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Let Us Control Teammate Strategy + Smarter AI for F1 26 Career Mode
To elevate realism in My Team Career Mode, we need the ability to control our teammate's race strategy with options to adjust it mid-race based on evolving conditions, just like real teams do. Currently, teammates are frustratingly slow (especially from F2), and we have no say in their race decisions, which breaks immersion. Additionally, the AI is overly passive and one-dimensional: fast on straights but weak in corners, always leaving space and too easy to exploit. AI difficulty should be balanced, not just based on straight-line speed. For elite players (e.g., F1 Esports drivers), there should be an option for AI up to 120 to allow meaningful competition. These changes will help make F1 26 more dynamic, challenging, and true to the sport.
Suggestions for F1 26
Hello EA Sports F1 team, As a frequent fan and player of the F1 saga, I would like to share a series of suggestions that could significantly improve the gaming experience in future installments such as F1 26, taking inspiration from other titles such as EA FC, Madden or NBA 2K. 1. Dynamic interviews and realistic narrative Bring back the interviews in the career mode and "My Team", where the answers affect reputation, relationships with teams and media. That the player's decisions influence how he is perceived by the press, fans and colleagues. 2. Greater customization of the pilot Allow you to create a pilot from scratch with facial editor, height, free nationality and personalized features. Currently there are only default models, which limits the variety. 3. More options to customize cars and teams Include a more advanced layout editor or the option to share creations with the community. More freedom to create unique shields, colors and styles in My Team mode. 4. Deeper management in "My Team" Assume the full role of CEO: hire technicians, manage budget, sponsors and marketing. That the performance of the car and the pit stops depend on the level of the technical staff. Possibility to choose which pilot to use or see both from the wall and control strategy. Contracts with drivers, rumors of signings, rivalries and team morale. 5. Audience and more realistic setting That the support of the local fans is noticeable depending on the country or pilot. Examples: The Tifosi with giant blankets in Italy McLaren fans supporting Piastri in Australia Sergio Pérez fans filling the stadium in Mexico Animations prior to each session showing emotion of the audience, as in a real broadcast. 6. Update of the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome The Mexico circuit still shows the Foro Sol, when it is now the GNP Seguros Stadium. It would be good to visually update that area to reflect how it currently looks. 7. Special designs inspired by real Grand Prix Some teams present unique liveries for certain events (such as McLaren in Monaco). It would be great if these designs arrived as additional content even after the event. 8. Integration with collaborations and official clothing Include costumes or visuals based on real collaborations (Puma, Boss, etc.). 9. Return of legendary cars It would be great to see cars like: Ferrari F2004 (Schumacher) Renault R25 (Alonso) McLaren MP4/4 (Senna) Red Bull RB9 (Vettel) Useful in time trial, challenges or story mode with flashbacks. These ideas would bring realism, variety and immersion. Thank you for taking them into account for F1 26 or future deliveries!Make F1 26 More Realistic with Complete Car Damage
Hi EA Sports F1 Team, Please add fully realistic car damage in F1 26. Not just damaged wheels or a broken wing — I want the entire car to distort and be damaged in all areas after crashes. Partial damage feels boring and unrealistic. Full damage would make races more immersive and challenging. Thanks! [SuperUser Edit] - Removed excessive spacing to make post easier to read.Add Dynamic Car Failures for Realism in F1 26
Hi EA Sports F1 Team, Please add realistic mechanical failures to F1 26, like: Engine overheating Gearbox issues ERS or DRS malfunctions Suspension or hydraulic problems These should depend on car setup, driving style, and race conditions. It would make races more unpredictable, immersive, and exciting — just like real F1. Thanks! [SuperUser Edit] - Removed excessive spacing to make post easier to read.F1 26
Hi EA Sports F1 Team and Community, Please add customizable race rules for F1 26 with options like: Ultra Light: Few penalties, soft or no damage for casual fun. Strict: Penalties close to real FIA rules, moderate damage. Realistic: Full FIA penalties, instant warnings for small track cuts, full car damage that can completely destroy the entire car—not just wheels or wings. Also, improve driver faces and expressions for more realism. Add a free play mode where players choose rules, weather, damage, and settings like FC 26. --- Why? Gives players control over their experience. Increases immersion and fairness. Encourages community creativity. --- If you want this, please like and comment! Thanks! [SuperUser Edit] - Removed excessive spacing to allow for easier reading.
