AI Stops Moving When Xbox Guide Is Opened in 2-Player Career

Platform: Xbox Series X

Game Version: F1 25 (latest patch as of Oct 2025)

Mode: 2-Player Career 

Date & Time Found: 2025-10-09

Reproducible: Every time tested

When I open the Xbox guide during a 2-player career race in F1 25, it causes a severe desync between me and my co-op partner.

While my guide is open:

My friend sees all AI cars lag heavily or move erratically.

Then, when I exit the guide, the AI cars suddenly “teleport” backwards behind my friend, as if the game tries to resync their positions.

This gives my friend a huge advantage and completely breaks the race integrity.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Set up session

Start a 2-player Career race with AI opponents.

2. Start racing

Player 1 can be actively racing or DNFed — the freeze will occur either way.

3. Open Xbox guide

Player 1 presses the Xbox button to open the small overlay during the race.

4. Observe Player 1 freeze

The game picture freezes for Player 1.

The session treats Player 1 as standing still.

5. Observe AI / Player 2

Player 2 sees AI cars lag or stop

If Player 1 is actively racing, AI/other objects teleport past Player 1 when the guide is closed, because the game corrects the “frozen” position.

6. Close the guide

Player 1 exits the guide.

7. AI resync / teleport

AI cars or game elements suddenly snap past Player 1 to restore proper positions.

8. Repeat

Opening/closing the guide mid-race reproduces this consistently.