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F1 2018 Game - Ghost Cars/Pit Entry?

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Sorry if this is the wrong place to start, I genuinely mean to cause no offence. *Youtube link below* Had a problem today, on pit entry. F1 2018 Online Championship with a friend. So. Going in fast behind an AI who is reasonably ahead of me, it slows down rapidly before pit entry line (I have it on auto). Game takes over to do mine too, they crash and I am completely retired from the race. My pace was good, even after a tangle at turn 1. Probably on for a podium, if not more at a push. Super, super annoying. Could the game not just do ghost cars, or even not allow this to happen. If you’re answer is a dismissive “you were going too fast”. Fair enough, but you will see I don’t have control when the car is slowing down. Not me doing it. Additionally could it not be addressed regardless? I’ve uploaded it to YouTube, so hope I’m allowed to give this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jdoTK-WO0&feature=share

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I actually don't see the problem.
The game takes control of your car only in the final few meters to rapidly slow down when you are entering the pits (if you have pit assists on). You were very quick and ignored the car in front of you, hoping for the AI car to entry earlier than you and gain some time with this (cheating) fast approach, but the AI car was slowing before the pit entry as you should too to avoid the crash.
Pit assistent is only breaking before the line, ignoring other cars, it is your responsibility.

Btw. you might try to disable the pit stop assists ;-) You will get more immersive experience and could avoid this crash too.

edit : Aside of that, I see the problem that the car was teleported back to race line (ghosting) after terminal damage.

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Thanks for the reply. I encourage you to reconsider the word cheating, applies an agency that evidently wasn’t there.

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I didn't ment to offend you ;-) And if you feel like that then I am sorry.

But you know, without it you will brake much earlier thus you are gaining an advantage as you are trusting that the pit assist will brake later. The agenda is actually there as you are speeding to the end, not breaking, knowing you'll gain some time. Maybe you didn't realized that and it was unintentional, but yes, you are gaining the time (as many others).
The problem is in the implementation of the pit assist (not in your or any other player behavior), for me, it should work against getting the speeding in the pit lane penalty, but not to allow the player to get any time advantage. It should be implemented more like as in real world cars approaching the pit lane or more like the AI, which is braking correctly - it should simply start breaking much earlier, not in final few meters rapidly stop the car and forget the physics, player should not gain time advantage with the assist.
But yes, players are allowed to do so now as the game allows that and we can say that using the gap in the implementation of pit assist to gain advantage is then allowed ...

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