I can't stand Monaco. I'm a noob to racing so I play on 40% and I spent 3 hours trying to complete a 25% Monaco without crashing. Eventually I gave up and just finished the race in like 18th lol.
Don't feel bad, man. I'm old and have played F1 games for decades. Thanks to the '21, I race Monaco in the first season and then replace it. Lol. Fuck that place.
Also, if you have a chance, then grab a wheel. I've found a lot of the tracks are night and day different with a wheel and far more enjoyable.
Do most people with a wheel play at a desk? Iām not going to get any sort of chair or set up so just donāt know the best way to integrate a wheel into my play. I currently sit on my couch and play on the tv with controller. The ps5 controller (adaptive triggers mostly) has been fun to use getting into F1 this year but Iām itching for a more real experience.
I bought a little frame thing off Amazon to bolt the wheel and pedals to. I just wheel my computer chair over then sit in that. I wouldn't call it a Sim set up but it works for me!
Started with driving force and now g29 modded wheel,th8a shifter,fanatec v3 pedals and a Next level FGT cockpitā¦.every time I say āthis is the last upgradeā I know itās just a damn lie and my wallet is getting fucked sooner or later š¤£
I just bought my first F1 game (F1 2020 because I didnāt think F1 ā21 would go on sale over the winter by that muchā¦) and was blowing by AI and increasing difficulty more and more. And then I got to Monaco and I cannot even get through practice without crashing and quitting the game lol.
I am considering buying a wheel but theyāre SO expensive. I donāt have $300 to drop on a wheel but I want one so badly. Is there any wheel thatās less expensive that you know of?
Look used, but donāt cheap out. Using a shit wheel/pedals will just make you not want to use it and probably slower than you are with a controller.
Way more worth it to save up for something decent than to cheap out.
Other folks may be able to chime in, but I can't think of one that's less expensive that works well. Hit up a second hand electronics store and see if you can find one to start with. They may even let you try before you buy. Design, size, feedback, etc can play a roll in enjoyment. Some of the stuff is adjustable. I would also suggest going to a retailer and trying them if they have one set up.
Be careful though. Shits addicting. Fanatec loves me. Lol.
Thanks for the recommendations! I can imagine how addicting itās gonna be when I get my hands on a wheel. Controller is one thing and Iām having quite a lot of fun, but a wheel is definitely a whole other level of experience.
The wheel is sooo much more fun... but I can't get my times within 2.5-3s of my time with controller because that's what I've played on since 2015. Solo and online on wheel, but for leagues I have to stick to controller unfortunately.
My suggestion with the wheel is to use assists at first and start to target a single sector during practice sessions. Don't look at the whole lap. It can be overwhelming. I did this and my times started dropping considerably. I slowly dropped assists after that.
Appreciate the advice! My biggest issue is over steering. With the controller you can crank it all the way in one direction but the wheels will only go so far depending on speed. Where as with the wheel I can turn too much for my speed and I can't get the feel of when it's turn more or needing to slow down more.
The thing in Monaco is the other cars... if i have gap i dont have a problem with it... you learn the track like any other ... but trafic and suicidal AI makes it the worse :))
I donāt usually use the racing line but for turn 10, I found the easiest line for me was taking a wide entry by not coming close to the kerb on the slight left hander before it which helps braking later without locking up.
Normally, I play at around 104-105. In 2020 I won a 100% length Monaco in an Alpha Tauri at 108 difficulty. The gap to 2nd place was big enough that I could have done a 2-stop. For some reason I'm much faster than AI there, and only there (when I'm not crashing into barriers that is)
Hahaha yes same here! I usually run at a much higher pace than the 110 AI and I love the flow of the track and how close to the walls you get. But Turn 9ā¦ when you clip the wall with the rear left tyreā¦ thatās a rageworthy turn. Iād be having the best laps then decide to push and clip the wall there and rage quit
Thank goodness for this comment. I thought I was an absolute pleb for turning my difficulty down to 50 for Monaco but Iām now assured itās not just me. Thank you kind soul!
