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ArkaniaDante's avatar
3 years ago
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Overtake Safety Car

According to this year's rules, all lapped cars can overtake the safety car when it's safe to do so. Why hasn't this been implemented in the game? 


There's been one particular occasion where I had to pit twice in a race and was lapped by the leader. There was a safety car short after and I was stuck behind the safety car right in front of me. I had new tyres and could still fight for points if the rule had been implemented in game.
What happens next, of course, is that since I couldn't overtake the safety car I have been shown blue flags for all the other 19 cars behind me as soon as the race restarted leaving me no choice but to let them pass. At this point the race was over for me as you can't overtake anyone anymore because of the blue flag rules. 


This is the official F1 2022 game that does feature the official F1 2022 rules.

7 Replies

  • @ArkaniaDanteBecause it's too complicated to code, and because there's no other licensed F1 game for competition, period.

  • SSR-zampa's avatar
    SSR-zampa
    Seasoned Traveler
    3 years ago

    Because they arent clever enough to code it into the game. That or the EGO engine is too rubbish to allow it. Either way, it's been ignored for years. They will never fix this.

  • I'm not quite sure but I remember you could overtake the safety car as a lapped car when you are right behind it without getting DSQ. But don't quote me on that. But of course the issue still remains since as soon as there is another driver between you won't be able to overtake.

  • drewgriffiths's avatar
    drewgriffiths
    Seasoned Veteran
    3 years ago

    Yeh, you can overtake the SC until it picks up the leader, then you’re screwed if you’re a lap or more down and there’s cars in front who can get on the lead lap or a lap ahead

  • @Logoo69Yes, that's the "old" rule. But since last year's Verstappen/Hamilton "incident" the rules has been changed so even if the leader is in front of the pack behind the SC all lapped cars can still overtake them, if safe to do so.


  • Workaround: what we do during a League race is asking people to drive offtrack, that way its save to pass everyone including sc. It works everytime. If i am right putting your car in ai mode will do the trick too (ain't sure).

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