The Hopeless Time Trial 

Seeing Steve struggle give me chills in trying even for bronze😂

Some of these time trials are a pain.

You rock Mr. Albon

You are a great driver Steve! This is my 21st day of work in a row and this was a much needed break from reality. Cheers on the great lap!

almost started screaming at the screen wanting him to stop turning into that chicane so early

I have a lot of trouble on Atlanta, it's nice to see someone who's so much more skilled than me struggle with the same spots. I also had no idea you could chase other people's ghosts; so, I'm going to go do that! Great job, Steve! Thanks for the video.

Unbelievable Scenes. Unforgettable Maneuvers.

I normally get bored of watching cirquit/time trial races pretty quick, but something about your voice and your speech in general just makes it so captivating and enjoyable

Just got a g29 about a week ago. 1st time with a wheel. Just bearly got into the high 16s so far. Good driving Steve.

I‘m half a second slower with controller. Can live with that.

I love your genuine commentary and critique of your driving. This is a pleasure to watch and learn.

Great job documenting that struggle that everyone experiences in racing games. It's just us crazy folk that keep going back because that's the part we love. :)

I love and enjoy your Porsche videos a lot. They put a smile on my face while watching. Truly, Steve, you are a great content creator. Keep doing more and more great videos for more and more people to enjoy your stuff.

Ahhhh I literallly checked your channel yesterday to see if you’d uploaded a video on this that I missed. Boy this one was rough for me my first session. Keen to go back now after this vid. Much love good sir ❤

Some of the trials it is really hard to see where the last magic second could've come from. For this one I think it is much clearer. From the video you made you could almost comprise a set of clips that would be almost 1 sec faster with the obvious low points being the chicane and last corner. Thanks for the entertaining videos as always

Phew! I'm glad I wasn't the only one that had trouble at first - car's an absolute boat when you've got any power down. Hated it first couple of laps then grew to kind of appreciate it's little quirks - changing gear at the right moment really key!

The delightful voice of Mr.Albon and the expression of frustration.its wonderful. Good Night everyone.

To me you're one of the best sim racer I know, Steve. And seeing that even you struggle, makes me be more kind to myself when I do driving mistakes. But what amazes me the most is your perseverance, you never give up. Pardon my English if I made mistakes, I'm not totally fluent yet. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

Watching Steve is such a pleasant change to my Forza Horizon 5 multiplayer experience. Every decent lap time seems to be based on how many rammers you can avoid, along with learning how to drive any sort of car on what can only be described as tracks made of ice

Steve, thanks for giving a drive for this time trial. At first, I was having a hard time driving the Porsche 918 at Atlanta. After finally found out how the car perform or the limit of the car & the rhythm of the car through corners, it was so satisfying when done it right. I've manage to get a gold for this time trial. Thanks😊.

When i tried to get top 10 in the world at the Nordschleife back in the day, i didn't use ghosts at all, as they were more distracting than helpful most of the time... I found that it was more helpful to only have my focus on the current lap, and only looking at a ghost if i felt i was REALLY stuck, with no ideas on how to go quicker!

Albon’s youtube content gets better and better everytime

I got into the 15's and thought i was completely on my limit, and this video has just made me realise i wasn't using the battery in my attempts 😂

This is the most difficult time trial I got silver which is good for me.

15:42 - that moment in gaming when you've tried to beat something really hard and you just snap at one point.

Seeing you struggle makes me feel so much better about getting a 1:20

Thanks for confirming not only for me this was PAIN.

I realized now that I've been watching super GT for so long and I've never taken the time to just say thanks for making the content. I just make jewelry for my job and it's tedious, but having Super playing the background really helps. No homo, man I love you. I don't care much for racing, but your humor and drive (get it) to be better are addictive. Wishing you the most success in this holiday season.

I’m grateful to see you struggle on this one Steve, I think I am just short of Silver and had to give up in frustration. I usually get Silver and on occasion a gold, but this one is frustrating. I do drive in VR and wonder if this is a disadvantage or might it be that I am approaching 56 yo and just don’t react fast enough 😢 Back to the grind for silver… well done on the top 300 👍

I've been playing gt7 for a good week now and after 3 painful days of trying I finally achived 1:16:151. And seeing Super GT "struggle" on this TT, makes me even more proud of my self for getting the gold medal.

I feel that in the chicane you turn in a bit too early. As you could've seen in both of these ghosts, they can carry more speed out of it thanks to turning in later and having better lineup for the next turn.

I almost cried while going for this. I’m on controller and it was horrible😂

Hey Steve, Keep up the great work! Love ur videos and commantary. Question: Can u set some rivals times on forza? So i can learn from ur ghost 😜

I'm not only impressed by the time you got, but by the patience you have.

