AI are way too fast on the straights

I only play career, no assist, 100% race distance. Curently 60 AI difficulty because of this. But there are tracks, where I can easily pull away from them, Melbourne was one, Imola was another for example. But Jeddah, Miami come to my mind as tracks where it was really horrible. Both have 3 DRS zones, maybe that's why, I don't know.

I'm curious - how many people here are using the default setups?

Here's an example. I'm flat out through the last corner at Catalunya. I deploy the battery and drain it in it's entirety and the AI car behind with no DRS and not close in proximity (no drag) gains a lot of time on me even before I'm half way down the straight.

It's their catapult like slingshot out of the corners that are completely out of touch with reality.

This is just like F122 again. Went back on F123 in Spain, exactly the same scenario and no ridiculous unrealistic rapid gain from the AI.

Only play grand prix mode but have no issues at all with ai speed on straights. Obviously they'll look further ahead than they do in the corners but that's because they can get on power before you.

If there is any issue it must be in career. It's not like 22 where it was clearly a issue

For me it's just like 22. Last year's game 23 was absolutely perfect in this regard.

For me it's just on some tracks, like Miami or China. This is like AI has an extra grip on the corners exits before long straights.

I have exactly the same problem. I am behind a car, slipstream + overtake + DRS open, cars in front just disappear, cars behind just walk pass me. What really scared me was AI didnt even use overtake mode as much, they are always on at least 90% left while mine constantly using it just to barely keep up with them. I have been playing F1 game since 2018, so, I know this is just not right. 

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@1cwatlls2dv0 wrote:

I have exactly the same problem. I am behind a car, slipstream + overtake + DRS open, cars in front just disappear, cars behind just walk pass me. What really scared me was AI didnt even use overtake mode as much, they are always on at least 90% left while mine constantly using it just to barely keep up with them. I have been playing F1 game since 2018, so, I know this is just not right. 

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I must be playing a different game. Cause i'm not seeing this problem at all. I'm finding it too easy to go past the AI.

It's like this

https://youtube.com/shorts/htwaF5lLwPc?si=b1g3D4FOBZJqGBCS

It's very track dependant. For example Monza is very broken

Barcelona, in a Williams but third on the Powertrain development ranking so engine has some pull. Difficulty set such that I am qualifying close to my teammate, within a couple of tenths either way. 

With DRS in the middle of a DRS train I am LOSING 0.400 seconds to the car in front and the car behind is cruising up beside me. 
With no DRS and in Overtake mode I am losing 0.700-0.800 seconds to a car behind with DRS, including my teammate in the same car. It isn’t an aero thing either because I had the same issue the race before at Canada where I ran less than 10 on the rear wing despite it compromising me through the middle of the lap.

Can one of the developers, preferably the one in charge of AI balancing, please watch a few F1 races. In a true F1 race if the car behind is 0.500 seconds behind a car without DRS they are still unlikely to make the pass by the end of the straight and certainly not by cruising past on most circuit.

Maybe it’s a combination of ERS being WAY too powerful and the fact that the AI always have perfect grip (I haven’t had a good start since the handling patch because I can spin out in 4th gear full throttle straight line on the start while the AI drive around me), but the straight line speed of the AI is breaking this game and making it NASCAR in F1 cars. If I wanted a NASCAR game I would buy a NASCAR game.