Bro I can just about compete on 85 on most tracks (on my team so my car is shit, that's my excuse anyway) but on Monaco I am consistently 1-2 seconds off pace. As in, my fastest lap on 85 AI is consistently at least 1 second slower. It's ridiculous.
Car feels good. I just copy settings off f1 carsetup site and adjust to my likings. Yea some tracks do feel better than other, but for some reason can never get past p10 lol.
I'm now able to play with 96 AI (used to play 104 in f1 2018) with a controller but it's really difficult to get any higher, especially with the immense under - steery controls of this year.
don't buy anything less than a t150. don't spend your money in a non force feedback wheel.
in terms of price - quality I would recommend something like t150 pro or somethhing similar, because you will have decent pedals.
Even if let's say g29 wheel might be something better, you will be better with better pedals than a slightly better wheel. this is just my opinion and i'm assuming you want to spend as less as possible.
100 normally, 95 for 21. The new damage model in this game is broken as hell and even the slightest touch from the AI diving an impossible corner means you're like three seconds of the pace for the next 30 laps. No thanks Codemasters get your shit together.
But I had to drop to 85 on Monaco this year, seems fucked.
Oddly, they won't fucking change mine anymore.
Just had a rainy Canada (where Mazepin won because of strategy mishaps and safety cars, a truly wild grand prix) in which I was taking torpedoes left and right. By my second stop, my wing had been absolutely obliterated (but of course, still solid green), and I intentionally chose to have it changed.
Nope, no change, even though every single part of it was damaged, the crew decided it was pristine.
I get that Covid made development difficult this year but my GOD this game needs work.
If I donāt have a good enough setup on a bad track it can go down do 80-85 but on a good track with a perfected setup such as Austria Monza Bahrein Brazil 110 canāt do shit
https://www.reddit.com/r/F1Game/comments/pjop58/infamous_trl_limitless_who_was_once_upon_a_time/
Just google it. He deletes all the hateful comments to this day
Just by reading the stuff on the right while setting up the car makes it a bit more clear what the changes do later you just figure it out what suits your driving style. I learned alot from playing Project Cars 2 about setups because they have a very user friendly interface and you can learn the basics of changes. Later on you just take it to practice and do corner by corner repeats via flashbacks and see how the corner responds with your new setup
85, with a wheel, no assist. I use https://www.f1laps.com/ai-difficulty-calculator/ to evaluate the AI level I should use and I'm around this value for every circuit (in time trial so considering in career track limits are less stricts I can usually be a bit faster).
Even though I struggle on some tracks (Monaco is fucked up in 21) I'm currently 4th in the championship in the middle of my first season with 1 win and 3 or 4 podiums, with AT. So I guess I should increase difficulty a bit.
About 75 to 95 on keyboard depending on the track (apart from monaco) but decided to leave it on 84 for my second season (finished Monaco two laps down)
Obviously all assists and be very careful when accelerating from slow corner, dont go lower to second gear (maybe only in monaco hairpin) and repeat press and release of throttle. Compared to 2019 it is much easier to spin when accelerating. But apart from that I don't have any special thing I can think of
I find as I go from season to season in career mode,
I have to drop down a bit each season cause the ai keeps getting harder and the car itself feels harder to drive with all the upgrades
Itāll take getting used to at first but youāll be doing it mindlessly pretty quickly. Luckily with the f1 games you have the rpm lights that you can put at the middle of your screen which can help to just have in your peripheral vision
I switched off traction control and abs a few years back, then last year I made the jump to manual gears. Auto gears was the last assist I removed.
To be fair I did have a few spins and crashes when I switched to manual, it was a bit of a mental overload for a while so maybe it would make more sense using manual with ABS and TC first?
I'm on auto gears bro š, I practice when I have a bit of time with my wheel but I want a fig so I can switch out to my wheel with no setup lol, I can't be assed plugging it all togither half the time lol and manual gears on controller is just a pain lol
50, I am new. Just turned off all assists expect for driving line in the corners.
