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COS – Race settings

Simulation settings

  • Equal Car Performance: On
  • Recovery Mode: None
  • Surface Type: Realistic
  • Low Fuel Mode: Hard
  • Race Starts: Manual
  • Tyre Temperatures: Surface & Carcass
  • Pit Lane Tyre Sim: On
  • Unsafe Pit Release: On
  • Car Damage: Reduced
  • Car Damage Rate: Standard
  • Collisions: On
  • Off for First Lap: Disabled
  • Off for Griefing: Enabled

Rules & Flags

  • Rules & Flags: On
  • Corner Cutting: Strict
  • Parc Ferme Rules: On
  • Pit Stop Experience: Immersive 
  • Safety Car: Reduced
  • Safety Car Experience: Immersive 
  • Formation Lap: Off
  • Formation Lap Experience: N/A
  • Red Flags: Off
  • Affects License Level: Off

Lobby settings

  • Maximum Players: 22
  • Session Privacy: Invite Only
  • Car Category: F1 2023
  • Car Setup: Full
  • Minimum License Level: Off


Assist restrictions

  • Steering Assist: Off
  • Braking Assist: Off
  • Anti-Lock Brakes: On
  • Traction Control: Full
  • Dynamic Racing Line: Full
  • Gearbox: Automatic 
  • Pit Assist: Off
  • Pit Release Assist: Off
  • ERS Assist: Off
  • DRS Assist: Off
  • Forced Cockpit View: Off

Contest of Speed keeps the right to change the restrictions/settings mid-season. Information will always be shared with the drivers.

Weekend structure

  • Weekend Structure: Standard
  • Practice Format: Off
  • Qualifying Format: Short
  • Session Length: Long
  • Starting Grid: Qualifying

Weather and time of day

  • Quick Weather: Dynamic
  • Session Start Time: Realistic
  • Forecast Accuracy: Approximate

*AI Opposition

  • EU4/AM4: 75
  • EU3/AM3: 80
  • EU2/AM2: 85
  • EU1/AM1/OC1: 90

*Ai level is used to ensure drivers cars that have disconnected are still at a suitable speed, to avoid dangers on track, whilst not providing an advantage to that driver with excess speed.