F1 2016 Career Mode Progression (XB1,PS4,CPU)

[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Career Mode Progression (XB1,PS4,CPU)

Are you able to change the AI difficulty during your career? I started off Easy (First F1 Game) and I want to increase the difficulty. How do I do that?

You get the option to fix your settings (and difficulty) in between race weekends when it's loading.

[Openroad_7]

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You get the option to fix your settings (and difficulty) in between race weekends when it's loading.

I am in between weekends now, will try later. Thanks

[Bullit]

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Sorry for the absence lately. Life and work have been a bit wonky lately.

After finishing 4 races and out performing my car consistently I have decided to re start my franchise. I am turning the difficulty up to whatever is the one above hard. After running a few test races with Renault I had trouble setting lap times that where competitive which is what I was looking for. With the setting I have now I should not be able to compete inside of the top 15 until after at least the first round of modifications are added to the car. I have decided to go with Renault since they are the only car in the bottom tier that does not have a Ferrari or Mercedes engine. I wish Caterham still had a team.

[Bullit]

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Ok much better. With my current settings now and driving with Renault, I just finished P1 and my time put my right around 16th. I passed the Acclimation test but actually failed the tire wear test. Believe it or not that made me happy with the settings and now I will progress forward.

[dsims]

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I might be imagining this, but in my career I've never seen another car DNF after I've DNF'd in a race. In fact I don't think I've even seen another racing incident listed after I've crashed out. Anyone else noticed this?

[Openroad_7]

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Have a question for F1 Vets. Why does the Crew Chief change strategies? I was in my second lap of 14 and was already suggesting a new pit strategy asking for Medium Tires to the soft I was already using? I have also noticed that they ask for me to pit so early in the race. Can anyone explain since I am not that familiar with the race strategies for F1.

[Bullit]

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Have a question for F1 Vets. Why does the Crew Chief change strategies? I was in my second lap of 14 and was already suggesting a new pit strategy asking for Medium Tires to the soft I was already using? I have also noticed that they ask for me to pit so early in the race. Can anyone explain since I am not that familiar with the race strategies for F1.

There could be any number of reason for your chief to wan to change strategy early.

- Depending on where you qualified he may feel you are on the wrong tires for the planned run.

- Course conditions may have changed since qualifying.

- Everybody might be on a different set of tires than you, allowing them to go faster, make less stops etc.

- You might be driving better or worse than you did in practice or qualifying and he feels a change would suite your race.

- Then lastly he may just be an idiot and be driving you crazy. Politely but firmly yell shut up Jeff and he should stop!

A piece of free advice do not under any circumstances check what strategy or change they are making until you are on a straight and not in traffic. Any other moment will NOT I repeat NOT end well for you.

[Mongo14]

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Does it rain way too often for anyone else? 5 straight rain races.

[Bullit]

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Nope. 18th race of the season underway this week and it has only rained twice.

[poulka]

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My first season I think I had a total of three rainy races. I loved the last as it started raining the last third of the race. A total transition from dry to straight monsoon in Brazil. Now getting ready to start second season.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Won at Germany today, what a tire chewing track! Still fun though. I'm looking forward to Spa next, what a beautiful track and setting.

[poulka]

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I have done here races into second season Red Bull is on a tear. At Sochi next.

[Mongo14]

Re: F1 2016 Career Mode Progression (XB1,PS4,CPU)

Started as an American racing for the American team Haas. Master difficulty.

Haas discovered the American driver, then 15, in 2010 when Haas decided to begin building a Formula 1 team. He was funded by Haas until Ferrari took him on as a development driver at the age of 17.

Estaban Gutierrez leaves Haas after 1 year and the seat has been given to the American driver.

First season: Max Verstappen type hype. 12 top ten finishes. Best finish of 4th. Future seems bright!

Second Season. 3 podiums including his first Grand Prix victory after benefiting from a virtual safety car and getting a free pit stop in Russia. Haas is on the rise and competed with the parent team Ferrari for 3rd in the constructors, only to see Grosjean struggle heavily towards the end of the year and Haas fell to 5th. It appears that Ferrari may have played a role in the Haas equipment not getting the job done... will the relationship last?

Second Offseason: After much speculation about the partnership between Haas and Ferrari now that Haas is fielding a more competitive car mostly with Ferrari power, Ferrari insisted to moving the American Haas Ferrari development driver to Ferrari along side Sebastian Vettel following the retirement of Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari now has a refreshed driver lineup after a tough season, and Haas is now beginning to see the negatives of relying this heavily on a parent team in Forumla 1.

Third Season: Two strong performances and well-times VSC's gives the American driver two 2nd place finishes behind the Mercades of Lewis Hamilton.
Round 3 in China, the American beneffited from lapped cars slowing down defending champion Nico Rosberg and was able to take the lead in the late stages. After fending off Rosberg the American driver gets his first win for Ferrari, with teammate Sebastian Vettel coming home in 4th. Ferrari appears to be back.

Off to Sochi...

[Ruffy]

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Really enjoying F1 2016 on my PS4.

i have made some video highlights of my Career Mode racing on Expert for Renault (wanted a challenge to start off).

I do 100% qualifying and race distance. Which if you have the time for the races makes them really fun. The pit strategy and adjusting to the safety cars etc. Having a lot of fun.

I will share my videos on here if you guys would like.

Here is the first one.

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Let me know if you'd like me to post as I go. I just finished Race 3 in China and now have a short qualifying session highlight video and a race highlights video as well.

Feedback is appreciated!

[Bullit]

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Really like the video, I was thinking about the doing the same. Look forward to seeing more.