Video suggestion: can you do a demonstration of just how much faster you can go in GT7 using manual gears vs automatic? Maybe you do 50 laps on the next time trial in auto, then switch over to manual and see the difference. Keep up the great content!

You made me feel good about my 1:15.5 that took me 10 attempts. My curse is having no patience to get to the 1:15.2 range, you know you have it in you from your splits but "Drive one lap without ballsing up a corner" is harder than it sounds!

I don't feel so bad that I just missed out on Gold. If I'd put more time in and chased more ghosts, I might have gotten there, but I ended up with a 3.15% time, 1:16.355, twisting my DualSense from the couch. This one was tough!

My suggestion would be to treat the 918 like a Kart. Not having the maximum grip in the corners, but sliding a bit so you straighten the car for the next corner and exit.

He’s scarier when he is angry because of how joyful he sounds in the narration

What I learned in this video is to efficiently cutting entries as much as possible to have a faster exit without going outside the limit. Great thing to learn.

I love this track so much man

Hah, I know the pain 😅 I got a 15.2 relatively early, but knew from the individual sector times that there was more time to be gained and I struggled to get into the 1:14s. I spent a lot of time at this TT and I'm now down to a 14.6 - but still 2 tenths possible according to the sector bests. So I will go until the very end

Your VO at 1:25 reminded me of Jason Statham in Snatch 😂

Lets not forget that this is Michelin. They expect perfection. Even aspiring chefs take a long time getting a *. Just like how they expect Perfection from Steve in this time trail.

16:51 If anyone was actually wondering, judging by the mileage on the car at the beginning of the video and the mileage at the end and assuming all of the mileage came exclusively from the time trialing efforts shown, Steve did approx. 93 miles in the car between his first lap and his best lap or 36.6 full lap distances at Road Atlanta. Plenty more than "10", but considering the fact that a fair amount of that mileage came in partial distances leading up to retries, I'd say that's a fairly minimal amount of laps to do to crush a top 250 time in the world, Steve. GG, dude.

i literally don’t play gt cause im on xbox but something about watching steve play gt for a few years now never gets old lmaoo

GT7 has beautiful grass, thanks for showing it off.

2.5 mile track. 144 miles on clock, means about 100 attempts

Hello Steve nice vid as always, i think you should do the featured rivals race (basically time trial of Forza) it is really fun

the meeting with spectator hill, you have murdered me

I feel like for quality of life, When doing time trials, at the start of every other lap you should get a full battery charge. Just so weird that you can only do 4 push laps and then have to reset your momentum.

que crack seba piñera jugando a la play 14:23

Friendly observation: the 918 is relatively heavier than it seems and hides its mass with sophisticated mechanical grip. This means that it favors situations where there is less weight transfer and all four tires are equally loaded (such as in low-to-medium-speed turns). For this reason, the moment you slam on the brakes in this car, you are losing all of its mechanical grip as it virtually becomes a two-wheel drive car again and reveals all of its mass. You can't upset the load distribution if you want maximum grip with this car. You're losing a lot of time to the ghost at the beginning of the long straight because the ghost is trail-braking that turn, which the car is able to do because it is operating within its low-speed threshold of mechanical grip. Instead, you are slamming on the brakes and taking all the force off of the rear tires that were engineered to get the car to rotate around the turn. Towards the end of the straight, you are trail-braking instead of focusing on FIRSTLY slowing down and THEN using the throttle to rotate the car around the turn like the ghost does. Further, if you can't adjust the brake bias then try to compression brake by downshifting earlier to help keep the car level so it can use its AWD to rotate. I thoroughly enjoy spectating your races. I think you're a brilliant driver and by no means do I think that I am better. This car seems very unintuitive to drive at a circuit. But I think if you can address this issue of weight distribution, you could shave off at least a tenth.

I found this one a lot more fun than the recent Maserati MC20 TT, the brakes on that were so useless and it was like driving a ocean liner.

In the chicane you are turning in to hit the apex too soon, hence not having the best exit speed coming out of it. If you stay to the right side of the race track longer and turn into the chicane later you will get more in lign with the apexes and have a better exit speed! I love your videos and I am nothing close to your level, but I think this will help 😂

This time trial was horrible. Much worse than the civic at suzuka. My 1: 16.150 took way too much pain 😭. These time trial videos are always great to watch and a good reminder that im not the only one who rages over these time trials. Great content as always

I found overall the chicane was better turning in later than you think sets you up better for the run out.

Great video 🎉

Having tried this one myself, trying to keep the car on the track during that downhill turn right before the starting line was the most difficult!

I was thinking Steve, that maybe you should be driving a riding lawnmower 😂.

Congrats on the points today m8

Surprisingly competitive time trial. I'd love to see you try out TVR for road cars if they're in the game

I thought I was the only one having problems with this car/track combo, but even Steve is taking the lawnmower line half the laps. Good to know it's not just me sucking so bad. We all suck together!

