Assetto Corsa Ferrari F138 'Red Pack' preview

Paul Jeffrey · Jul 9, 2016

Kunos Simulazioni have today revealed the latest addition of the upcoming 'Red Pack' DLC, due to hit the digital shelves on Thursday 14th July. The legendary Ferrari F138 Grand Prix car that contested the 2013 Formula One World Championship season will make its virtual debut in the sim, representing the last of the V8 era Grand Prix machines before the introduction of hybrid turbo power units made its debut at the start of the 2014 season.

The F138 is the fifth new piece of content revealed by the studio and continues the Grand Prix theme started by the introduction of the legendary Maserati 250F driven by Juan Manuel Fangio right the way through to modern thoroughbred machinery in the shape of the recent 2015 Ferrari Formula One challenger.

With only five days to go and two final pieces of content to be revealed, the F138 will make a pleasing new addition to the sim and should fit right in with the 'Red Pack' theme in what is fast becoming one of the most exciting pieces of DLC content since Assetto Corsa launched all the way back in 2014.

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Michael Stead · Jul 10, 2016

Blimey said:
Maserati Levante.

I suspect that that might not be a part of the pack. Stefano mentioned that there is an 8th car coming free and that it's "not the kind of car you'd expect to see in AC". That would certainly fit the bill.

Blimey · Jul 10, 2016

Michael Stead said:
I suspect that that might not be a part of the pack. Stefano mentioned that there is an 8th car coming free and that it's "not the kind of car you'd expect to see in AC". That would certainly fit the bill.

or that yeah, seems more reasonable.

yusupov · Jul 10, 2016

Stereo said:
I wonder if the Exos S1 will end up balanced against the F138. Might not be a real F1 car but at least it'd be a rival.

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id rather see the S1 set up as a proper ~2009 F1 car myself.

Blimey · Jul 10, 2016

yusupov said:
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id rather see the S1 set up as a proper ~2009 F1 car myself.[/QUOTE]
there's a mighty difference between a 2009 and a 2013 F1 car. But the Lotus is a customer car.

yusupov · Jul 10, 2016

right, but thats my point

i think another F138 is better competion for the F138 than a fantasy 2013 car; meanwhile the S1 is supposed to be a fantasy 2009 car does a pretty poor job of it.

Grand Tourist · Jul 10, 2016

Helmut Skrdla said:
Lack of KERS, DRS, 7th gear... can't be as fast.

Proper rival for the F138 would be the 2013 Lotus Renault. They were closely fighting for the 3rd constructor place. Ferrari 330 P3 for the Ford GT Mk1. James Hunt's McLaren versus Niki Lauda's 312T. 787 (not B) Nazda vs Sauber C9.

So many options for legendary battles.

LOL.... a Nazda....hilarious

Grand Tourist · Jul 10, 2016

Michael Stead said:
I suspect that that might not be a part of the pack. Stefano mentioned that there is an 8th car coming free and that it's "not the kind of car you'd expect to see in AC". That would certainly fit the bill.

And the best GT1 car ever produced called the legendary MC12 Corse loses it from a pumped up Gran Turismo content style SUV family car which will never be raced online or even offline.
Sad, but with the Maserati licence in, we might see it in the future. But personally I think the Levante is a waste of energy in Assetto world.

natedogg1867 · Jul 11, 2016

Helmut Skrdla said:
Lack of KERS, DRS, 7th gear... can't be as fast.

Actually, the Exos has DRS... sooo...

But beside that, since it is a fictional car, Kunos can make it however fast that they want it to be. Especially if they want to balance it against a "rival" car that will also appear in game.

Just add a bit more downforce and power and off to the races you go!

F_B · Jul 11, 2016

natedogg1867 said:
Actually, the Exos has DRS... sooo...

But beside that, since it is a fictional car, Kunos can make it however fast that they want it to be. Especially if they want to balance it against a "rival" car that will also appear in game.

Just add a bit more downforce and power and off to the races you go!

Why fictional?

Helmut Skrdla · Jul 11, 2016

Well, the S1 is fictional unless I'm mistaken...

natedogg1867 · Jul 11, 2016

Helmut Skrdla said:
Well, the S1 is fictional unless I'm mistaken...

Didnt think I needed to point out the stage 1 version was fictional since that is the only one (instead of the base t125) that is somewhat like a real F1 car

Sean · Jul 11, 2016

I got this link on my twitter feed posted by @BsimRacing
http://www.bsimracing.com/assetto-corsa-look-what-the-cat-hacked-in-s03e06/

The SF15T looks super complex with all the modes we can use to manage energy harvesting and deployment. Seems like a lot of effort has gone into making this car as realistic as possible.
I can't wait to give it a go. Also highlights how (disappointingly) simplified the Codemasters F1 2015 (and 14) is.

Epistolarius · Jul 11, 2016

For those complaining about the F138 sound, and some other titbits - in case you missed the chat pre Stefano's last stream:

http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/i...t-the-cat-hacked-in-s03e06.34216/#post-712372

Christian Moreau · Jul 11, 2016

Blimey said:
A little spoiler.

The last 3 cars are Ferrari 488 GT3, Maserati GT MC GT4 and Maserati Levante.

Where did you see that? That GT4 Maserati looks awesome! Really happy if this is true.

Epistolarius · Jul 11, 2016

DShKM said:
Where did you see that? That GT4 Maserati looks awesome! Really happy if this is true.

It was visible in Stefano's AC launcher in his last live stream.

Christian Moreau · Jul 11, 2016

Awesome, thanks!

Helmut Skrdla · Jul 11, 2016

Sean Rogers said:
The SF15T looks super complex with all the modes we can use to manage energy harvesting and deployment. Seems like a lot of effort has gone into making this car as realistic as possible.

It looks very awesome, I'm just worried that without distance-based presets (as he explains about the real car) it will be too complex from a driver perspective. Especially if we can't remap the controls. But even if you put the four ERS controls on the wheel it means you are doing a lot of juggling that a real F1 driver doesn't, you do thinking that normally your engineers would have done for you (based on telemetry).