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Drivers' World Champion (Hard)

Drivers' World Champion (Hard)

You have won the Drivers' World Championship in Career on Hard or Expert Difficulty

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How to unlock the Drivers' World Champion (Hard) achievement in F1 2011 - Definitive Guide

For the most part I used the guide from F1 2010, but I wanted to add everything I know to make it easy. Here we go....

PLAYING ON HARD

If your going to try this on hard without switching assists, there's not much I can do to help besides telling you to know the tracks well and be able to manually shift. Plus, qualifying is very important.

ASSIST SWITCHING

If your starting a new career, I would suggest selecting Williams as your team.

If your at the beginning of a new season with a better team, like Red Bull or Ferrari, even better.

Go to my F1 and turn autosave off and then manually save it to make sure it doesn't come back on if you reloaded before saving. VulturousPiano and RaucousRichard confirmed that autosave DOES NOT have to be off.

When at the calendar, select the difficulty to Hard, race weekend to short, and distance three laps.

Skip practice unless you want to try it out, but I'd suggest going to qualifying.

For qualifying (and practice if your doing it) pause the game when they give you control of the car and switch manual to automatic, turn the suggested line on to always, and traction from medium to full. Keep auto brake off for now. Go ahead and qualify, by running decent laps and never going off track, I almost always managed to get 18th. There was usually a three to four second gap from 17th to 18th. If for some reason you have to go back to the garage or your satisfied with your time, pause the game and switch everything back until it says hard instead of custom. (a few times I forgot to do this but I still managed to get the achievement, so I'm not positive if you have to switch it back, but I did it to be safe). On to the race....

Again, once you get control of the car switch the same things that you did before. Now here's the most important part to winning the races, most tracks have a sharp turn at the beginning, so your going to want to try and get to at least the top 5 by charging through the field and braking late, hoping to bank off someone with out destroying your wing or getting a penalty and hope for another turn shortly or else they will get away. Also, I used KERS at the beginning to get more positions. Only twice did I get it on my first try, so it will take practice. (remember to switch everything back before restarting). Some tracks I knew I wouldn't win, so I was happy with a top five. Once your happy where you are settled, turn auto brake on and block as best that you can. (remember that you have two rewinds if someone gets by or you get a penalty). If you know the track well and feel comfortable without it, this isn't necessary, I just did it to prevent any slip ups and wasting my rewinds.

Before you cross the line on lap three, switch everything back so it says hard instead of custom and manually save it after the race if your happy with your result. (I forgot to do this once and dashboarded it before I got back to the menu just to be safe even though I had auto save off).

Overall it wasn't bad, I'm not sure how tough it will be with Williams, but I found it not too challenging with Red Bull. I won the championship on the fourth of last race and found that usually one or two guys will always win when you don't, so wrecking them and still winning without a penalty helps a ton. I would suggest focusing on winning though unless your only a few points away from clinching and want to get it over with quicker.

If you can shift well and know the tracks, you may be able to do hard without switching the assists.

Vytenis on x360a mentioned that the assist switching works as well, but I thought I'd put everything I know :)

If you still need help, leave a comment or PM me and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
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24 Sep 2011 04:00

29 Comments
Just a quick one, basically at the minute im at spa, only 40 points ahead of vettel, just wondering when did you win it? And if you can remember what your results aswell mate? Thanks :)
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By TheWelshHunt on 25 Sep 2011 11:36
I had the chance to win it at Japan, but I was only one point away, so I skipped to Korea, a track that I prefer over Japan. Once I was closer to the championship I just kept aiming for Vettel or Alonso on the first turn and let the other pass me so I could wreck him. In the beginning I wasn't very worried about winning, so I only ended up winning 10 or 11 of the 16 races. I don't think I ever finished out of the top 5 besides Japan.
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By Bongo on 25 Sep 2011 20:51
Going to start this game on hard difficulty today or tomorrow thanks for the guide it will help.
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By Petrolium Bear on 28 Sep 2011 07:58
Just as clarification you do NOT need to turn Autosave off.

