AMS2 setup symptom
No grip when cold
Also called: cold tyres with no grip
For the first two or three laps the car slides and you cannot push.
The tyre never reaches its working temperature, usually because cold pressure is high or too little heat is generated.
Phase
Tyres
Impact60/100
Risk28/100
What you want
Have grip from the first lap.
What you give up
You gain the opening laps and run hotter later.
Start here
- 1Front tyre pressureFront Tyre Pressureless(0.5 psi)
when COLD, so the hot pressure lands in its window
- 2Brake ductsBrake Ductsmore closed(1 click)
brake heat carries into the wheel
- 3Front toeFront Toemore toe-in(0.5°)
a little more toe warms them sooner
Where you will be working
The areas of the car your plan touches.
- Front tyres1
- Cooling1
- Front axle1
Controls: Front Tyre Pressure · Brake Ducts · Front Toe
Without touching the setup
- Pressures
Check hot state; if locked by server, adjust pace and line.
- Line
Enter wider, sacrifice entry and prioritize clean exit.
- Driving
Release brake smoother and open steering before throttle.
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Updated 2026-08-24