat71]

Nice racing Chris. Good to see you on the podium. I'm in N Wales at the moment dealing with all the aspects arising from my Dad passing away on Tuesday, so seeing your race (and a podium!) was a welcome distraction from everything that's going on here.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Ahhh Rob, I’m so sorry to hear that, mate. I’m glad I could help in a small way by giving you a temporary distraction, even if for just 10 minutes or so. Thinking of you, buddy ❤️

[@Walt1119]

Good racing there Chris, and you left that guy more than enough room, his fault not yours, even besides the fact that he dive bombed you in the turn! Thanks for sharing w us!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you Walt, it’s good to be reassured that so many other people saw it the same way I did!

[@kevin_m]

Another great bit of racing and commentary Chris. Agree with the majority surrounding Druids. He maybe knew you were planning the Graham Hill inside line and unfortunately cut in front a tad too early.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you Kevin, cheers for watching 😃

[@raggiezockt]

You left more then enough room. Commentary as always on point. Loved it, congratulations for 3rd place 😊

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Cheers mate, huge thanks for the support, as always 😃

[@whatelseb-sidesvinyl747]

Well held on that final lap, very tidy under a lot of pressure and a well-deserved 3rd!🎉

[@brummiegaming8008]

yea i was nervous watching it, i'd have defo gone into a wall or onto the grass if it was me being hunted 😆

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you, it’s very unlike me to stay so smooth when I’m under pressure like that. Usually I’ll crumble!

[@whatelseb-sidesvinyl747]

@@chrisrogerssimracing #StonecoldRogers

[@studio9guy]

It's not enough to drive well, racing outcomes have so much to do with luck. And the incident you wanted us to comment on - no, it wasn't your fault. Great races, Chris.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Exactly right. When I raced this series year, I had ZERO luck. Every crash or rejoin in tack, I’d somehow get caught up in it. At least with this one, I was generally quite lucky by being just far enough away from the carnage. Even the Druids incident was lucky in a way… I escaped without more serious damage, and it didn’t stop me finishing where I would likely have ended up anyway. Cheers!

[@marcosicolo4542]

Congrats on the podium! I did the F4 race at Oulton Park last night. Except for the track, it looked exactly the same as this one. Whoever says the racing standards on Iracing are better than on the other sims is just wrong. They are all the same. By the way it was not your fault on the accident. He dive bombed you, understeered and made contact

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you, yeah it was exactly like the F4 I remembered from last year. Cars going in all directions, including up in the air! Thankfully I was a bit luckier than before, and managed to avoid it all. But entering these races is a real gamble, as to whether you’ll survive or not.

[@QuietBirdRacing]

Great Racing!! the first race lots of chaos, and the 2nd race... nicely done! way to take it home !!!🤙

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you mate! Cheers for watching

[@daviddavies3637]

Finally got a race worth showing, I see. 🙂 That collision was down to the other driver. Put the thrusters on a little too early, sending him out wide. Might have been a little bit of netcode in there as well for good measure. Oh, those first lap "nose bleeds" when you've qualified on first row of the grid and your heart's pumping at 1000mph. I remember them well.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah, I’m going to go back to ACC for another try at the weekend. And yep, classic front row panic… that first lap felt like I was driving on ice!

[@johnschneible4812]

Great to see you back on iRacing friend! I don't know how many years now that I have been watching, but still entertaining as ever!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you John, yeah you’ve been tuning in from the start! You’d think after all these years, I’d be in the clean top splits by now… but nope! Same old carnage!

[@Daniel_cste]

Yeah unfortunate incident but you managed to still get on the podium, congrats chris 😀. I know a lot of people say you're born to be a race commentator, but have you actually thought about like applying to lfm or commentating other competitive leagues? I'd be glued to the screen if i could enjoy your commentating on a live race 😊

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Ahh thank you mate, very kind of you to say. I love the idea, but much like with my own sim racing, it’s finding the free time that’s the problem. Never say never though!

