Surface Temperature: What the Colour Indicator Shows
[p]With update 1.6.0.1 changes were made to where the temperature is sampled from inside the tyre for the visual indicator on your HUD.[/p][p]The colour graphic is now driven by a measurement point closer to the tyre surface. Because surface temperatures react very quickly to driving inputs, this means the colours can move around more than before. As you exit a corner and drive down a straight, for example, the tyre surface cools rapidly, which can cause the indicator to dip back toward blue — even though the tyre is still performing perfectly well.[/p][p]In other words, the tyre model itself is behaving correctly. It’s just that the visual indicator is now more sensitive, and is reflecting moment-to-moment fluctuations in your surface temperatures.[/p][p]We made this change to give a better representation of what the tyres are doing. [/p][p] [/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45601812/4a86beab1e86d20cf1390e0ea303b8b8b5354489.jpg"][/img] [/p][p] [/p]Core Temperature: What the Number Represents
[p]The number you see for tyre temperature and the colour of the tyre graphic are not measuring the same thing:[/p]- [p]The number reflects the tyre’s core temperature — more stable and slower to change.[/p][/*]
- [p]The blue/green/red colour graphic reflects a temperature reading taken from a point closer to the surface contact patch, which changes much faster with braking, sliding, wheelspin, and cornering.[/p][/*]