It does save when changing the assists but that only saves your preferences not the career so it is fine, Just make sure if you do have autosave on that you must switch back to hard at the end of each session and you only have ~5 seconds after the race to dashboard or turn off if you forget.

Source - I was lazy and didn't turn autosave off
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By react#2409 on 01 Oct 2011 12:58
+1 you do NOT need Autosave turned off :)
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By RaucousRichard on 05 Oct 2011 21:26
Thanks guys, I'll add it to the guide!
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By Bongo on 06 Oct 2011 00:25
>>> remember to switch everything back before restarting

As I mentioned in 2010 you dont have to switch assists while restarting. Only between the sessions and in the last lap before finish line :)
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By cru3e on 06 Oct 2011 16:27
>>> remember to switch everything back before restarting

As I mentioned in 2010 you dont have to switch assists while restarting. Only between the sessions and in the last lap before finish line :)
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By cru3e on 06 Oct 2011 17:53
>>> remember to switch everything back before restarting

As I mentioned in 2010 you dont have to switch assists while restarting. Only between the sessions and in the last lap before finish line :)
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By cru3e on 06 Oct 2011 19:22
I know everyone is about whoring games on this site but this achievement is doable. On F1 2010 I did the assist switching method because that was a crazy achievement. 2011 though, rather than traction control being off, it's medium and AI are Professional not Legend. Master manual gears and this is easy, especially in the right car (second season). Medium traction control only impacts you if your on full throttle out of a slow corner while turning. Wet races are rather difficult as well lol. At least try one race like it. It makes the achievement feel like more of an achievement.
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By ExtremeDoughnut on 16 Oct 2011 08:28
I think I saved a car setup mid-session after adjusting the driver assists to something other than Hard difficulty (eg. Automatic gears rather than Manual). Will this affect the achievement?
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By kbgray27 on 12 Nov 2011 12:34
can you do this on your 2nd season, so after you have done it on normal and got an offer from a better team then do 2nd season on hard
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By JamP0und on 14 Jan 2012 16:12
You should be able to. I got my achievement with red bull in my 2nd year. The achievement doesn't say your first year, so you should be fine. If anything, I would think that the 2nd or 3rd year would be more helpful with a better team.
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By Bongo on 15 Jan 2012 02:41
U can also control the weather in a way after u finish a race and start the next track if this shows as a wet race day dash board your game and reload the game this more than likely will change the weather to sunny may take a couple of tries but does work
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By skepta11 on 06 Jun 2012 21:36
to start with hard do I change the settings. front of goal only possible custom.
why? No hard reset on Possible?
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By Z MANN JR on 19 Aug 2012 14:13
The switching worked like a charm. Maybe something to put in the solution is to use the quick car setup from the engineers menu. On dry tracks set the setup all the way to the right on qualifying and the race to give you some more speed. With this i got pole position on all dry tracks (except monaco lol) and won all the races. Try adusting the slider on wet tracks to get the same extra. I cant tell the right setting for wet tracks as the best setup is different for each player (racestyle) and each track (fast/slow).
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By KeLvInD on 07 Sep 2013 10:40
when i want to change back the settings to hard it keep's saying, Custom....any explanation?
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By GsA UnReaLiZe on 01 Nov 2013 17:18
Hmm... It's been a while since I played, but the only thing that I can think of is that you might be missing something when you change the settings, it has to be the exact same as you started, so just double check that you changed everything back. Hopefully you get it figured out!
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By Bongo on 01 Nov 2013 17:50
Just wanna point out that on Hard, Traction Control is set to Medium not OFF, therefore it needs to go back to Medium. Just in case anyone is having difficulty getting back to Hard after the race
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By Tucky90 on 24 Dec 2013 20:24
I keep forgetting switch back on the last lap of the race. Can I restart the race with the custom assists, switch back to hard on the 3rd lap and finish the race, will that work? Or do I have to dashboard regardless and do it all again?
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By o0EviIToaster0o on 10 Feb 2014 22:04
I never did that, I always dashboarded it to be safe, but according the comment by "cru3e" the only time that you need to switch it is before you finish the race and in-between sessions, like going from practice to qualifying or qualifying to the race. I hope this helps!
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By Bongo on 11 Feb 2014 15:58
I find it's better to race on wet tracks due to the AI having to slow down and likely to wipe other drivers and themselves out. For weather adjusts save before changing locations and dashboard if you don't get what you want.
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By Shinwasha on 19 Feb 2014 01:41
As of December 2017, Assist Switching still works. It will pop after the race where you clinch the Driver's World Championship (not necessary after the last race of the season).
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By WhoIsJohn117 on 15 Dec 2017 02:18
Still works as of August 2022
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By PaulRKraft on 07 Aug 2022 01:30
And can confirm still works as of August 2023. I mean why wouldn't it, when was the last update for this game? Some time in 2011? Haha! Nice one, thanks for the solution.
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By Inferno i7 on 10 Aug 2023 18:38
Do you have to switch back to default hard assists when restarting a race or restarting a qualifying session? I will find out soon
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By FiteTalk YT on 21 Jan 2024 16:42
i can vouch for this working and as an additional note the achievement will pop up when you win the championship (i got the acheivement after the monza race) and not at the end of the championship
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By LKDVY on 19 Oct 2011 21:38
Or just do it the good ol' fashioned way! The reason game producers put in hard achievements is to add to the playability and make you work to get it. There's no sense in cheating it when you could spend an extra few minutes working out how to be the cheevy. Just my opinion.
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By xYourMumsBum on 23 Nov 2011 11:58
I'm currently in the process of doing this with Ferrari on my 2nd season and this is pretty easy! I'm not the best at this game, but what I will say is this: don't worry about your qualifying position too much. It's tricky getting 1st, but what I've noticed is that the AI cars are so fast in qualifying but aren't nearly as fast in the race. What I do is have it on 3 lap race and pick the best fuel type so I go a little faster than they do (up on the dpad twice). I use KERS off the start line and by the time I'm at the end of lap 3 I switch the assists back off. I always finish at least 5 seconds ahead of everyone else even if I go into the gravel. Not all cars have the different fuel options, but Ferrari does and it certainly makes it much easier. Well, that's my 2 pence worth :)
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By zHalcyonDays on 08 May 2012 14:14
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This isn't a guide, it's just a tip for those, like me, who want to do this the legit way.