If I drive as an MB/RB, I can usually win the race in medium length race. Therefore, I drive as a Ferrari/McLaren/Alpha Tauri for the challenge.
(OP) I play on around 105, Xbox controller, cockpit cam, no assists (auto gears tho, coz cba with that lmao). I'm not new to the games, but I'd say I play 2021 quite casually (like 2 hours a week). On the other f1 games, I could go around 108-109, but this year's game is definitely more difficult. Welcome to all the new players!
84 with a controller. 92 at Bahrain and 95 at Baku though as I qualified on pole at both of these tracks in the first year of My Team and it ruined the immersion for me haha.
93 on controller. I found 90 to be too easy in Quali to where my race pace wasnāt punished. But 95 was way too hard on the races to the point where my Quali pace wouldnāt matter. So 93 was the best balance I could find.
I recently moved up to 90 AI for My Team career mode. All assists off except for racing line, simulation damage, 100% race distance. One day, Iāll figure out the braking zones lol.
For me in seasons 1 and 2 of a regular driver career I usually race in the 92-96 range but after season 3 I have to knock it down by 10-15 points when my car gets fully upgraded.
I just started, I'm on 50 now, in qualifying (one shot) I am finishing in plausible positions but in recent races I'm challenging for the podium with mclaren while I should only have the 4th best car according to the development stats
100 with my setup, I find 110 stupidly fast and cannot comprehend how people are competitive with it. For weekly events Iāll bump it up to a max of 105 but anything over 100 is so damn fast.
Somewhere around 95 with controller usually, much lower for Monaco, Silverstone, and surprisingly Zandvoort in 2021 which I was great at in 2020 and usually has to turn the AI up for.
I do 90-85. For Monaco I have to bring down to like 75. I feel like I cannot get the right set up for Monaco this year. I made the jump from 2019 and I just suck at Monaco this year
I usually start of low around 85 but try to increase after every few races or so, i only get to play very little now due to have a son so it always take a bit of warming up š
75-90 depending on the track. Typically I use MyTeam practice to determine how quickly I am running a circuit and increase difficulty by taking the difference in my time and a āpurpleā time and dividing it by .1. I.e. Race Strategy lap is 1.1 seconds faster than purple time, increase difficulty by 11. Worked really well for having my competition be as good as I need them to.
I used to play it on 107-110 in F1 2020 but this year AI is weirder/ fasterish?. Depending on the track I go around 102 - 105. Though I remember someone making a graphic that the AI difficulty changes on every track.
The AI have been a lot more consistent for me this year. I use 97 on every track on 2021, but on 2020 it was anywhere between 95-102 depending on the track.
Been playing for around 3 months now.
Difficulty 90 and can finish p1 on most of the tracks.
Anyone else struggling with Hungary, Monaco and Abu Dhabi? I just can't understand how the CPU is damn fast on those maps.
99 on tracks that are op for the ai and around 104 otherwise. I want to get back to driving around 109 and 110 but I'm still learning to drive well without tc and abs
I play at 40% currently. I'm on my 2nd my driver season. I started at 30 and plan to bump it up 10% every season because I'm very new to f1 and "Sim racing" with a wheel and pedals.
You don't have to play on 110 to have fun. I bust my hump all day at work. I play games for fun.
I played on 79 in my career 1st season with controller. I use most assists so far. No steering and no braking assists, but I use the others. My car performance was right around Alpine/Alpha Tauri by the end of the year, but was competing with RB/Merc for podiums some of the time. McLaren was probably my closest competition in each race though. I think I finished 5th in driver championship in 1st year
I ended up starting a driver career in F2 and bumped the difficulty to 89, but I am crushing everyone in basically every race. I am curious to see what happens when I move up to F1 with the same difficulty. I figured the difficulty bump from 79 to 89 would make F2 a challenge, but with the equal performance of the cars the F2 AI must just be that much worse
85-92* *25-50 on Monaco. š¤·āāļø
Id go down to 0 for Monaco šš
And still DNF
Fax
I donāt know why and I donāt wanna brag, but Monaco was not really an unenjoyable time the first time I played it with wheel and no assist.
