F1 23 patch notes for update 1.08: fix for qualifying practice programmes

Here’s what the third patch for F1 23 deals with

Hungry for more F1 after the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend? Codemasters and EA Sports have just the thing for you with a brand-new F1 23 patch. Update 1.08, the third overall patch for the sim racing game, is live for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

If you ever wondered why the free practice programme for qualifying in career mode is so much harder than all the others, then wonder no more: It was all due to a bug, which has been fixed in this update. That means that you should be able to nail the qualifying practice programme to the same degree as the others, collecting valuable research points for your team.

Another important point of this patch is that an issue with tyre allocation in co-op careers should no longer trouble you. Previously, the game would allocate wrong tyre sets to players during any race weekend following on a sprint weekend, which obviously made things rather difficult.

Check below for the full F1 23 update 1.08 patch notes.

F1 23 update 1.08 patch notes

• Addition of F1 Replay Event Type in F1 World.
• Addition of AI drivers to League Racing.
• Fixed an issue where, in some instances, unrealistic lap times could be set in Time Trial after triggering an Instant Replay. All Time Trial Leaderboards have been reset.
• Fixed an issue where in Two Player Career drivers would receive an incorrect tyre allocation at weekends following one with a Sprint.
• Fixed an issue where Qualifying Practice Programmes would be much harder than other programs in Career.
• Fixed an issue where the pit lane speed limit in Jeddah was incorrect.
• Fixed an issue where some session start times were incorrect at Bahrain and Jeddah.
• Fixed an issue where 'Rival Telemetry mode' in Time Trial was not working.
• Fixed an issue where too many resource points were awarded despite the settings being set to 'reduced' in Career modes.
• Fixed an inaccuracy where the DRS light would be present on some F2 cars.
• Fixed an issue where DRS could be activated when behind another driver as soon as they leave the pitlane at Austria.
• Fixed an issue where the timer may display incorrect time when spectating qualifying sessions.
• Fixed an issue where, in some instances, Invite Friends list would be blank when having a large number of friends.
• Fixed an audio issue where, in some instances, Max Verstappen would be given Driver of the Day instead of the actual awardee.
• Fixed an issue where the race engineer would be hopelessly optimistic.
• Fixed an issue where 'Resource Rundown Screen' would not show all earned Development Resource Points and Boosts in Career modes.
• Improved AI speed when set above 100 difficulty.
• Fixed an issue where players would be unable to join a LAN game.
• General Stability Improvements.
• Various Minor Fixes.

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For more on F1 23, check out our review of the game, read our interview with senior creative director Lee Mather, or find out how Formula 1’s drivers reacted to their in-game ratings.