One thing that wasn't referred on any of the guides above is that there are plenty of setups out there to help you be faster. To edit your setup: while in the garage, go to the Car Monitor, then all the way to the right and then just follow the video. (Don't forget to save them so you can load them for each session, instead of doing everything all over again)

Here are the ones I used for each track:

- Australia (Credits to F1pateli)


- Malaysia (Credits to F1pateli)


- China (Credits to F1pateli)


- Turkey (Credits to SoCanadianGamer)


- Spain (Credits to F1pateli)


- Monaco (Credits to SoCanadianGamer)


- Canada (Credits to SoCanadianGamer)


- Europe (Credits to Stefan Corba)


- United Kingdom (Credits to F1pateli)


- Germany (Credits to rakka84)


- Hungary (Credits to letmeknownowhow)


- Belgium (Credits to F1pateli)


- Italy (Credits to rakka84)


- Singapore (Credits to F1pateli)


- Japan (Credits to rakka84)


- South Korea (Credits to F1pateli)


- India (Credits to F1pateli)


- Abu Dhabi (Credits to F1pateli)


- Brazil (Credits to rakka84)


Good Luck! toast
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08 Feb 2024 15:46

A game patch or update must have changed things because leaving Autosave on does not work any longer. cry

Using the above solution I left Autosave on and when I came back to the game my difficulty was changed from Hard to Custom. compute