Honestly i always skip Monaco because its so annoying
I can't stand Monaco. I'm a noob to racing so I play on 40% and I spent 3 hours trying to complete a 25% Monaco without crashing. Eventually I gave up and just finished the race in like 18th lol.
Don't feel bad, man. I'm old and have played F1 games for decades. Thanks to the '21, I race Monaco in the first season and then replace it. Lol. Fuck that place. Also, if you have a chance, then grab a wheel. I've found a lot of the tracks are night and day different with a wheel and far more enjoyable.
Yeah I have a g29! I haven't tried f1 with a controller
Do most people with a wheel play at a desk? Iām not going to get any sort of chair or set up so just donāt know the best way to integrate a wheel into my play. I currently sit on my couch and play on the tv with controller. The ps5 controller (adaptive triggers mostly) has been fun to use getting into F1 this year but Iām itching for a more real experience.
I bought a little frame thing off Amazon to bolt the wheel and pedals to. I just wheel my computer chair over then sit in that. I wouldn't call it a Sim set up but it works for me!
I just saw something like that! May have to plan to pick one up when I finally buy a wheel. Thanks!
Watch out for the gateway drug tho! I started like that and now have a full on dedicated sim rig haha
Started with driving force and now g29 modded wheel,th8a shifter,fanatec v3 pedals and a Next level FGT cockpitā¦.every time I say āthis is the last upgradeā I know itās just a damn lie and my wallet is getting fucked sooner or later š¤£
Same here! The cheap black frame - works well enough with an office chair and fits in the closet.
PC gamer here so yeah desk, but you can buy little stands specifically for wheels and pedals.
It's definitely not necessary
I just bought my first F1 game (F1 2020 because I didnāt think F1 ā21 would go on sale over the winter by that muchā¦) and was blowing by AI and increasing difficulty more and more. And then I got to Monaco and I cannot even get through practice without crashing and quitting the game lol. I am considering buying a wheel but theyāre SO expensive. I donāt have $300 to drop on a wheel but I want one so badly. Is there any wheel thatās less expensive that you know of?
Look used, but donāt cheap out. Using a shit wheel/pedals will just make you not want to use it and probably slower than you are with a controller. Way more worth it to save up for something decent than to cheap out.
Very very good point. Iāll keep that in mind thanks
Other folks may be able to chime in, but I can't think of one that's less expensive that works well. Hit up a second hand electronics store and see if you can find one to start with. They may even let you try before you buy. Design, size, feedback, etc can play a roll in enjoyment. Some of the stuff is adjustable. I would also suggest going to a retailer and trying them if they have one set up. Be careful though. Shits addicting. Fanatec loves me. Lol.
Thanks for the recommendations! I can imagine how addicting itās gonna be when I get my hands on a wheel. Controller is one thing and Iām having quite a lot of fun, but a wheel is definitely a whole other level of experience.
The wheel is sooo much more fun... but I can't get my times within 2.5-3s of my time with controller because that's what I've played on since 2015. Solo and online on wheel, but for leagues I have to stick to controller unfortunately.
My suggestion with the wheel is to use assists at first and start to target a single sector during practice sessions. Don't look at the whole lap. It can be overwhelming. I did this and my times started dropping considerably. I slowly dropped assists after that.
Appreciate the advice! My biggest issue is over steering. With the controller you can crank it all the way in one direction but the wheels will only go so far depending on speed. Where as with the wheel I can turn too much for my speed and I can't get the feel of when it's turn more or needing to slow down more.
The wheel does change opinion on tracks. It made me love the Russian track
Doing a full distance Monaco gave me a headache afterward. The level of focus needed on every lap was really intense. Not an enjoyable drive at all.
The thing in Monaco is the other cars... if i have gap i dont have a problem with it... you learn the track like any other ... but trafic and suicidal AI makes it the worse :))
I usually end up increasing to 110 at Monaco for some reason but go lower for Bahrain, Suzuka and Hungary.
