Quality of life changes and some tweaks to slipstream and DRS feature alongside the Season 2 update for EA SPORTS™ F1® 24’s most recent patch.

The v1.7 patch for F1® 24 will roll-out on all platforms from Monday, July 22 at 10am UTC. Please ensure you are connected to online services in order to receive updates.

Here’s a list of everything that’s been addressed in this latest patch:

Highlights

• Updated gamepad settings to make handling more consistent and predictable
• Adjustments have been to Slipstream and DRS values to help overtaking and reduce AI trains
• All F1 leaderboards have been reset after recent handling changes have made it difficult to be competitive with older times
• Fixed an issue where the game could crash when loading a mid-session save when certain specialist goals were selected
• Fixed an issue which could sometimes cause the game to crash after quickly backing out of the Quick Practice menu

Graphics/Visuals

• Updated the Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car to the 2024 model
• Updated character models for Team Principals Laurent Mekies, Ayao Komatsu, and Bruno Famin
• Fixed an issue where texture quality could appear lower during a replay after exiting out of Photo Mode
• Fixed an issue with Ray Traced DDGI quality on race introductions

Game Stability

• Fixed a very rare crash which could occur when changing from Windowed to Fullscreen and changing resolution
• Fixed an issue which could cause My Team Career to become stuck after renewing your Teammate's contract

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in Multiplayer lobbies where a Custom grid setting would reset to Realistic after every race

Tracks

• Fixed a rare issue which could cause an AI to get stuck on-track at Japan when using Fast Forward in a Practice or Qualifying session
• The telemetry map for the Track Acclimatisation Practice Programme at Abu Dhabi now shows all corners in the correct location
• Tidied away some misplaced objects in the pit lane at China
• Corrected some sponsor boards at Singapore

Audio

• If the last race weekend of a custom season includes a Sprint Race, the commentators will no longer refer to the Sprint Race as the last race of the season
• When broadcasters discuss the Championship winner, points from future Sprint Races will now be taken into consideration
• Increased the variety of the commentators' broadcast introductions to Race sessions

Career

• Challenge Career scores will correctly reset to zero when the next Challenge Career begins
• Being overtaken by another car in Challenge Career will now remove points from your score
• Fixed an issue in My Team Career where you could be informed you can't afford the selected Engine and Driver, when in fact you can

Miscellaneous

• When using 'Find Me' on Time Trial leaderboards, the scroll bar will now move to the expected location
• F2 cars in a wet race at Monza will now start on the correct tyres
• Added Puma and Alpha Industries casual wear items
• Various UI improvements in many areas of the game have been made
• General Stability Improvements
• Various Minor Fixes

Thank you to all the drivers around the world who have made their voices heard, contributing to making F1® 24 the best experience for all players. 

The development team will continue to refine the game based on the feedback shared by the community. 

If you would like to track what bugs and issues are being worked on next, please take a look at the Community Raised Issues thread on EA Answers. This will be updated multiple times a week as issues are investigated by the team.

Should you wish to report a bug, you can do so by following these instructions. Once reported, a member of the F1® 24 community team will investigate the issue.

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