So I'll post the GP pictures first, then the Driver Career 2nd.
Qualifying all cars were around a second faster than GP mode, Upgrades and driver boosts will be the reasoning behind that. GP mode I did 1.18.9 in driver career I did 1.17.3. 1.6 quicker. Pole was 0.8 quicker and teammate was 1.2 quicker. So a solid 6th again in a Haas.
In GP mode, the leaders pulled away, and I was forming a train with slower cars on my heals. The leaders didn't pull away as rapidly in the driver career, nor did I have a train form or feel at any point they had better tyres than me.
Belgium is the real proof. It decided Haas was the 2nd worse car, but still anywhere between 11th-18th would be a good qualifying if I was on the right level, which I know I’m not
For qualifying, I went 1.8 quicker than GP mode, 2nd was 1.9 quicker and my teammate was 2.2 quicker.
In the GP race, my advantage in qualifying didn't transpire in the race and max won
In the driver career race, my advantage did convert to race pace and I won. Had a 4/5 second gap most of the race till the last lap.
So I still believe it's tyre related, but this is the last I'll mention it. But if someone is complaining about AI, find out what mode they're on.
So my conclusion is if you're playing My Team, Driver Career or the Weekly Event. Go with last year's AI. If GP, you may as well be guessing.
I know I said no more posts. But just been watching this guy on YouTube. Clearly he's a good player even with controller. And he expects to get first when he started.
It's almost like his tyre's go off compared to the AI after 4 laps of every stint, even though he started on the more durable tyre.
@DRudd13Because the AI isn’t effected by tyre temps. I’m assuming it’s just their carcass temps. Maybe surface temps as well but theres no way off telling as viewing the Ai cockpit Cam only displays carcass temps. So I changed temps from carcass and surface to surface only. And my carcass temps were exactly the same as ai throughout an entire race.
So I figure. if you can’t beat them join them and I’ve been running with surface temps only. Benefit means as surface temps quickly cool back down to optimal levels on straights. So I can run with higher pressures which means less tyre wear. Just finished Australia 50% with soft/medium strategy. Both sets off tyres didnt wear beyond 60%. That was with maxed tyre upgrades.
Not ideal but it does put you on a level playing field/track with the au and also mean I can turn up ai difficulty which makes for better on track gameplay.
I still see them having a spin here and there, but not as frequently as they did in earlier editions.
But as expected, the workaround (surface only) worked in GP mode around Belgium on 75, and was more reflective in what I had managed to do in a driver career with carcass* and surface.
I've provided all the information I can on this subject. So I'm definitely dropping it.