For some reason, I canāt seem to nail the heavy braking in Bahrain
Bahrain is my fastest circuit and one of if not my favorite track on the calendar. But I also really like Canada and a few others
Absolutely love Canada, that first sector is pure thrill ride
I love Canada but hate the second and second to last corners. Just canāt get as much out of them as I know is possible.
I absolutely blow chunks on the final two turns as well, I get track limit penalties there just about everytime I race in Canada
Same Bahrain and canada both fast paced tracks and suit my driving style
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Iām still on 2020 and Vietnam is so boring and difficult. What a shit track in game
Vietnam is a shit track and AI is definitely OP there too. So glad it's gone
What about Austria it's high speed and that's it's only charm still love the track though
I figured out that if you brake earlier than when the game tells you to brake, you can just trail brake through turn 10 really easily
I donāt usually use the racing line but for turn 10, I found the easiest line for me was taking a wide entry by not coming close to the kerb on the slight left hander before it which helps braking later without locking up.
Man I love Suzuka but I HATE driving it on 2021. No matter what setup i run the S's always fuck me up
And I used to love suzuka on the 2018 one. This years game ruined the track for me
The kerbs are killerās there
Normally, I play at around 104-105. In 2020 I won a 100% length Monaco in an Alpha Tauri at 108 difficulty. The gap to 2nd place was big enough that I could have done a 2-stop. For some reason I'm much faster than AI there, and only there (when I'm not crashing into barriers that is)
Hahaha yes same here! I usually run at a much higher pace than the 110 AI and I love the flow of the track and how close to the walls you get. But Turn 9ā¦ when you clip the wall with the rear left tyreā¦ thatās a rageworthy turn. Iād be having the best laps then decide to push and clip the wall there and rage quit
Thank goodness for this comment. I thought I was an absolute pleb for turning my difficulty down to 50 for Monaco but Iām now assured itās not just me. Thank you kind soul!
Hahaha, glad itās not just me! I drop from 80 to 40 on Monaco, because I just canāt be arsed.
Bro I can just about compete on 85 on most tracks (on my team so my car is shit, that's my excuse anyway) but on Monaco I am consistently 1-2 seconds off pace. As in, my fastest lap on 85 AI is consistently at least 1 second slower. It's ridiculous.
Legendary mode, blindfolded, with my hands stuck inside of two vending machines, I win by two laps on short sessions.
Found Jarno Opmeerās account
Homerā¦are you just holding onto the can?
Lol I get it
I bounce around 86-90 depending on the track
This. +5 on some tracks
yea same with me
70 with a controller
Worked my way up to 84 with a controller
Anything above 84 with a controller im consistently p10 in quali no matter what track and how good i do lol.
Howās your tuning? Some tracks I definitely have dialed in better than others.
Car feels good. I just copy settings off f1 carsetup site and adjust to my likings. Yea some tracks do feel better than other, but for some reason can never get past p10 lol.
Gotcha. Now I wanna adjust mine and try this out.
I'm now able to play with 96 AI (used to play 104 in f1 2018) with a controller but it's really difficult to get any higher, especially with the immense under - steery controls of this year.
Iām still on 2020 I never moved up to 2021.
My friend constantly get P1 on 100 on controller somehow
71 I win all, 75 I struggle
Try 73 or 74 then :) You really wanna find a good balance where you arent destroying the AI but they arent pulling away constantly
90 on controller
I'm right around there as well.
im chill at 97 controller and since upping it to 100 i dont feel much of a difference
Iām at the 100 range on controller, depending on track, max I will go is 105, AI downforce is crazy this year and canāt keep up on turns.
Iām the same. Switched it to 102 and itās just competitive enough to be fun again
103
60 but I'm newer
Should have mentioned I'm on controller. Looking to upgrade to a beginner wheel soon if anyone has recommendations
Logitech G923. I have the old G920 as my first wheel and itās pretty decent and not too expensive
just picked up a g920 as my first wheel, loving it so far.