[@gavinmoore8802]

I’d call that a good day’s racing. Druids was a racing incident IMHO, there was smidgen more track to your left you could have used to avoid the incident. But you were both committed well before the contact which was unavoidable.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah that’s exactly it, in the split second before it, I thought about backing out, but then committed to staying side by side. I was banking on him staying right, and he was banking on me backing out! In the end though, no harm done - still got the podium. Even if it was a lucky one 🤣

[@xjrthirteen]

Thanks for another great video, Chris. You left buckets of room at Druids, the other bloke either had a bit of understeer, or he thought he might squeeze you out and you'd back off. Either way, he knew he had to be on the left for Graham Hill bend to make any pass stick, so it was his fault no matter which way you slice it. On the last lap of your second race, for just a moment I realised that my heart rate had gone right up!!! Your commentary dragged me right in and I felt I was in the battle for that P3 😯😂 I don't know what you do for a job mate, but I reckon you've missed your calling as a race commentator. The production companies need to take a look at your videos. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, it's like listening to the late, great, Murray Walker... just with more accuracy 😉😂

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Brilliant! Love to hear that… that’s exactly what I’m aiming for, trying to get the viewers to feel what I’m feeling in the cockpit! Thank you for the message. Haha if I was doing it live in one take, there would be tonnes of mistakes 🤣 luckily I have the luxury of being able to stop when I get tongue-tied… or need a rest 🤣

[@jester3265]

Two brilliant races dude!!! Really enjoyed the F4 action for a change, Brilliant, as usual!!👍

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

My pleasure. I always did love driving the car, and the races always create great content. It’s just the chances of survival are 50/50 at best! Luckily I came out on the right side of it today… just!

[@MrMiniPilote]

Clearly he expected you to just get out of the way. Good stuff. Thanks for the content.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

My pleasure, thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it mate 😃

[@stormforce9521]

Another exciting race Chris full of incidents, should think the chat was x rated, the incident at the hairpin definitely the other driver from where I'm sat. Keep those podiums coming, you deserve everyone. 👏

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha yes I bet it was! I never have the voice chat on, as it’s far too distracting for me, but it’s races like this where it would certainly have provided some comedy. Cheers Tony

[@Josh_ack]

That was me behind you taking a spin out of Druids on lap one, got rammed from behind and wrecked the car 🥴

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Ahh mate, really unlucky. Yeah I saw your wing fall off after you got hit, really frustrating. Hope you had better luck this week!

[@ericjack3218]

Gah!!! I had to pause the video so I could comment right now! You were in NO WAY to blame for that crash. The guy behind you divebombed you on the corner. He's lucky you left him room. On top of that, he drifted out after the corner clipping you and wiping you both out. Completely, 1000% his fault! To think he has the gall to blame you boils my blood!!! Now back to your regularly scheduled comment. Great races! First race was so close to standing on the podium! I still cringe with how much bad driving and carnage you see in all your races. For the second race, I already got on my soapbox for the crash incident. As for starting high on the grid and losing spots on the first lap, that's my modus operandi! 😛I'm not as aggressive as other drivers, which usually means I lose spots in tight racing. And like you, I tend to gain most of my spots back from others' misfortune. Glad to see you pull off a podium. If it wasn't for "Mr Not My Faut", you could have done so much better.

[@brummiegaming8008]

nice races Chirs, nice podium in the second. You left plenty of room there too, wouldnt worry about that incident, dude divebombed and ran wide (we constantly see it in racing games, give em an inch, they think they have a mile) , not your fault!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you mate, yeah that’s how I saw it at the time. Was fun to be battling at the front… I got lucky with being a higher-rated driver in a lower split. Suspect I’ll be in the tougher splits next time, now my rating has received such a boost. We’ll see. Cheers 😃

[@joevogt6804]

First: Great recovery! Second: Iannettas fault for sure. Optimistic dive into a little to wide gap, that part was ok. But his exit caused all the damage and was just his and only his fault. If he had used all the track you gave him, stayed all the way inside, he would have been through and away. He threw it away himself and took you out.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks Joe, good to know so many people saw it the way I saw it at the time. Makes me feel less guilty about not sending an apology after the race 🤣

[@DonUtz1975]

I watched it twice. A breath taking second race! Perfectly and immersive commented as always. 👏

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Ahh thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it! Cheers 🍻

[@HalStargazer]

top class video as always. my interest in sim racing thesedays is very low but i do love watching your videos

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks Hal, sorry to hear you’re struggling for mojo at the moment, but I’m pleased to hear my vids can fill the void in the meantime.

