[huge87]

I'm learning how to drive a Porsche 911 cup car in sim.

There's this guy on YouTube who races the car in both real life and iRacing, and he explains how he drives the car fast in both contexts.

His insights probably saved me a lot of work of figuring it out myself.

[spaetzleesser]

I think that's one of the reasons why F1 drivers are getting younger and younger. The games prepare them for the rhythm and a lot of other things you encounter with real cars. I remember first time I drove a really fast car on the track I had massive problems getting used to the brake distances and the rapid shifting. If you drive the car in a game you are already prepared for the basics.