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A.I much faster on the straights.

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Wondering if this is a bug or if I am just missing something here. No matter what car I drive the A.I just blows by me as if they have a rocket strapped to the rear. 

Anyone else noticing this?

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Yup i play on ps4 and ive got that same problem..but i think this happens because of DRS
Nope this when DRS isn't activated. I could be in a Ferrari and have a McLaren 3 seconds behind and they will catch me within an instant. 

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Do you change gears manually?
If so, it could be that you are changing gears while the circle (lower right corner) is already in the red.. 
You should change gear before it turns red.

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Yes it is..Ive just change the level from medium to-EASY AND nothing changes !!! It doesnt matter who im driving..AI always catch me on straights in Malaysia its Very very hard to keep up...ive just loose my hope for this game...

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Just like in the old F1 games. New engine uh? lol. Same about the rest of the bugs

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Nope because ive check this many times...it just look like AI on straights are turn on some nitro "Rocket boost" like in Crash team racing or Mario kart :-) 

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It can be because of your engine overheating. I noticed it too. I was in the McLaren, and I looked at the info and my engine was quite hot. Jenson was right behind in the other McLaren and he flew past me (we were in wet conditions so no DRS) and it might also be because Jenson was using a faster engine mapping.

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I think this guy just hasnt mastered the car yet because im finding the racing speeds to be very fair

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@Winzards Ive check it already and this is not engine problem ;-) because it happens on early laps...I dont know where is the problem..but AI is too fast (I check it on Manual, auto, easy -medium-hard level, i try the best car setup) always that same :-( no matter how fast i will go thay always catch me on long straights...

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Same old buggy engine is same old buggy engine.

Made from the scratch hahah yeah

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I am on PC and have driven quite a few races with different car, but I have no problems whatsoever. I am quite capable of matching their top speed (or close to it).

1 thing does matter though, and that is the way you approach the corners. If you brake very late and struggle to reach the apex, your exit speed will be compromised and then the AI will close quite rapidly. If that is the case try braking a bit earlier and really nailing the exit of the corners with maximum acceleration.

So far I've found the default setup is quite understeered. With a few tweaks to make the front more responsive (less front suspension and less rear wing then front wing) that understeer is mostly gone and also makes it easier to get through the corners faster.

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I've noticed when watching replays of me battling ai that they actually change fuel mapping and possibly brake bias several times during a lap when they try to overtake you, maybe the ai trying to get the best possible exit to get past you. 

I drive with rb which is slow on straights and yea ai flies past me but if you line yourself behind them after passing you can actually stay pretty close. 

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The one thing I've noticed is that I don't seem to gain speed drafting behind the AI, My experience so far is that if I'm behind them they go faster.

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I have the same problem. AI activates endoreactors in every straight. This is really annoying. Im escaping from Project Bugs (oops..Cars..) and now i have a FormulaBugs 2015. I just want return at the previous console generation. The future of videogames, until now is a shit. The quality of every videogame, today, is low.  Really low.

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I have the same problem. AI activates endoreactors in every straight. This is really annoying. Im escaping from Project Bugs (oops..Cars..) and now i have a FormulaBugs 2015. I just want return at the previous console generation. The future of videogames, until now is a shit. The quality of every videogame, today, is low.  Really low.
Project Cars is really good now since the recent patch. I am finding it hard to enjoy F1 2015 with it's lack of options in comparison to pCARS. 

The racing in F1 2015 is really fun. Codies do know how to nail game play but they suck bad when it comes to quality assurance. I just wanna have full practice sessions, with full qualy but not have to do 100% races. I would like to have some session options patched in but I wouldn't hold my breath with it being Codies. 

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Guys its not the problem in corner speed because ive got great speed in corner its  the speed on straights..its even on the easy level...this must be a bug/glitch because there is no way that Marusia are faster then Mercedes..I lve play a lot of F1 games before and i see this first time !!!! Fucking sick crap.

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Guys its not the problem in corner speed because ive got great speed in corner its  the speed on straights..its even on the easy level...this must be a bug/glitch because there is no way that Marusia are faster then Mercedes..I lve play a lot of F1 games before and i see this first time !!!! Fucking sick crap.
I agree. You know there is something wrong when a McLaren or Manor is blowing past you on the straight when you have a Mercedes power unit behind you. Clearly must be a bug or it really is to make up for the A.I's lack of mid corner speed. 

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I just finished a 100% race at Melbourne, and although I've been caned on straights before in a Mercedes with a near-zero wing setup, I have to admit this particular race really seemed to reward me for exiting the last corner just right.

Even with DRS, cars chasing me were unable to pass me. I was driving a Ferrari, and only the Williams and Mercedes cars posed a threat.

One thing I've noticed, as others have too, is the difference in performance on straights from lap to lap.

I'm currently experimenting with trying not to "overrev" the engine through the rest of the lap, and see if that makes a difference.

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I wonder if there's a hidden ERS somewhere giving cars a power boost. I had a radio message saying a Manor driver had a ERS failure and he retired shortly after. The cars rear lights do flash suggesting they are charging.

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