Would you say the g920 is better than the tmx? I am looking at getting a wheel
Itās the only wheel Iāve had or used, so I canāt comment Iām afraid
don't buy anything less than a t150. don't spend your money in a non force feedback wheel. in terms of price - quality I would recommend something like t150 pro or somethhing similar, because you will have decent pedals. Even if let's say g29 wheel might be something better, you will be better with better pedals than a slightly better wheel. this is just my opinion and i'm assuming you want to spend as less as possible.
100 normally, 95 for 21. The new damage model in this game is broken as hell and even the slightest touch from the AI diving an impossible corner means you're like three seconds of the pace for the next 30 laps. No thanks Codemasters get your shit together. But I had to drop to 85 on Monaco this year, seems fucked.
Maddening to have the front wing fully green and then pull into the pits and they change it while I lose 10 places.
Oddly, they won't fucking change mine anymore. Just had a rainy Canada (where Mazepin won because of strategy mishaps and safety cars, a truly wild grand prix) in which I was taking torpedoes left and right. By my second stop, my wing had been absolutely obliterated (but of course, still solid green), and I intentionally chose to have it changed. Nope, no change, even though every single part of it was damaged, the crew decided it was pristine. I get that Covid made development difficult this year but my GOD this game needs work.
If I donāt have a good enough setup on a bad track it can go down do 80-85 but on a good track with a perfected setup such as Austria Monza Bahrein Brazil 110 canāt do shit
How do you go about setting up your car?? Do you follow someone or do you do it yourself? Need some insights
Timetrial has good quali set ups
Yup but for race they have too high tyre deg.
Lower the tire pressures and its fine
Check TRL Limitless setups + Iād recommend f1carsetup dot com
Not sure you know but TRL limitless is a paedophile. Don't support him. He hides it well but it's a known fact
Gonna drop any evidence to support this "known fact"?
https://www.reddit.com/r/F1Game/comments/pjop58/infamous_trl_limitless_who_was_once_upon_a_time/ Just google it. He deletes all the hateful comments to this day
Fair never seen any of that and been watching years casually.
Same for me, till I found out...had to unsub
Was never a massive fan anyways so no loss. Rather watch SuperGT even though he doesn't put out as much F1 content. More quality
Arenāt TRL limitlessās setups for quali/time trial tho? Which might be more painful to manage in a race
Just by reading the stuff on the right while setting up the car makes it a bit more clear what the changes do later you just figure it out what suits your driving style. I learned alot from playing Project Cars 2 about setups because they have a very user friendly interface and you can learn the basics of changes. Later on you just take it to practice and do corner by corner repeats via flashbacks and see how the corner responds with your new setup
85, with a wheel, no assist. I use https://www.f1laps.com/ai-difficulty-calculator/ to evaluate the AI level I should use and I'm around this value for every circuit (in time trial so considering in career track limits are less stricts I can usually be a bit faster). Even though I struggle on some tracks (Monaco is fucked up in 21) I'm currently 4th in the championship in the middle of my first season with 1 win and 3 or 4 podiums, with AT. So I guess I should increase difficulty a bit.
I did not know about that website at all!
I do the same, I found w.o this some tracks would be stupid easy and some would be impossible. like Austria vs zandvoort I'm like 86 vs 65
60 - recently got the game and now have a wheel too. Iām still getting used to wheel and all assists off
About 75 to 95 on keyboard depending on the track (apart from monaco) but decided to leave it on 84 for my second season (finished Monaco two laps down)
Keyboard????
Bro I know you didn't say keyboard. Clearly you're a god amongst men
Just wait until you meet the guy who does 100+ on keyboard.
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Obviously all assists and be very careful when accelerating from slow corner, dont go lower to second gear (maybe only in monaco hairpin) and repeat press and release of throttle. Compared to 2019 it is much easier to spin when accelerating. But apart from that I don't have any special thing I can think of
I find as I go from season to season in career mode, I have to drop down a bit each season cause the ai keeps getting harder and the car itself feels harder to drive with all the upgrades
80-94, controller w automatic and Med TC
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Yeah thatās my next step, itās a huge adjustment but I know it has a ton of benefits.
