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Started career mode I'm no where near the pace ?!?!?!?!

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Am I doing something wrong as straight away at start of practise sessions I'm losing time !!!! Impossible to complete the challenges 

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ok I understand that but surly I'm doing something wrong if as an example I'm 1.1 sec behind the required lap time before the first corner in Austraila 

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I found Australia to be odd, I was likewise miles off the pace but Bahrain and so on seemed far better 

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I think a lot of the racing texts (e.g. Skip Barber) would suggest you need some additional work improving your braking, entry, acceleration and speed  in the corner that precedes the straight. Slow in, fast out is the phrase people use most often. I'm pretty bad at sim racing, but I find the sloppier I am in the corners the more ground I lose by the end of the straight. The Barber book has the math and it's a convincing story.

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No it's just on every straight AI leave me for dust not a clue 
I've had the same problem. Any track with lots of straights I struggle on because to AI are just too fast to defend against. I have to rely on corners to make a pass.

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Try lowering the difficulty and work your way up. Not everyone is going to be good off the bat, and don't think that you need to play on legend or ultimate. Find a level comfortable for you.

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I started with Hard with the intention of gradually working my way up to speed once I've mastered the new physics and have my car upgraded...I qualified in 22nd place...LOL!

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Maybe your not getting full throttle movement in your pedals and not getting it to 100%.  Could be lots of things and you've given us very little info.

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OGFedfan said:

Maybe your not getting full throttle movement in your pedals and not getting it to 100%.  Could be lots of things and you've given us very little info.

I agree with this, what's your throttle and brake bars down the bottom right indicating when you accelerate?

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Yeah to be over a second off the pace before the first turn, even with DRS off, something is wrong. Your brake pedal may be sticking or your throttle isn't going to 100%. Something is very wrong because it is only about 500 meters between the start finish line and the first turn.

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Just like a few people are saying check your pedals. I had the same problem, turned out my gas wasn't giving 100%. I had to unplug/plug my wheel again and after that everything was fine.

You can use the control settings to check if you get 100% on braking/gas, it has some sort of 'calibration'screen.

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I was hoping was something I'm doing wrong cause I'm normally ok at F1 games but sadly I think I just suck 
I think it's a glitch yanno cos in practice and qualifying the AI are so op I'm in a Mercedes now and got p7 at Hungary after an amazing lap but in races there lace drops off so much and finished first place twice in a toro rosso and got promoted to Mercedes 

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I am doing Pro Career and I am 8 secs off my team mate in Oz.  In Pro there are no flashbacks, you so much as look at a wall and your front wheel comes off.  I'll keep practicing... :D

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What is your top speed before T1? It needs to be at least 300, otherwise something is wrong with your pedals.

If you are over a second behind before T1 even when reaching over 300, then it's probably a game bug.

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I was hoping was something I'm doing wrong cause I'm normally ok at F1 games but sadly I think I just suck 
I think it's a glitch yanno cos in practice and qualifying the AI are so op I'm in a Mercedes now and got p7 at Hungary after an amazing lap but in races there lace drops off so much and finished first place twice in a toro rosso and got promoted to Mercedes 

For you Jammyjames is always a bug or a glitch, doesnt matter which topic...

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I think Australia is wierd in F1 2016. Seems a lot harder than other tracks i tried. Just couldn't find the rhythm lap after lap.  

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Runalf said:
Lower your difficulty or practice some more. 
This^^
I found doing 20-30 laps of a track really helped get my times down.

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