A new F1 24 update rolled out this week ahead of Season 2's launch to bring more gameplay improvements to the game. F1 24 Season 2 brings waves of new content in the form of a new challenge career, pro challenge, event series, and more. As always, you'll be able to earn new cosmetic items to use in the game while continuing to support your Fanzones. Without further ado, let's check out the F1 24 Update patch notes for Season 2.
EA Sports F1 24 Update 1.7 Patch Notes for Season 2
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
- Reset all F1 leaderboards after recent handling changes made it difficult to compete 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
- Points from future Sprint Races now taken into consideration when broadcasters discuss the Championship winner
- 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
- General Stability Improvements
- Various Minor Fixes
Overall, that includes all the Patch notes for F1 24 Update 1.7. Season 2 launches this week, bringing new waves of content for fans to enjoy. For more F1 24 content, check out our guides for My Team and Driver Career. Furthermore we recently had the opportunity to interview series' creative director, Lee Mather.
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