I am struggling with Feel.

[ShelbyUSA 133]

Long time sim racer and league racer. 

With this year's release, I am slower and more frustrated than ever. Not sure what's happening. 

I am lacking feel around the track. My throttle management and steering input feels numb. I am using a Thrustmaster TS-XW with up-to-date firmware. I had been messing with the FFB within the game and I can't figure it out. FFB is working but, its not translating or correlating in what I am experiencing. 

As a result, I am slower this year relative to top times. Usually, I am in the Top 3% of TT and League races, I am always contention, now, I am Top 8% or even Top 18%. 

Any of you are experiencing the same thing? Bug? Me? Quick Fix? Pro tip, anybody?

[ShelbyUSA 133]

 

[Nikeros77 5]

That's a very interesting point you brought up mate. I play F1 2017 (I hate the halo) in Time Trials mode only. I have a reasonably good setup with Fanatec wheel, pedals etc which btw give excellent FFB. I used to use a Thrustmaster setup, but the Fanatec is better x 10, That's not my point, however. I too experience a weird drop-off in my performance from time to time, and I've always put it down to my own inability to drive well on a particular day, but when this happens I sometimes surmise that it's not me but something in the game. The car just doesn't give me the feeling it did on a good day when everything comes easy. I've always dismissed this feeling as a bit absurd and merely an excuse for my bad driving, but after reading your post I wonder... Just for info I'm in about the same place in the lineup as you are - the top 4-5% on the 9 tracks I play. I only bring this up to make it clear that I'm not a novice prone to novice mistakes.

[1512marcel 456]

Shelby, is your experience still the same since there has be a number of patches? I recognize the feeling. Compared to 2018 it was like driving on ice and I had the feeling I need to learn to drive all over again. I did however master it and am now close to my 2018 times again. Regarding the FFB I agree with Nikeros, Fanatec is very good. Recently I was able to compare my setup with a friend who own’s the high end Thrustmaster setup and this was a day/night difference. In the end however it’s what you are used to.

[MateLeLe120 10]

Same for me, I race in a rFactor 2 league where I can drive and feel the car normally, In F1 2019 though I struggle with understeer and overall car feel. If you compare FFB from rF2 and F1 2019, you can easily notice that in Codies' game the FFB doesn't "help" you when you lose rear end. At least for me. In rF2, for instance, when you lose rear end in the corner, your wheel becomes "loose" for a fraction of a second allowing you to do a quick correction what in my opinion is realy helpful. In F1 2019 it doesn't.