The GOAT CornedBeefPasty making an appearance, love to see it. Hope you're doing well, Steve! Love watching the channel grow :).

"The retry button is being hit more than the apexes" 😆

I kept pulling my hair out looking at you braking while turning and turning in so early into the chicane

That car is a handful to keep on track

11:40 Yep, the time trial line is often not exactly the same as the racing line, since the line you do during the race is always a compromise between speed and consistency. So I've been wondering if its actually bad practice to rely on muscle memory for time trials, especially if you have a lot of racing experience, since it would make it more difficult to switch to a new driving style when needed. Is it better to improve your learning process or to focus on the individual challenge? It's like asking if a generalist or specialist is better in the long term.

Such an entertaining video

I know it's frustrating, but I absolutely LOVE watching people time trial. The result of hard work and persistence will pay off.

I managed to get gold fairly quickly on this one. If you're not shooting for the top 300 you can just brake early (earlier than that), focus on hitting the apex and you'll be able to build towards the gold in a reasonable amount of time.

Every-time I watch replays of the best times, I realize I have a lot to improve on.

This looked advanced compared to the GT class. I ponder how many have actually driven on the physical track. Interesting trial :-)

I managed a 1:15.136 (good enough for p120 I think) but I definitely think this was one of the hardest TT I've done. GG Steve 💪💪

1:22 The very moment I was compelled to smash the "like" button & turn it to dust. 😆

i remember there being a bounty hunter mission on forza 7 set on this track with a lotus 2-eleven and trust me that was a slidey car

There was a TT recently ended, that had some sort of Lambo, a Reventon or whatever it's called. That thing was so undriveable, I quit the TT before I'd even done an out lap. Give me my Gr.4 Italia, or my Gr.3 911 RSR, any day.

I got 1:17.2 and it was the best ive ever driven. So difficult.

Oh my mate WHEELSTAND was 2 ahead of Steve. Great laps guys!

This tested my patience. And the strength of my wall…..

Thank you nor the vid, the advice. ✌️

Did you ever try hitting the beginning of the kerb on the last turn instead of going too wide? It looks like it has a slight bank and can help slingshot the car out of the corner.

Steve, can you please sponsor me with a PS5 and a controller or a wheel and pedals, so that I can finally follow my dreams to become a world class Gran Turismo driver? PS. These videos and your sudden bursts of unfathomable rage are really entertaining in the middle of the night! Much love from Finland!

GOtta brush up hard on your driving skills man, good luck and dont give up.

i can relate to going straight into a wall on purpose when i cant do a good lap

Seeing the challenge and the prize : I should try that ! Seeing Steve struggle : maybe its not for me anyway.

I'm getting on again next week. This TA looks pretty tricky XD

I use the controller with the tilt function and I can't do better than a 1.18.1... it makes me want to cry! LMAO

spent 4 hours yesterday to get gold, glad to see that maybe I'm not that bad

GT7: here’s an unlimited time trial where you can complete as many laps as you like to improve your time Also GT7: LOL YOUR BATTERY DIED

i did a few cool down laps to recharge the hybrid. in my last session i did 50+ Laps although about 35 laps where fast ones

Only time trial where i can't get higher than a silver, stuck at 1.16.7. Watched multiple guides and laps, doing the same or in places better but can't find the last few tenths, dunno where I'm losing time.

The silent rage is deadly

Oh steve😂😂 i just come here for motorsport content but sometimes you are just the joker the part were your lap got cancelled at the finish line just turned me up😂😂😂😂😂

I managed to get a silver but the thing that bothers me so much about GT7 is that road cars feel so unbalanced with racing tires, especially softs. It legit felt like I was losing speed applying throttle over just trail braking or coasting through some corners!

I got one lap into the 15s and dipped i knew that was never gonna be repeated without 5+ hours of retries and lost hair

I got lucky with this one lol. I only had to spend 10 min or so for a top 200 because it was so similar to the Porsche VGT was there which I had done a few weeks before at the USA Porsche Esports challenge😅 I didn’t really feel like goin for much more though

The grip is still better than the Gr3 Supra with soft tires ! 😂 And I even think the Supra is glitched with those tires ! The best physic for GT7 should be the same as GT Sport, but, - with a 2nd LSD value with 5 points more, so a little bit more slippery than original GT Sport physic - they only should keep the force feedback sensitivity around neutral they added in GT7, compared to GT Sport ! This combo will be perfect !👍🏽

My last name starts with an R, so I'm literally "Barry R". It's like I'm a recurring villain in your videos and it makes feel powerful.

Add about 2 seconds per lap and this almost exactly mirrors my experience of this trial.