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So, I'm approaching the end of the season as Haas, and I've been qualifying around P8-P12.. Thing is, over the past 3 races (singapore-Usa), I've been starting from essentially the front row of the grid due to penalties. I get that other teams have to have engoine problems too, but they seem to be really inefficient at changing engines,( perhaps changing one part at a time? Affecting the immersion when the mercs are starting at the back for the third race in a row.. Anyone else having this issue?

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Nope - I'm in the Merc and I've started from the back twice due to penalties - I didn't need to take the penalties - I had a poor Quali at Monaco and started 17th so I just decided to go for a 5th power unit for later on in the season and then at Belgium (One of my strong tracks) I decided to go for a 6th for the title decider (I only ran 1 lap on the 6th whilst I did Monaco on the fifth) I am currently just about to move onto my fourth power unit for Singapore!

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rabbitbAJ said:
Nope - I'm in the Merc and I've started from the back twice due to penalties - I didn't need to take the penalties - I had a poor Quali at Monaco and started 17th so I just decided to go for a 5th power unit for later on in the season and then at Belgium (One of my strong tracks) I decided to go for a 6th for the title decider (I only ran 1 lap on the 6th whilst I did Monaco on the fifth) I am currently just about to move onto my fourth power unit for Singapore!
Sorry I should clarify -  The AI are getting penalties, like, 50% of the grid.. And in consecutive races. So Hamilton will get a 10 place grid penalty in one race, and then ANOTHER 20 place penalty the very next race.

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rabbitbAJ said:
Nope - I'm in the Merc and I've started from the back twice due to penalties - I didn't need to take the penalties - I had a poor Quali at Monaco and started 17th so I just decided to go for a 5th power unit for later on in the season and then at Belgium (One of my strong tracks) I decided to go for a 6th for the title decider (I only ran 1 lap on the 6th whilst I did Monaco on the fifth) I am currently just about to move onto my fourth power unit for Singapore!
Sorry I should clarify -  The AI are getting penalties, like, 50% of the grid.. And in consecutive races. So Hamilton will get a 10 place grid penalty in one race, and then ANOTHER 20 place penalty the very next race.
Ah - no I don't see my AI taking penalties too often every now and again they'll be taking some 5 place penalties but nothing too extreme.

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Same here.  Happened from Singapore all the way through to Abu Dhabi.  I'd move up 10+ positions every race because the whole field took penalties. 

Xbox One S

Career

Difficulty 88


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Same here.  Happened from Singapore all the way through to Abu Dhabi.  I'd move up 10+ positions every race because the whole field took penalties. 

Xbox One S

Career

Difficulty 88


Almost exactly the same as me . 98 difficulty, xbox, 50% races. Just started abu dhabi from p2 despite qualifying p11. Literally every driver bar maybe 2 had a penalty. Sigh..

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Hhhmm...I'm also using the Haas.  Wonder if it's a weird combo of Xbox/Haas/distance?  Either way it's annoying.  Hope Codies see this and can find the problem. 

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Not just you: http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/56580/entire-field-takes-a-penalty-in-spain#latest


HOLY MOLY... Do the ai push too hard?? Kimi, K-mag and Lance had blowouts during the race in Melbourne and it happened at around laps 10-15.. and then I was having trouble saving my power unit parts...

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Not just you: http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/56580/entire-field-takes-a-penalty-in-spain#latest


HOLY MOLY... Do the ai push too hard?? Kimi, K-mag and Lance had blowouts during the race in Melbourne and it happened at around laps 10-15.. and then I was having trouble saving my power unit parts...
I think they must literally change each engine part individually and what ends up happening is they're changing parts every session as they break, rather then changing them togeter

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