AI is too fast in Q3 since last update
Product: F1 22 Platform:Xbox Series X Summarize your bug AI cars set much faster lap times in Q3. Sometimes 2 seconds faster than q1 and q2 What is your 16 digit Report Code? MAEG-EGRC-KCKV-GAEG Which area is the bug/glitch in? Driver Career How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) Did you have cross-play enabled? No Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? run a qualifying session - full qualifying. q1, q2 and q3. What happens when the bug occurs? The AI make impossibly fast times in Q3 What do you expect to see? slightly faster AI q3 times, but not 2 seconds quicker than q2 I am generally 0.5-0.8 seconds off 1st quring q1 and q2 but in q3 I will be over 2 seconds slower. The AI are setting times that are way above their pay grade.UDP Feature Request
Hi everyone, First of all, thank you for the continued support and for making telemetry accessible to us developers and sim racing enthusiasts. I would like to kindly ask if it would be possible to expose the Delta Time data (the one shown on the steering wheel display and during time trial mode) in the UDP specifications of F1 25. This value would be incredibly useful . I truly appreciate your work and understand that every addition comes with complexity, but this feature would make a big difference for many of us working on third-party tools. Thank you very much in advance for considering this! Best regards, Mattia
Safety car bug, F1 2019
I came across this weird bug with the safety car. Formula 1 Hub - 2019 Season - Grand Prix 2019 Season - Abu Dhabi GP (using McLaren MCL34 with Norris) - Stage 4 - Goal 3 of 4. The aim of this race is to not overtake the safety car, and stay behind it. After driving over half the lap I find the safety car. I follow it, up until one of the later turns where there is another safety car. The original safety car overtakes the second one, if I overtake this second one to follow the original one it gives me a DNF, and after the first lap behind the 'fake' safety car is completed, Hamilton (also a safety car btw), keeps trying to overtake me. There is literally no space between the 'fake' safety car, myself, and Hamilton. See the screenshots. Using an iPhone 16 with iOS 18.2
F1 2021 - Interview Glitch [SINGLE-PLAYER CAREER]
I'm on Season 9 of F1 2021 The Official Video Game's career mode, and I made it so that it would start with Portugal. After I finished OSQ, I was given an interview. I have an attachment here, one before the questions, and as you may be able to see in the clip, the camera, models and sound is completely frozen on the first frame, with the exception of a flag that's nearly out of frame and the shadow for said flag. I was able to press A to continue to the questions, but however, when I answered the last question, I was not able to continue. Does anyone know why this is?
F1 2019 - I can't play Ranked anymore
Long story short, everything went well until 10 days ago when I was about to be promoted to Safety Rating A (which I achieved before but dropped back to B due to no fault of my own), the game gave me a message that I have only 2 more races to complete, when the B-rated person I was playin' with suddenly bailed on me and left me hangin'. And after that I simply cannot play Ranked anymore, neither with him nor with anyone else (I tried with S, C and no rated, didn't work). Be so kind and provide a solution for this annoying problem.
F1 needs this
I dont know if EA listens to the community but the f1 games absolutely need two thing in the future psvr support Historic cars and tracks / old layouts options I feel like EA is working every year on changing drivability and updating liveries Instead of making a reskined f1 game that drives different every year , they should stick with one solid base , one that they could build on top of and spend time to develop other cars , old f1's , i know its quite the task because every era drives differently but it would be awesome and would be a real racing game! And if it takes too much time to do and you still wanna release a game each year , copy and paste , nobodys gonna notice , meanwhile you work on a real game that will make f1 enthousiasts happy
