Absolutely perfect summary and could not have put it better myself. The lack of effort put into F124 along with the testing of the game, especially the AI was blatantly obvious.
The lack of customisation is a major gripe for all players! The team behind this must have restrictions placed on them by the hierarchy, otherwise why not create better and more relatable F1 content? rather than absolute lame, unrealistic drivel we have?
If F125 is another abject failure like F124 was, then there is absolutely no excuse whatsoever. The amount of deserved criticism not just on here but all over social media regarding the lack of quality of F124 should have been addressed in F125 by EA. If not then I think their days are numbered for the F1 licence.
I'm personally beyond fed up of the absolutely crass gimmicks they keep pursuing with, thinking that F1 fans would actually like it? They are so far detached from what the fan base wants to see in an F1 game it's actually unbelievable.
Personally I don't think they will ever change their blinkered approach and will most likely continue down the same repetitive path with awful unrealistic content and this rubbish live season garbage.
It's such a shame, because at the core of it all is a game with massive potential, I think graphically it's good and has a solid base and foundation. It's unfortunate that it's spoiled by gimmicks, zero customisation and the same bugs year on year.
In a nutshell nowhere near good enough.