A Lap of Circuit De Catalunya (Montmelo)

From Pedro De La Rosa:

Accelerating downhill along the start-finish straight you hit 316km/h in sixth gear before braking hard for the right-hander of Elf. You can hit up to 2.4G under braking as your speed reduces to 137km/h in second gear.

"The second corner is an uphill left flick taken at some 187km/h in third and flat out in qualifying to get a quick time. The long, fast sweep of Renault follows, which is taken in fourth and is also taken pretty much flat.

"You come to a short straight before Repsol, reaching some 286km/h in sixth gear before braking hard for this right hander. You enter Repsol in third gear at 131km/h, carrying as much speed as possible as it allows you to brake very deep into the corner.

"A short burst of acceleration and you reach the Seat hairpin, the slowest corner of the circuit. Hard on the brakes the track drops as you swing through this tight left-hander at 97km/h in second gear. Accelerating out of Seat, the track sweeps through a gentle left curve reaching 265km/h in fifth gear before once again braking hard for the left hander of Würth, which is taken in second at 145km/h and where it is important to run over the exit curb to make a wider exit.

"A short uphill straight leads you onto Campsa, negotiated at 256km/h in fourth gear. It is important to carry a lot of speed through this corner and come out very fast, using all the exit curb again, as this will give you extra speed onto the Nissan straight.

"You arrive at 295km/h to La Caixa, which has been modified last year, with a tighter entry to the corner and short straight taking the circuit back to the previous track. It is taken in second gear and is the slowest section of the circuit. There is a small left kink before you rejoin the old track, but it is taken flat using all the inside curb.

"Banc de Sabadell, another hairpin follows. You just have to brake gently but with speed as you turn in, as the rear end always tries to snap away here. There are only two corners left which are the best and fastest of the circuit. The first one is taken flat out in qualifying, and in the race you lift slightly to negotiate it at 237km/h in fourth gear.

"You come out directly onto the last corner, New Holland, which is taken in fifth gear at 228km/h, with a small lift on entry. It is very important to come out quick of this last corner as the pit straight that follows is very long.

EA F1-2002 does not have the modification at La Caixa :( But, I have always managed to do well on this track :)