Just finished a season on legend with Ricciardo. I needed 7th in the last race to beat Hamilton and win the championship. Well, couple of laps before the end I was 5th but my rear tires were at 64-66%. Needless to say Räikkönen passed me, then my idiotic "teammate" Verstappen decided to pass me. Half a lap to go, I was 7th with a slim lead over Grosjean, rear tires at 73%. Couple of turns later Grosjean was right behind me but luckily the last few corners are so tight he didn't have a good chance to pass me and I finished 7th. Lucky, but I'll take it.
Indeed, I was lucky throughout the season because Hamilton had couple of accidents, blew an engine and there was plenty of rain early in the season that helped me get some extra points. In Brazil we were passing each other every lap until finally he attacked into a tight corner but there just wasn't room and we both spun, I managed to get going but Hamilton lost a place there. Another lucky accident for me.
Other than "real" online racing with iRacing etc. F1 2016 might be the best racing game ever in creating stories. I can't think of a single race in my whole season where I was bored or that there weren't opportunities to gain or lose throughout the race. There was always something happening whether it was the weather, safety car, pit stops, tires, strategy, fuel. All the little factors add up so well and when driving a season, every point matters. I almost want to say this is the best racing game Codemasters have ever made but I just can't because they raised the bar so damn high with Dirt Rally which might be my game of the generation. F1 2016 isn't far behind though. Fantastic.