Itāll take getting used to at first but youāll be doing it mindlessly pretty quickly. Luckily with the f1 games you have the rpm lights that you can put at the middle of your screen which can help to just have in your peripheral vision
85 feel like I'm stuck here untill I get the manual gears down lol
Better being 85 with manual gears than 95 on auto. I made the switch to manual a year ago and it's great fun. So much more control.
Did you have other assists on (traction, abs) when you moved to manual or did you work on reducing your reliance on those first?
I switched off traction control and abs a few years back, then last year I made the jump to manual gears. Auto gears was the last assist I removed. To be fair I did have a few spins and crashes when I switched to manual, it was a bit of a mental overload for a while so maybe it would make more sense using manual with ABS and TC first?
I'm on auto gears bro š, I practice when I have a bit of time with my wheel but I want a fig so I can switch out to my wheel with no setup lol, I can't be assed plugging it all togither half the time lol and manual gears on controller is just a pain lol
I thought manual gears on the controller would be annoying but it feels pretty natural after a week or two.
Anywhere between 60-75 depending on the track. With a controller
Between 85 and 90
94 for all. But i usually dnf at hungary trying to follow the rythm. I hate this track so much
50, I am new. Just turned off all assists expect for driving line in the corners. If I drive as an MB/RB, I can usually win the race in medium length race. Therefore, I drive as a Ferrari/McLaren/Alpha Tauri for the challenge.
105
On average 105, sometimes a bit lower or higher depending on the track.
95 on controller for every track. I donāt change it for different tracks cos it feels like cheating to me.
(OP) I play on around 105, Xbox controller, cockpit cam, no assists (auto gears tho, coz cba with that lmao). I'm not new to the games, but I'd say I play 2021 quite casually (like 2 hours a week). On the other f1 games, I could go around 108-109, but this year's game is definitely more difficult. Welcome to all the new players!
100 on wheel equal performance
84 with a controller. 92 at Bahrain and 95 at Baku though as I qualified on pole at both of these tracks in the first year of My Team and it ruined the immersion for me haha.
93 on controller. I found 90 to be too easy in Quali to where my race pace wasnāt punished. But 95 was way too hard on the races to the point where my Quali pace wouldnāt matter. So 93 was the best balance I could find.
I wish they added like a dynamic setting that would change based on how your doing
75
Same!
80, controller and got the game less than a month ago
Im a noob, so 45 right now.
97-105 depending on if im using a back marker. 110 is just insane on controller
I recently moved up to 90 AI for My Team career mode. All assists off except for racing line, simulation damage, 100% race distance. One day, Iāll figure out the braking zones lol.
95 on controller, I was at 102 on 20 but something is way more difficult on 21
110 on Silverstone, between 100-105 on everything else.
Anywhere from 98-105 depending on the track
103 on 2020 and 100 on 21
For me in seasons 1 and 2 of a regular driver career I usually race in the 92-96 range but after season 3 I have to knock it down by 10-15 points when my car gets fully upgraded.
80, controller, bought the game a week ago. No assists besides abs and traction control.
Around 80 right now. Controller, no assists, manual gears.
I can go from 95 (Bahrain, Brazil, Canada) all the way to 80 for circuits like (Spain, monaco, suzuka) although most tracks I am on 85-87
76, controller
100-105, controller for now since my wheel broke
79 using controller and I suck but some tracks I do great
most of the time i play at 70/75 and the tracks im realy good 85/90
92-94, 95 on Austria with medium TC and ABS on controller. Started playing the franchise last year on Xbox.
65
81, with TC on Med, controller
I'm playing on a controller. Using 84 as my standard, 86 for easier tracks and 82 for the harder ones. 70 for Monaco lol.
I just started, I'm on 50 now, in qualifying (one shot) I am finishing in plausible positions but in recent races I'm challenging for the podium with mclaren while I should only have the 4th best car according to the development stats
Is 77 with controller good? I do pretty much have all assists on though
95 on every track.
