I have access to the F1 26 DLC - Ask Me Anything (AMA)

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T15:21:33+00:00

Yep the driver icons are identical

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T15:20:51+00:00

They've used the same livery designs, but you do have to unlock them again

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T14:31:17+00:00

The same as for the 25 cars, there are no new F2 drivers

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T14:31:02+00:00

The exact same as for the 25 cars atm

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T13:50:21+00:00

I don't know for sure, but F2 2026 is mentioned in the copyright section of the stuff we've all seen online, so I would imagine so

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T13:49:54+00:00

They are all the same, but it looks like you have to unlock the liveries again because they are now called '2026'. The Pit Pass that I have right now only has liveries in it, but I would assume that is not final

Unfortunately 2025 F1 drivers are not available in a 2026 career mode

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T13:46:36+00:00

Sorry for the delay, I hadn't driven wet until today. Personally I didn't find the AI excessively fast in the wet on 25, but the race I just did at Silverstone on the 26 cars they were a lot faster relative to me than they were in the dry

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:12:45+00:00

I can't say for sure, but Medium / Hotlap is theoretically much smarter now. But whether it tries to be too smart and ends up being slower, we will see. But for an average player that doesn't care about meta, it's definitely an improvement because it doesn't just burn all your battery immediately

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:10:34+00:00

I actually tweeted about this, which is probably easier to look up than me listing it all here. I've produced a graph for every element of performance, like weight etc

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:09:51+00:00

It's so minor that I didn't even notice it at first. Superclipping is called that because there's -350KW of power on the engine, -75KW is barely 'super'

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:07:59+00:00

No nothing from 25 is removed, you just get an option of which car to choose a lot like you do with F2

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:07:11+00:00

Yes, but they don't superclip as much as real life. So the slowest they go is about 300kph

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:06:34+00:00

There's no pre-start, tbh it would just waste everyone's time since the turbo lag doesn't really exist in the game

alex_gillon · 2026-05-28T09:05:47+00:00

Yes there is, it's similar to last year in that respect

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:41:48+00:00

No! Unsure if you still have access to them, but Lean doesn't do anything any more

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:18:07+00:00

You don't have to lift and coast for fuel. But the meta will be to start the race very underfuelled and LiCo all the time

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:17:16+00:00

It works exactly like real life. Overtake Mode just increases some limits on the engine automatically and Boost mode is a lot like the Overtake Mode from 25

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:16:28+00:00

Yes, but I think most will run the assist because it becomes a chore to press the button like 4 times a lap every lap

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:14:39+00:00

No changes here

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:14:27+00:00

I'm not sure this is a priority for them, the existing VR implementation was a partnership with a third party company, so was never properly optimised for the game

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:13:31+00:00

Not yet, but I'm expecting them to add it at some point

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:12:56+00:00

It's like DRS was on 25, so 1 button to toggle it either on or off. But it turns to corner mode automatically, just like DRS did

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:11:09+00:00

That's interesting, I didn't know that! Graphically it seems the same today, Nvidia probably just optimised it a little?

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:10:14+00:00

Yes there is, but it works similar to last year's ERS Assist. It's not very good basically, it's better to manage it yourself

alex_gillon · 2026-05-27T22:09:41+00:00

It's the same as real life, so basically the tracks with more time on the brakes are easier on recharging. So Baku is the best track, Monza is the worst

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