[@GuagoFruit]

I've quickly realised at the start of my iracing experience that for most low level races, I guess including F4 since it only requires a D license, just qualifying well and surviving the first lap is like 50% of the work to getting on the podium. So many crashes from bad divebombs and unaware drivers just makes racing on the first lap an absolute catastrophe.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

100% correct. Lap one can be a lottery. You really have to concentrate so hard (and be lucky) to survive it. I often try to just ease my pace ever so slightly, just to leave a bit more of a gap to the cars in front… just so I have a tiny extra bit of reaction time if there’s a crash. The incident at Sheene Curve in race one is a great example. Trouble is, you can’t control what drivers do behind you!

[@jasonwilliams2872]

More than enough room in my opinion. Plus you did well to see him dive in as you were about to take the apex. I don’t understand what more he wanted you to do.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Cheers Jason, yeah I’m guessing it was just heat-of-the-moment frustration, not realising he’d drifted over into my line. Either that, or he felt he was far enough ahead that I should have backed out (which I don’t think he was). Thankfully I got off lightly…. Damage wasn’t too bad, and I still finished where I probably would have anyway.

[@beardalyankovic]

Another great video Chris, you gave him plenty of space. P.s I told you your boys were safe!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Ahh cheers, sorry you boys didn’t make it. Cruel way to go down, getting such a big win on the final day. I’m sure you’ll be back up pretty quickly.

[@beardalyankovic]

@chrisrogerssimracing in fairness out of the lot we deserved to go down, can't always count on last day survival.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

@@beardalyankovicYeah, we got rid of our disastrous head coach just in the nick of time. Got some big wins in those final six games. If we’d left it any longer, reckon we would certainly have gone down instead.

[@beardalyankovic]

@chrisrogerssimracing it was fate for us, from bringing in Rooney to Mowbray needing time to focus on his health. League 1 isn't going to be easy, but I'm looking forward to the club building some momentum.

[@SmithersSimRacing]

Well done on 3rd place Chris great race !! Good to see you back on iracing again might catch you on track sometime.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you mate, yeah that’d be good!

[@ehudlavon2592]

Welcome back Chris, hope to race with you.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you mate, yeah keep an eye out for me on the grids!

[@matthewbyrd398]

Good job sticking to it, Chris!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Cheers Matt, if there’s one thing I remember from this F4 series, it’s that there will ALWAYS be freebies!

[@matthewbyrd398]

@@chrisrogerssimracingmost of the passes I ever made were freebies!

[@Rod58]

iracing is my go to sim acc is to hard even at the lowest 80 % setting great videos

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you. iRacing is by far the most rounded sim of the lot. I agree about ACC… I’ve always said I find it the most difficult sim to drive. I’m reasonably competitive in it now, but it has taken a LONG LONG time for me to feel comfortable in it.

[@Zackery_B]

You left him plenty of room. He just come across like you wasn’t there.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks mate. Yeah, I felt by giving him the space on the inside, I’d earned the right to stay alongside on the outside. Was frustrating, but ultimately it didn’t really cost me… reckon I’d have still finished 3rd even without the crash. Cheers!

[@grahamdennis2810]

Great racing Chris 👍👍

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you Graham!

[@markabercrombie3763]

He's on glue you left him room, he didn't.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha cheers mate, yeah that’s exactly how I saw it too. Thanks

[@daviddanser8011]

I don’t understand how he could blame you for the incident. He dives into tight space and drifts wide on exit. Was totally on him.

[@colinboone9920]

Almost impossible to have a clean race in F4. Especially in the D class race. I've started from the pits multiple times and still been wiped out from people rejoining.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah, survival chances are 50/50 at best! It’s what’s out me off trying it again for so long. Last year, I had zero luck in it… it felt like every crash or rejoin ended up taking me out. Thankfully in this one, I (just about) survived!

