F1 26 DLC
Don't include that straight-line speed reduction in the DLC. Just change the teams and drivers and remove DRS. That speed reduction is awful.
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I completely agree that emulating the current regulations will kill interest in the 2026 edition. I'm sure the FIA, being touchy over having botched the formula, will insist their regulations be emulated accurately. I hope, however, that EA gives us the option to disable that formula and drive with 100% internal combustion power at our discretion. This has never been a hard core sim and is a simcade. Those of us who want to race the arcade should have the option to do so. Those who want the realism of driving slower through corners to harvest that energy on the straights should have that option as well. For me, if EA adopts the new regs without offering an option to them, I just won't buy the game, just like I won't be watching any more F1 races if they don't make some major changes this month to improve the racing.
Russw1952: that is an interesting idea to just turn off the ERS. However, I think you are right that the real-world F1 is in damage control mode right now and will be upset with EA if they did something like this. I wouldn't be surprised if the contract between F1 and EA clearly prohibits your idea.
I'm hopeful that this April 9th meeting will find a solution to this problem, but I have a bad feeling that F1 will just double-down until the next regulation cycle in 2030. I'm just so disappointed in F1 right now and I think people are exaggerating the problems for F1 if they stopped using hybrid engines. Humanity needs to reduce fossil fuel usage, but I also think it's okay if F1 continues to use non-hybrid engines.