I will attempt it next time with Autosave turned off. smile
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It worked with Autosave off and manually saving whenever. I only changed Assists once I was on track and I had control of the car, then changed Assists back to Hard before leaving the track or crossing the finish line to finish a race. I always Dashboarded the game when wrecking or forgetting to change Assists back to Hard. smile
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By ChockaShocka on 19 Apr 2013 19:38
This will be easier if you wait until at least your second season. If you beat a rival from one of the top teams in season 1, you should get to drive in his team and put yourself in a good position to get this trophy. At the first session of the season, make sure the difficulty is set to Hard and don't change it throughout the season. The other settings are up to you, but putting the race distance at 3 laps certainly makes things a lot easier, but again, it's up to you.
  • You can restart sessions at any time and also back up your save whenever you want so you will never have to move on from a session unless you are happy with the result. So just keep practicing at each race until you manage to win before moving on.
  • You don't have to win every race so if there are tracks you hate, just move on when you get a decent result, or even take out your main championship rival so you don't lose any points in the title fight.
  • When it comes to qualifying, you don't really need to be grabbing pole every race, the AI have bad starts in general and you have all of your KERS that you can use to your advantage at the start. If you can get in the top 6-8 or so, you should still be able to get into 1st at turn one by out breaking everyone else. You can afford to be reckless as you can restart and try as many times as you want.
  • You will have to get used to manual gears, which can be a pain if you aren't, but overall, hard is very doable, especially in one of the top teams and it is certainly a lot more forgiving than expert. Just get used to listening to the engine noise which will tell you when to change gear. There is also a series of flashing lights on the screen that flash when it's time to change, the location depends on the camera you are using.
  • Another trophy that you can work towards that will give your practice session more of a purpose is "Test Driver", see that trophy for more info.

Exploits: For and easier time on hard you should see the start of the road map for details on a small exploit that makes a big difference to performance. There is also a way to use assists on hard, much like last year. It requires you to turn off auto-save from the MyF1 menu. When starting a session, always make sure the difficulty says hard. During the session when out on track, pause and switch on the assists you need before switching them back so it says hard before returning to the garage or ending a race/session. Doing it every time you return to the garage may not be necessary but it doesn't hurt to play it safe. The game should not auto save when you switch your assists since you turned it off, just remember to actually make manual saves so that you don't lose your progress.
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Unless you're a real life F1 driver, I suggest you stick with hard rather than expert. Here is what the hard difficulty entails:

  • Pro AI.
  • Traction Control on Medium.
  • ABS on.
  • Full Simulation Settings (Tyre wear, fuel etc).
  • No Dynamic Racing Line.
  • Manual Gearbox.
  • Full Damage.
  • Two Flashbacks.

The pro AI are no slouches, so you're going to need to be at one of the best teams, such as Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren. Therefore, you won't be able to attempt this until at least your second season in Career.

The biggest obstacle for most will be traction control, followed by manual gearing. With traction control on medium, you have a little bit of lee-way with your throttle application, but it is still easy to spin. Basically when taking corners, you want to go around them at a constant speed (relative to the corner). When exiting, if you apply too much throttle your rear tyres will spin, losing traction. This usually ends badly. It takes a lot of practice to get used to driving without full traction control. On full you're basically super glued to the track. Going to medium, it's akin to driving on an ice rink.

Sudden throttle application leads to wheel spin, which leads to loss of traction. Keep this in mind when racing.

Again, when it comes to manual gears, it is all about practice. Some corners you'll be going down to 1st gear or 2nd gear, you need to test it yourself, so take advantage of the practice sessions. Shifting up is quite simple, listen to the engine and watch the rev limiter, when it's in the red or the engine starts "screaming" at you, it's time to shift.

In the races, be smart. Do not use all of your KERS on the very first straight, you may need to defend against AI later in the lap and KERS is a very effective means of defence. Stay out of trouble, be consistent and hopefully you'll come away with some solid points. You do not need to win every race!

