F1 2015

F1 2015

45 Achievements

1,000

40-50h

Xbox One
Xbox Series
Log in or Register to track F1 2015 achievements progress.
Hard Times

Hard Times

You have completed a race in Pro Season mode.

35

0.08%

How to unlock the Hard Times achievement in F1 2015 - Definitive Guide

Hi, welcome

The First thing I will say is that this achievement is a bit of a pain in the backside because it seems that if you are doing a race in Pro season mode and you save & load a mid-session save then It will actually Void the achievement, which as you know is annoying after all that work.

I found this out the hard way a few times as I complete three races in pro mode in Monaco, Canada and Austria with no reward at the end, which was demoralizing. After this I then thought that maybe because I had saved and loaded a mid session save in all three of my attempts that maybe it had a detrimental effect on the outcome of the achievement and this turned out to be the case.

So lets cut to the chase
I am mediocre at racing games and by no means the best

What I done was picked a track I knew well (or just an easy track, Austriawink) and I raced start to finish without saving. This method worked a charm as the achievement unlocked after the points screen after the race. If like me you are only ok at F1 then I advise to pick a track you know well.

I recommend to take it easy and give you're rivals a wide berth as I found the opposition like to ram you if you don't give space.

It does not matter if you get lapped and finish for example +05 +07 laps behind the opposition, just as long as you Finish, it will work. All I can say In terms of breaks (if you need them) all you can do is the obviously pause the game don't save and come back to it now and again.

FYI- Thank you DzeDawg who confirmed parking up on the side of the track will result in disqualification which means unfortunately you will have to tough it out, you'll be grand just take it easy and be patient.

Kind regards
J
31
0

19 Aug 2015 21:38

22 Comments
Worth a go, The only thing I would say is that you might get disqualified if you park up_but I can't be sure on that, good thinking though, its worth a go I suppose, thanks.
0
0
By Petrolium Bear on 21 Sep 2015 15:30
Did Monza this morning to get mine done, Vettel won the race in 75 mins, I was 4 laps down at the end after cruising around most of the race. Its the shortest race in terms of time in the championship, if you can bare skipping all the way to it.
0
0
By MattWhiteRacing on 17 Oct 2015 10:57
Cool thanks, DzeDawg I will add it in
0
0
By Petrolium Bear on 24 Oct 2015 18:32
I didn't get the achievement today after a race in Monaco, without saving. cry
0
0
By RRocketRac3r on 14 Apr 2016 20:11
This sucks, I've now done Canada and Australia, no saves (in Australia I didn't even pause) and got nothing.
0
0
By craig killed ya on 02 Jun 2016 01:06
aye, did monza, didnt pop up angry
0
0
By Chr1zCr0ss on 30 Jun 2016 07:52
I'm going for this today, just a thought on the ones, who didn't get it: under real conditions you need to complete 90% of the winner's laps, otherwise it doesn't count as "finished". Can anyone confirm how the game handles this? Has the achievement popped for anyone with less than 90% of the race distance?
0
0
By Mon the Park on 13 Jul 2016 07:43
I can confirm that 90% rule doesn't apply. I unlocked this today at Monza and was beaten by Vettel by more than 9 laps after making about 5 pitstops. So, guess you just have to finish the race without mid-session save.
0
0
By RavenWraithe on 04 Sep 2016 11:52
Nice one Raven
0
0
By Petrolium Bear on 04 Sep 2016 12:13
Finished a race in Australia but no achievement. The only thing I did was pause the game on a few occasions as I was curious how many laps were done.

Looks like you can’t pause the race neither angry
0
0
By Scholesy City on 19 Mar 2018 18:49
Hi Scholesy City. Sorry to hear that, when I did this I did pause the game also on a few occasions and it unlocked fine so I am unsure as to why it didn't unlock for you. The only thing I can think of right now is that there may be an issue with the achievement app like there was last week. Anyway I hope you get it.
0
0
By Petrolium Bear on 20 Mar 2018 00:07
I can confirm that you can at least pause whenever you need.. Just unlocked it and I have paused more than once.
My race ended with still 13 laps for me to go in Spain.. Good track to try if you're not that great of a 'no assist' driver
0
0
By SparrowSP on 06 Jun 2018 05:30
Nice Congrats
0
0
By Petrolium Bear on 06 Jun 2018 06:04
Thanks for the solution tips! I just got this despite having to Restart a couple times due to getting vehicular-manslaughtered by the road-rage drones.
0
0
By GracefulShelf37 on 01 Aug 2018 08:48
I didn’t get this after finishing both Bahrain and Austria. Didn’t save in either race. I did hit pause the check what lap the leader was on a few times. Might try it without pausing the game next.