[@LPF346ENG]

Good stuff Chris. I enjoyed it.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Cheers Adam!

[@Tomo-bm5lw]

Left him enough room didn't stick to the inside defo not your fault - well done for the podium

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you Tomo, cheers mate

[@Slip.Angull]

Even a casual race fan can clearly see the other driver was at fault. I'm guessimg that person is involved in a lot of incidents that arent there fault!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha yes very likely 🤣

[@Ron_Lang]

Absolutely not your fault. It’s as though he thought you didn’t exist as soon as he was in front 😂

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha yeah, cheers Ron. Thank you for watching

[@colinboone9920]

I can't believe he called it your fault 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha maybe just heat-of-the-moment frustration. Sometimes things look/feel different in the cockpit at the time, so maybe he didn’t realise he’d drifted back out into my line. Hopefully he would have seen it in the replay afterwards 🤞

[@bomtaras1192]

Great performance! The accident in the second race it wasn't your fault! He made a divebomb a very late , risky, opportunistic move at least in my opinion and he didn't deserve the space to be there ! However you gave him the space to work around that corner but he didn't respect that and on the exit he didn't return the favor to you to give you space to work around, instead he act very disrespectfully and drove into your path blocking you and creating a contact with you! Totally his fault in my opinion! Instead to apologize he accused you? Behaviors like that have made me to reach my limits and thinking to abandon sim racing once and for all!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you, for such a thorough analysis. You saw the incident exactly how I did. It is nice to feel reassured! Cheers 😃

[@JamestwoscoopsWestley]

Not your fault, great racing ❤

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thank you James, yeah it was a decent couple of races!

[@ThomasRaceEngineering]

Ianetta's fault in 2nd race, way to late a lunge and he drove across your front mate

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks mate, yeah I thought I did all I could to keep us both safe, by aborting the apex to give him space. I didn’t want to back out, as I knew I could be able to defend the position if I kept on the inside into Graham Hill Bend. Didn’t end up like I’d hoped, though! 🤣

[@natespencer7511]

this is the problem with f4 IRacing. if the driver would have been patient he could have waited a couple laps. that send wasn't ever going to work. you where in position to pass 3rd. its all the sends and the rejoins that ruin this car. there just isn't enough consequence for racing like a rookie. they send it and go in for a quick fix. even if you report it does nothing!

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah, it’s the reason I decided to pack it in last time. It happened every race, and usually caused enough damage to end my race. Thankfully I got a bit more lucky here and only picked up minor damage, but it was still frustrating.

[@mikeb.9433]

He should've stayed to the right through the exit and not expect you to brake. I would've done the same

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah, when I’m making a move like that, I’ll always try to wait until I’m a full car length ahead before closing a line off like that. You can sometimes get away with squeezing someone like that in a GT3, but not open wheelers when it’s so easy to get tangled up. So I definitely felt it was a bit reckless. Cheers 😃

[@kevinstevens3429]

Not your fault, you were already on the racing line before him. He chose to be aggressive and take the exit racing line. As a matter of fact if he would’ve stayed on the inside he probably would’ve been in front of you anyway.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Thanks Kevin, yeah you’re right. My aim was to stay alongside him to try and defend the position with the inside line at the next corner. But in reality, I’d probably have bottled it if I was anything less than fully alongside him… Graham Hill Bend is not a corner I like to take two-wide! Cheers mate

[@amsracingteam2127]

he cut across your nose, you kept your line. it's his fault for drifting out wide, most likely tried to make you back out so he would have the inside for bottom of the hill.

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Yeah, I’ve seen it a lot in GT3 racing lately, forcing someone to back out or nudging them off track by closing off the gap early. But it doesn’t work in the open wheelers, where it’s so easy to get tangled up!

[@firstjayjay]

😊👍👌💪🎉🎂😘🎊🤗😍💋

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

🥇💪

[@investmenttudor1659]

I think i will stay in Formula Ford😊

[@chrisrogerssimracing]

Haha yes, fewer wings to get damaged!

[@ewenblack4174]

his fault