If you want to be a little bit sneaky, it is possible to cause other cars to retire, by making them run into the back of you. For some reason, the back of your car is extremely strong. If you find yourself in front of someone, brake a little harder than usual. If they run up the back of you, they will likely retire. This is an easy way of knocking your rivals out, if they're getting too close to you in the Championship. It's not really in the spirit of the sport, but in terms of getting the achievement the easiest way possible, it is fair game.

Finish on top of the Drivers World Championship table with the difficulty set to hard to unlock this achievement.

Note: Easier method:

When you are starting your career, set the difficulty to hard before each race. Once you're on the grid, enter the pause menu and change the assists to whatever you are comfortable with. For example, you can change manual transmission to automatic, traction control to full etc. You will still be racing professional AI and there will be tyre wear + fuel to take into account. When you are about to cross the finish line, enter the pause menu and reset the assists back to what they were on hard. This tricks the game into thinking you have been playing on hard the whole time.

You can leave auto save on (ignore the fact that it autosaves when you change assists, it doesn't matter). However you may prefer to turn it off and save manually, as it is sometimes easy to forget to change the settings back to hard.

Make sure you don't save any setups while you have the settings changed. You can restart a race with the assists changed, just make sure you change them back to hard before ending the session.

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Unless you're a real life F1 driver, I suggest you stick with hard rather than expert. Here is what the hard difficulty entails:

  • Pro AI.
  • Traction Control on Medium.
  • ABS on.
  • Full Simulation Settings (Tyre wear, fuel etc).
  • No Dynamic Racing Line.
  • Manual Gearbox.
  • Full Damage.
  • Two Flashbacks.

The pro AI are no slouches, so you're going to need to be at one of the best teams, such as Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren. Therefore, you won't be able to attempt this until at least your second season in Career.

The biggest obstacle for most will be traction control, followed by manual gearing. With traction control on medium, you have a little bit of lee-way with your throttle application, but it is still easy to spin. Basically when taking corners, you want to go around them at a constant speed (relative to the corner). When exiting, if you apply too much throttle your rear tyres will spin, losing traction. This usually ends badly. It takes a lot of practice to get used to driving without full traction control. On full you're basically super glued to the track. Going to medium, it's akin to driving on an ice rink.

Sudden throttle application leads to wheel spin, which leads to loss of traction. Keep this in mind when racing.

Again, when it comes to manual gears, it is all about practice. Some corners you'll be going down to 1st gear or 2nd gear, you need to test it yourself, so take advantage of the practice sessions. Shifting up is quite simple, listen to the engine and watch the rev limiter, when it's in the red or the engine starts "screaming" at you, it's time to shift.

In the races, be smart. Do not use all of your KERS on the very first straight, you may need to defend against AI later in the lap and KERS is a very effective means of defence. Stay out of trouble, be consistent and hopefully you'll come away with some solid points. You do not need to win every race!

If you want to be a little bit sneaky, it is possible to cause other cars to retire, by making them run into the back of you. For some reason, the back of your car is extremely strong. If you find yourself in front of someone, brake a little harder than usual. If they run up the back of you, they will likely retire. This is an easy way of knocking your rivals out, if they're getting too close to you in the Championship. It's not really in the spirit of the sport, but in terms of getting the achievement the easiest way possible, it is fair game.

Finish on top of the Drivers World Championship table with the difficulty set to hard to unlock this achievement.

Note: Easier method:

When you are starting your career, set the difficulty to hard before each race. Once you're on the grid, enter the pause menu and change the assists to whatever you are comfortable with. For example, you can change manual transmission to automatic, traction control to full etc. You will still be racing professional AI and there will be tyre wear + fuel to take into account. When you are about to cross the finish line, enter the pause menu and reset the assists back to what they were on hard. This tricks the game into thinking you have been playing on hard the whole time.

You can leave auto save on (ignore the fact that it autosaves when you change assists, it doesn't matter). However you may prefer to turn it off and save manually, as it is sometimes easy to forget to change the settings back to hard.

Make sure you don't save any setups while you have the settings changed. You can restart a race with the assists changed, just make sure you change them back to hard before ending the session.

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