Edit: just got it on Silverstone without pausing the game.
0
0
By Absconder on 27 Jun 2020 08:59
I did this and didn’t pause my game I’m fuming at the moment and I didn’t use any saves so fuck knows
0
0
By on 27 Jul 2020 23:28
I didn't get it after pausing the game like 5 times or so. Well annoyed. Especially as 1st try my xbox profile got signed out and i was on lap 40+ and then got terminal damage on 2nd go after around lap 20 or so.
Now got to do this again WITHOUT pausing and see if it unlocks :@
0
0
By KillCrazyCarl on 04 May 2021 20:48
It did work previously after pausing the game, it's possible that the game had an update recently or something is wrong in the coding that means the achievement is glitchy for some people. I don't think it has anything to do with pausing the game, from whatvI recall the achievement was buggy from the beginning and one of those that may unlock first attempt or 5th attempt Annoying as it is you may have to try it again. Sorry to hear about this and if I still have my copy I will ty it on my end on an alt.
0
0
By Petrolium Bear on 07 May 2021 07:24
Got it finally!! My first try the other day without pausing got screwed when i got too many penalties and therefore got black flagged at lap 50 or something which was very annoying. Just finished my no pause race and completed it, also got the achievement finally!!! This was done without pausing once. Good luck for anyone else. Austria is definitely the easiest track to do the pro season stuff on though.
0
0
By KillCrazyCarl on 07 May 2021 23:06
i just made an attempt in australia and it hasn't unlocked.... i think we could mark these achievements as a buggy achievement that may or may not unlock at the end of the section. I did the entire method but paused the game occasionally to check the leader's return.
0
0
By RamonGamer01 on 01 Jan 2022 17:21
I wonder if:
You select Monza
Qualify last
Let the pack drive off
Park up somewhere
Go for a walk(or whatever)
Come back to the game 80 minutes later(so you see when the race ends)
Complete one lap after the leader has finished
Get the achievement.

You made the point it doesn't matter if you get lapped, so it shouldn't matter if you get lapped once or 50 times

In theory
0
0
By TheGreatKoala on 21 Sep 2015 13:22
Can confirm parking up on the side results in a DSQ after a minute waiting in a far corner of the track from the racing line.

You have to tough this one out and wait for however long it takes the AI to win the race. Just cruise around and stay out of the AI way when they lap you.

Would recommend just doing this in Australia as skipping through to say Italy would just take extra loading time and won't really save you time in the long run. (Unless your a fan of a certain circuit)
0
0
By DzeDawg on 20 Oct 2015 17:24
View all 22 comments Show less comments
For this trophy all you need to do is complete the race doesn't matter how many laps down or your position but it can glitch if you save and load so if you need a break just pause the game do not save and exit this will void the trophy i found out the hard way and took me 3 races to get this trophy.
4
0

14 Jul 2015 06:54

1 Comment
I agree with this. Did NOT use a mid-session save it will void the trophy. Also, watch your corner cutting and track limits with the new update. Codemasters have added in a strict penalty system and it is VERY strict.
0
0
By Lio_2R8 on 27 Feb 2016 10:29
Complete a race in the Pro Season mode. This can be challenging as all driving assists and overlays are turned off and you are placed into the cockpit view. Austria is one of the easier tracks to complete this on. Just keep an eye out on AI drivers, as they will crash into you, potentially ending your race if you don't clear out of the driving line. Sitting in the grass or on track will get you black flagged, along with cutting corners and exceeding track limits too many time.

Do not use the mid-session saves. You have to complete the race from beginning to end. You can pause the game if needed.

While the game disables other driving camera views like the front wing, or 3rd person chase views, it doesn't disable the side or rear bumper views. Using any view other than the cockpit right or left view will cancel the achievement. I removed the button mappings to those cameras stopping accidentally using the camera. You can use the cockpit right and left view.

You just have to finish the race. Doesn't matter if you're 10 laps down. You just have to continue to the end of the race without getting black flagged or unrecoverable vehicle damage.
0
0

24 Jul 2022 00:00

Ferrari (or outsider) and use only 5-8 transmission - on the fifth transmission the chance of that that you will bring or will deploy almost zero.
You just need to get there, even with a lag in the 10 laps.

P.S. achievement don't work with mid-load.
0
0

26 Jan 2018 00:00

This should be earned in conjunction with ‘Super Monaco’. Simply complete a race in Pro Season for this to unlock.

0
0
You need to drive the entire route from the start to the finish without resorting to saving
1
0

27 Dec 2015 12:14

6 Comments
There were some misunderstandings with this trophy. season 2014, Canada, Mercedes. I drove the entire race without pauses, without saving. Got a couple of fines. They didn't give me a trophy!
I chose 2015, Malaysia, Ferrari. No pauses or saves, no penalties. I was driving in walk mode and fell behind by 6 laps. They gave me the trophy!
1
0
By praetoryans on 16 Apr 2016 07:43
You can't pause it either!
0
0
By sewpzt249 on 27 Dec 2015 23:05
I drove on the Malaysia track, in an AMG, it seemed easiest there, because the track itself is wider, in principle, there is less chance that they will accidentally drive into you from behind... unlike the track in Monaco, I paused it a couple of times between pit stops
0
0
By just_a_gunner on 06 Oct 2016 08:40
I was the penultimate one to receive this trophy, before completing it I deleted the save and turned off autosaving, season 2014 the first track in Australia, a Mercedes car, fell behind by 11 laps and received 3 more penalties for 11 seconds and paused twice for 10 minutes each, the trophy fell out, application version 1.08
0
0
By Smoce79 on 05 Dec 2019 06:52
You can pause and you can also lag behind decently, the main thing is to hold out until the Leader finishes????
0
0
By Smoce79 on 05 Dec 2019 06:52
Italy is the easiest option. Same as in qualifying. 5 laps behind, no penalties!
0
0
By Slash1k on 10 Apr 2023 21:40
View all 6 comments Show less comments