Slow pace on start & first few laps issue

[Emratajkowski]

Im on first season using Merc and start noticing that on the last 3 races, my driver always got overtaken by weaker team at first corner/ first few laps. Like my driver will lost 2-4 positions at first & will successfully gaining back to origin position afterwards. I already tried to switch to red mode both tyre & engine before on race day prep but still my driver will lost positions at early laps.

Is this a bug or did I missed something? I never experienced this before on f1 manager 22.

[Roman Hunčovský]

It is normal.
When I start on red rubber and someone behind me starts on white, they always overtake me and I have to overtake them hard and destroy my tires!
The only thing that helps a little is driving with ERS from the start, but that only goes for two laps.
At least the drivers are racing.

[griff]

It’s not a bug, it’s intended. Like real life, you need to be maximum push on the start with tires, fuel and ERS. You can micromanage the ERS a bit on the first two laps so it doesn’t completely drain, then once DRS is activated put it on top up to get some back.

After about lap 5 the AI stops maximum pushing on their tires and just goes along at the medium setting until their pit stop.

In F1 22 you could just leave everything on medium and have a good start but you have to push in this years game at the start.