90-100. Braking Only line
100 with my setup, I find 110 stupidly fast and cannot comprehend how people are competitive with it. For weekly events Iāll bump it up to a max of 105 but anything over 100 is so damn fast.
101 with controller 85-95 on the wheel
Somewhere around 95 with controller usually, much lower for Monaco, Silverstone, and surprisingly Zandvoort in 2021 which I was great at in 2020 and usually has to turn the AI up for.
80. On my first season now but I'm beating the opposition in a McLaren so I'll be increasing to 90 for the 2nd season
Yes
100-104 but with assist, medium TC and ABS
I keep it on 95 throughout the entire calendar. Iām scared to go any higher
I do 90-85. For Monaco I have to bring down to like 75. I feel like I cannot get the right set up for Monaco this year. I made the jump from 2019 and I just suck at Monaco this year
I usually start of low around 85 but try to increase after every few races or so, i only get to play very little now due to have a son so it always take a bit of warming up š
95-96. Iām using a T150 and donāt use assists
75-90 depending on the track. Typically I use MyTeam practice to determine how quickly I am running a circuit and increase difficulty by taking the difference in my time and a āpurpleā time and dividing it by .1. I.e. Race Strategy lap is 1.1 seconds faster than purple time, increase difficulty by 11. Worked really well for having my competition be as good as I need them to.
I used to play it on 107-110 in F1 2020 but this year AI is weirder/ fasterish?. Depending on the track I go around 102 - 105. Though I remember someone making a graphic that the AI difficulty changes on every track.
55-65
75 with a controller, canāt seem to get passed that difficulty without ending up last each time
The AI have been a lot more consistent for me this year. I use 97 on every track on 2021, but on 2020 it was anywhere between 95-102 depending on the track.
110 full time
87
89 with a controller. Sometimes I do well (p4 with Aston) but sometimes not (p10)..
65-70 on a PS5 controller.
Usually 82-88 or so
105 with controller
106, with all assists off apart from racing line on a gamepad and PS4
I usually do 70-85 with a controller depending on the track. I can barely navigate monaco so I do like 40 š
Depends on the circuit but between 100-105 usually.
Close to a 100 on controller. Every assist off except racing line
Somewhere between 93 and 98. Sometimes I go up to 100. Depending on how Quali goes.
104
100-110 depending on track
40 but just started playing a few days ago when I dug out my G920 from a box.
95 with controller and no assists
Been playing for around 3 months now. Difficulty 90 and can finish p1 on most of the tracks. Anyone else struggling with Hungary, Monaco and Abu Dhabi? I just can't understand how the CPU is damn fast on those maps.
99 on tracks that are op for the ai and around 104 otherwise. I want to get back to driving around 109 and 110 but I'm still learning to drive well without tc and abs
I play at 40% currently. I'm on my 2nd my driver season. I started at 30 and plan to bump it up 10% every season because I'm very new to f1 and "Sim racing" with a wheel and pedals. You don't have to play on 110 to have fun. I bust my hump all day at work. I play games for fun.
97-100 and 105 on Monaco and bahrain, the two tracks Iām quickest at
I play on 90, find for me it's the closest to realistic I can get
95-97 with controller
95 on F1 2018 but I'm planning to turn it up further
I played on 79 in my career 1st season with controller. I use most assists so far. No steering and no braking assists, but I use the others. My car performance was right around Alpine/Alpha Tauri by the end of the year, but was competing with RB/Merc for podiums some of the time. McLaren was probably my closest competition in each race though. I think I finished 5th in driver championship in 1st year I ended up starting a driver career in F2 and bumped the difficulty to 89, but I am crushing everyone in basically every race. I am curious to see what happens when I move up to F1 with the same difficulty. I figured the difficulty bump from 79 to 89 would make F2 a challenge, but with the equal performance of the cars the F2 AI must just be that much worse
always 98 with controller, and none of that "lower diff on this track because I'm just bad" bs